Shotgun Trail

Idaho

Idaho

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0.6 mi

Distance

81 ft

Gain

14 min

Time

No verdict for this trail

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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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Why you'll love it

Quick trip — under 2 mi
Out & back

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Elevation & route

Distance
0.6 mi
Elevation gain
81 ft
Elevation loss
81 ft
Highest point
6,364 ft
Lowest point
6,327 ft
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Permits & access

Managing agency
Forest Service
Dogs
unknown
Bikes
no

About this trail

Shotgun Trail is a short out-and-back route in Idaho covering 1.22 miles with 81 feet of elevation gain. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 6,364 feet.

Facts about this trail

The climb

Starts at
6,327 ft
High point
6,364 ft
Total climbing
81 ft
Total descent
81 ft
Length (round trip)
1.2 mi
Shape
Out and back

It's essentially flat.

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 Caribou-Targhee 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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