Noble Creek Trail
Idaho
Free — you'll pick up right here.
6.6 mi
Distance
3,102 ft
Gain
2h 38m
Time
Conditions: Blocked
for hike, todayAn agency closure order is in effect for this area; weather is good
2 factors · 2 sources
Newest 22 h ago · oldest 22 h
problem: Agency alerts
4 active alerts in Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest; most severe: Updated 250 Road Closure
USFSPosted Sep 15 · checked 22 h ago
clear: Weather
Clouds, high 48°F / low 48°F, 0% precip — 97/100 for hike
OpenWeather22 h ago
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Noble Creek Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 6.6 mi
- Elevation gain
- 3,102 ft
- Elevation loss
- 3,102 ft
- Highest point
- 6,490 ft
- Lowest point
- 5,162 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this trail
Noble Creek Trail is a 13.16-mile out-and-back hike in Idaho with 3,102 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 6,490 feet.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- Starts at
- 6,490 ft
- High point
- 6,490 ft
- Total climbing
- 3,102 ft
- Total descent
- 3,102 ft
- Steepest stretch
- 25% grade around mile 5.7 on the way out
- Length (round trip)
- 13 mi
- Shape
- Out and back
Most of the climbing is in the middle stretch.
Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)
When to go
Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Dixie N, ID weather station, 5.3 mi away. High / low in °F.
- Jan31° high5° low
- Feb33° high8° low
- Mar38° high13° low
- Apr46° high20° low
- May57° high28° low
- Jun64° high35° low
- Jul76° high39° low
- Aug76° high36° low
- Sep65° high31° low
- Oct52° high24° low
- Nov36° high14° low
- Dec28° high5° low
Where it is
- Red River Ranger District · Ranger district
- Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest · National forest
- Managed by
- Forest Service
Conditions
Active alerts for Red River Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:
Red River Ranger District Road Closures
critical · posted Sep 1, 2026
caution · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- DIXIE SUMMITHiking2.6 mi
- TRAPPER CREEK SOUTHHiking2.6 mi
- Dixie Summit TrailHiking3.1 mi
- Cook Ranch TrailHiking3.2 mi
- Mallard Creek CampgroundCamping4.8 mi
- Sams CreekCamping7.8 mi
- Ditch CreekCamping9.3 mi
- Red RiverCanoeing9.7 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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