North Moccasin Trail

Idaho

Idaho

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3.0 mi

Distance

1,744 ft

Gain

1h 47m

Time

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What we do know

  • Inside Salmon-Challis National Forest

    2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.

    Boundary data

What's missing

  • No access route mapped

    We don't yet know which road reaches this trailhead, so we can't tell you if it's gated.

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Through-trail
Big climb
Out & back

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Elevation & route

Distance
3.0 mi
Elevation gain
1,744 ft
Elevation loss
1,744 ft
Highest point
8,193 ft
Lowest point
6,797 ft
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Managing agency
Forest Service

About this trail

North Moccasin Trail is a 6.02-mile out-and-back route in Idaho with 1,744 feet of elevation gain and a maximum elevation of 8,193 feet.

Facts about this trail

The climb

Starts at
6,797 ft
High point
8,193 ft
Total climbing
1,744 ft
Total descent
1,744 ft
Steepest stretch
18% grade around mile 0.5 on the way out
Length (round trip)
6 mi
Shape
Out and back

Most of the climbing comes early, so the second half is easier.

Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)

Where it is

Managed by
Forest Service

Source: USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1

Conditions

Active alerts for Salmon-Challis National Forest as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)

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