Red Horse Ridge
Idaho
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2.7 mi
Distance
1,318 ft
Gain
1h 30m
Time
Conditions: Clear
for hike, todayWeather is good
1 factor · 1 source
Observed 16 h ago
clear: Weather
Clouds, high 69°F / low 40°F, 66% precip — 70/100 for hike
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Red Horse Ridge
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 2.7 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,318 ft
- Elevation loss
- 1,318 ft
- Highest point
- 4,926 ft
- Lowest point
- 4,263 ft
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Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Dogs
- unknown
- Bikes
- no
About this trail
Red Horse Ridge is a 5.4-mile out-and-back trail in Idaho with 1,318 feet of elevation gain and loss. The route reaches a maximum elevation of 4,926 feet.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- Starts at
- 4,445 ft
- High point
- 4,926 ft
- Total climbing
- 1,318 ft
- Total descent
- 1,318 ft
- Steepest stretch
- 18% grade around mile 0.5 on the way out
- Length (round trip)
- 5.4 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)
When to go
Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Elk City 1ne, ID weather station, 3.3 mi away. High / low in °F.
- Jan35° high15° low
- Feb41° high16° low
- Mar47° high21° low
- Apr53° high27° low
- May63° high33° low
- Jun71° high40° low
- Jul83° high42° low
- Aug83° high39° low
- Sep74° high32° low
- Oct58° high28° low
- Nov43° high22° low
- Dec33° high14° low
Nearby
- French Gulch TrailHiking0.7 mi
- ELK CITY LOOPHiking2 mi
- Box Sing TrailHiking2.3 mi
- American RiverCanoeing4.6 mi
- Red RiverCanoeing4.9 mi
- South Fork Clearwater RiverCanoeing6.2 mi
- Ditch CreekCamping6.7 mi
- Walker CabinCamping8.2 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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