Scurvy Mountain Trail
Idaho
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0.6 mi
Distance
432 ft
Gain
23 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.
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Why you'll love it
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Scurvy Mountain Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 0.6 mi
- Elevation gain
- 432 ft
- Elevation loss
- 432 ft
- Highest point
- 6,662 ft
- Lowest point
- 6,352 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this trail
Scurvy Mountain Trail is a short out-and-back route in Idaho covering 1.24 miles with 432 feet of elevation gain. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 6,662 feet.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- Starts at
- 6,352 ft
- High point
- 6,662 ft
- Total climbing
- 432 ft
- Total descent
- 432 ft
- Steepest stretch
- 20% grade around mile 0.3 on the way out
- Length (round trip)
- 1.2 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)
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
- NEVER AGAIN RIDGEHiking2.4 mi
- Cayuse-Monroe TrailHiking2.8 mi
- RUBY CREEKHiking3.2 mi
- LITTLE MOOSE RIDGEHiking4 mi
- Little Moose Ridge TrailHiking4.1 mi
- Moose CreekCanoeing4.8 mi
- Kelly Forks CampgroundCamping6.5 mi
- Fourth of July CreekCanoeing9 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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