Pine Creek Six
Idaho
Free — you'll pick up right here.
0.8 mi
Distance
793 ft
Gain
34 min
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.
Nobody's filed a report here yet — be the first.
Why you'll love it
Here's your day, mapped
Pine Creek Six
Suggested plan · check conditions before you go
Meals
Gear for the day
Elevation & route
- Distance
- 0.8 mi
- Elevation gain
- 793 ft
- Elevation loss
- 793 ft
- Highest point
- 4,304 ft
- Lowest point
- 3,939 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Dogs
- unknown
- Bikes
- no
About this trail
PINE CREEK SIX is a 1.66-mile out-and-back trail in Idaho with 793 feet of elevation gain and 793 feet of elevation loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 4,304 feet.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- Starts at
- 3,943 ft
- High point
- 4,304 ft
- Total climbing
- 793 ft
- Total descent
- 793 ft
- Steepest stretch
- 20% grade around mile 0.6 on the way out
- Length (round trip)
- 1.7 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 Headquarters, ID weather station, 13 mi away. High / low in °F.
- Jan35° high18° low
- Feb39° high20° low
- Mar46° high23° low
- Apr52° high27° low
- May63° high34° low
- Jun70° high40° low
- Jul80° high44° low
- Aug80° high41° low
- Sep70° high35° low
- Oct55° high28° low
- Nov42° high25° low
- Dec33° high20° low
The station sits about 1,100 ft lower than this spot, so expect it to run cooler up here.
Where it is
- North Fork Ranger District · Ranger district
- Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest · National forest
- Managed by
- Forest Service
Conditions
Active alerts for North Fork Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:
critical · posted Oct 1, 2026
Moose Mountain Fire Area Closure
critical · posted Sep 11, 2026
critical · posted Sep 1, 2026
Barnyard Timber Sale Road and Trail Closures
caution · posted Aug 24, 2026
critical · posted Aug 24, 2026
critical · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- COTTONWOOD CREEK OVERLOOKHiking0.6 mi
- HEMLOCK RIDGE CHiking0.6 mi
- HEMLOCK RIDGE BHiking0.8 mi
- COTTONWOOD CREEKHiking0.8 mi
- Orogrande CreekCanoeing1.9 mi
- Weitas CampgroundCamping7.1 mi
- Washington Creek CampgroundCamping8.9 mi
- Rocky Ridge CampgroundCamping9.6 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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