Ridge Trail Shortcut
Idaho
Free — you'll pick up right here.
0.6 mi
Distance
367 ft
Gain
13 min
Time
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What we do know
Inside Caribou-Targhee 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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Ridge Trail Shortcut
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 0.6 mi
- Elevation gain
- 367 ft
- Elevation loss
- 367 ft
- Highest point
- 6,454 ft
- Lowest point
- 6,184 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this trail
Ridge Trail Shortcut is a short out-and-back trail in Idaho covering 1.18 miles with 367 feet of elevation gain. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 6,454 feet.
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