Trapper Creek
Idaho
Free — you'll pick up right here.
12.8 mi
Distance
4,613 ft
Gain
5h 46m
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.
Nobody's filed a report here yet — be the first.
Why you'll love it
Here's your day, mapped
Trapper Creek
Suggested plan · check conditions before you go
Meals
Gear for the day
Elevation & route
- Distance
- 12.8 mi
- Elevation gain
- 4,613 ft
- Elevation loss
- 4,613 ft
- Highest point
- 6,472 ft
- Lowest point
- 4,685 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Dogs
- unknown
- Bikes
- no
About this trail
Trapper Creek is a 25.64-mile out-and-back trail in Idaho with 4,613 feet of elevation gain and loss. The route reaches a maximum elevation of 6,472 feet.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- Starts at
- 5,307 ft
- High point
- 6,472 ft
- Total climbing
- 4,613 ft
- Total descent
- 4,613 ft
- Steepest stretch
- 26% grade around mile 3.1 on the way out
- Length (round trip)
- 26 mi
- Shape
- Out and back
Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)
When to go
Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Dixie N, ID weather station, 8.9 mi away. High / low in °F.
- Jan31° high5° low
- Feb33° high8° low
- Mar38° high13° low
- Apr46° high20° low
- May57° high28° low
- Jun64° high35° low
- Jul76° high39° low
- Aug76° high36° low
- Sep65° high31° low
- Oct52° high24° low
- Nov36° high14° low
- Dec28° high5° low
Where it is
- Red River Ranger District · Ranger district
- Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest · National forest
Source: USFS EDW boundaries
Conditions
Active alerts for Red River Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:
Red River Ranger District Road Closures
critical · posted Sep 1, 2026
caution · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- TRAPPER CREEK SOUTHHiking1.4 mi
- SCOOPER CUTOFFHiking1.5 mi
- NEZ PERCE TRAILHiking2.2 mi
- TRAPPER CREEK NORTHHiking3.6 mi
- Ditch CreekCamping5.5 mi
- Red RiverCanoeing6.2 mi
- Mallard Creek CampgroundCamping6.8 mi
- Walker CabinCamping9.8 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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