Trail Canyon West

Idaho

Idaho

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0.6 mi

Distance

379 ft

Gain

21 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
379 ft
Elevation loss
379 ft
Highest point
6,762 ft
Lowest point
6,553 ft
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Permits & access

Managing agency
Forest Service
Dogs
unknown
Bikes
no

About this trail

Trail Canyon West is a short out-and-back trail in Idaho covering 1.22 miles with 379 feet of elevation gain. The route reaches a maximum elevation of 6,762 feet.

Facts about this trail

The climb

Starts at
6,553 ft
High point
6,762 ft
Total climbing
379 ft
Total descent
379 ft
Steepest stretch
15% grade around mile 0.2 on the way out
Length (round trip)
1.2 mi
Shape
Out and back

It rolls up and down the whole way rather than holding one long climb.

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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