Telephone Canyon

Idaho

Idaho

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8.2 mi

Distance

3,571 ft

Gain

3h 45m

Time

No verdict for this trail

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What we do know

  • Inside Sawtooth 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

Big climb
Out & back

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Telephone Canyon

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Elevation & route

Distance
8.2 mi
Elevation gain
3,571 ft
Elevation loss
3,571 ft
Highest point
7,468 ft
Lowest point
6,735 ft
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Permits & access

Managing agency
Forest Service
Dogs
unknown
Bikes
no

About this trail

Telephone Canyon is a 16.4-mile out-and-back trail in Idaho with 3,571 feet of elevation gain and loss. The route reaches a maximum elevation of 7,468 feet.

Facts about this trail

The climb

Starts at
6,974 ft
High point
7,468 ft
Total climbing
3,571 ft
Total descent
3,571 ft
Steepest stretch
18% grade around mile 2.1 on the way out
Length (round trip)
16 mi
Shape
Out and back

The climb is steady from start to finish.

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 Sawtooth 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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