Nugget Trail
Idaho
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5.2 mi
Distance
3,033 ft
Gain
2h 58m
Time
No verdict for this trail
We won't guess. Here is exactly what we do and don't know.
What we do know
Inside Nez Perce-Clearwater 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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Why you'll love it
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Nugget Trail
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Gear for the day
Elevation & route
- Distance
- 5.2 mi
- Elevation gain
- 3,033 ft
- Elevation loss
- 3,033 ft
- Highest point
- 6,160 ft
- Lowest point
- 3,952 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this trail
Nugget Trail is a 10.34-mile out-and-back route in Idaho with 3,033 feet of elevation gain and loss, reaching a maximum elevation of 6,160 feet.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- Starts at
- 3,952 ft
- High point
- 6,160 ft
- Total climbing
- 3,033 ft
- Total descent
- 3,033 ft
- Steepest stretch
- 34% grade around mile 3.6 on the way out
- Length (round trip)
- 10 mi
- Shape
- Out and back
It rolls up and down the whole way rather than holding one long climb.
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, 23 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
- Sing LeeCamping0.2 mi
- Sing Lee TrailHiking0.5 mi
- NEWSOME CREEKHiking1.2 mi
- Oxbow CampsiteCamping1.7 mi
- INDIAN TRAILHiking1.8 mi
- ELK SUMMITHiking3.4 mi
- South Fork Clearwater RiverCanoeing5.9 mi
- Table MeadowsCamping6.3 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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