Otterson Trail
Idaho
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4.3 mi
Distance
1,825 ft
Gain
2h 8m
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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Otterson Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 4.3 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,825 ft
- Elevation loss
- 1,825 ft
- Highest point
- 5,986 ft
- Lowest point
- 4,807 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this trail
Otterson Trail is an 8.6-mile out-and-back route in Idaho with 1,825 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 5,986 feet.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- Starts at
- 4,991 ft
- High point
- 5,986 ft
- Total climbing
- 1,825 ft
- Total descent
- 1,825 ft
- Steepest stretch
- 16% grade around mile 2.2 on the way out
- Length (round trip)
- 8.6 mi
- Shape
- Out and back
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, 19 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
- Bridge CreekCamping0.4 mi
- Hot Springs TrailHiking0.4 mi
- GREEN MOUNTAINHiking0.6 mi
- Green Mountain TrailHiking0.8 mi
- SODA CREEKHiking2.6 mi
- Meadow CreekCanoeing3.2 mi
- Red RiverCamping4.2 mi
- Granite SpringsCamping5.5 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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