Snake River Trail
Oregon
Free — you'll pick up right here.
31.6 mi
Distance
4,681 ft
Gain
12h 53m
Time
Conditions: Blocked
for hike, todayAn agency closure order is in effect for this area; weather is good
2 factors · 2 sources
Newest 17 h ago · oldest 17 h
problem: Agency alerts
6 active alerts in Wallowa-Whitman National Forest; most severe: Anthony Fire Area Closure
USFSPosted Jul 21 · checked 17 h ago
clear: Weather
Clouds, high 74°F / low 65°F, 0% precip — 97/100 for hike
OpenWeather17 h ago
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Snake River Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 31.6 mi
- Elevation gain
- 4,681 ft
- Elevation loss
- 5,111 ft
- Highest point
- 3,031 ft
- Lowest point
- 1,033 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this trail
Snake River Trail is a 31.62-mile point-to-point trail in Oregon with 4,681 feet of elevation gain and 5,111 feet of elevation loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 3,031 feet.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- Starts at
- 1,677 ft
- High point
- 3,031 ft
- Total climbing
- 4,681 ft
- Total descent
- 5,111 ft
- Length
- 32 mi
- Shape
- Point to point
Most of the climbing is in the middle stretch.
Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)
Where it is
- Hells Canyon National Recreation Area · Ranger district
- Wallowa-Whitman National Forest · National forest
- Managed by
- Forest Service
Conditions
Active alerts for Hells Canyon National Recreation Area as of Oct 9, 2026:
Hells Canyon Wilderness Occupancy and Use
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Occupancy and Use of Wild and Scenic Snake River Wallowa-Whitman National Forest
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- Lookout Bench TrailHiking0.8 mi
- Lone Pine Bench TrailHiking1.8 mi
- Lookout TrailHiking2.6 mi
- Lone Pine Bench Trail AHiking3.1 mi
- Cat Creek TrailHiking3.6 mi
- Deep Creek Ridge Trail AHiking3.7 mi
- Pittsburg CampgroundCamping8.5 mi
- Hells Canyon National Recreation Area - IdahoRiver fishing9.6 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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