Aspen Loop

Idaho

Idaho

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1.5 mi

Distance

402 ft

Gain

28 min

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.

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  • 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

Part of Phelan Mountain

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Elevation & route

Distance
1.5 mi
Elevation gain
402 ft
Elevation loss
587 ft
Highest point
7,379 ft
Lowest point
6,978 ft

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About this trail

Aspen Loop is a 1.46-mile trail at Phelan Mountain in Idaho with 226 feet of elevation gain. The trail follows a loop route through the Phelan Mountain trail system.

Permits & access

Managing agency
Forest Service

Facts about this trail

The climb

High point
7,379 ft
Total climbing
402 ft
Total descent
587 ft
Steepest stretch
18% grade around mile 0.9 from the start
Length
1.5 mi

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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