Trapper Creek North
Idaho
Free — you'll pick up right here.
1.3 mi
Distance
726 ft
Gain
30 min
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 North
Suggested plan · check conditions before you go
Meals
Gear for the day
Elevation & route
- Distance
- 1.3 mi
- Elevation gain
- 726 ft
- Elevation loss
- 726 ft
- Highest point
- 5,927 ft
- Lowest point
- 5,706 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Dogs
- unknown
- Bikes
- no
About this trail
Trapper Creek North is a 2.62-mile out-and-back trail in Idaho with 726 feet of elevation gain and loss. The route reaches a maximum elevation of 5,927 feet.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- Starts at
- 5,849 ft
- High point
- 5,927 ft
- Total climbing
- 726 ft
- Total descent
- 726 ft
- Steepest stretch
- 10% grade around mile 1 on the way out
- Length (round trip)
- 2.6 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)
When to go
Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Dixie N, ID weather station, 12 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
- Managed by
- Forest Service
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
- Divide TrailHiking2 mi
- NEZ PERCE TRAILHiking2.8 mi
- Ditch CreekCamping2.9 mi
- Red RiverCamping3.2 mi
- TRAPPER CREEKHiking3.6 mi
- SCOOPER CUTOFFHiking4 mi
- Bridge CreekCamping6.6 mi
- Meadow CreekCanoeing9.6 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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