Nez Perce Trail Connect
Idaho
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2.8 mi
Distance
192 ft
Gain
No verdict for this trail
We won't guess. Here is exactly what we do and don't know.
What we do know
Inside Bitterroot 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
Here's your day, mapped
Nez Perce Trail Connect
Suggested plan · check conditions before you go
Meals
Gear for the day
Elevation & route
- Distance
- 2.8 mi
- Elevation gain
- 192 ft
- Highest point
- 6,930 ft
- Lowest point
- 6,717 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Surface
- Natural
Source for surface: USDA Forest Service National Forest System Trails (EDW)
About this trail
Nez Perce Trail Connect is a 2.77-mile out-and-back trail in Idaho with 192 feet of elevation gain. The trail is managed by the Forest Service.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- High point
- 6,930 ft
- Length (round trip)
- 2.8 mi
- Shape
- Out and back
Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)
Where it is
- West Fork Ranger District · Ranger district
- Bitterroot National Forest · National forest
- Managed by
- Forest Service
Conditions
Active alerts for Bitterroot National Forest as of Oct 9, 2026:
Two Prescribed Burns Planned for the week of Oct. 5 - Piquett Creek & Cameron Gap
fire-restriction · posted Oct 2, 2026
OPEN: FS Road 720 open as of Sept. 28; Lost Horse, Lick Creek, 711 Rd, and 75 Roads are open
information · posted Sep 28, 2026
Bitterroot National Forest Food Storage Order
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- Gold Pan Cross CountryHiking1.6 mi
- Magruder Crossing CampgroundCamping3.6 mi
- Kim CreekHiking3.7 mi
- Selway River - FcronrHiking3.8 mi
- Magruder Rangers HouseCamping3.9 mi
- Little Clearwater RiverCanoeing4 mi
- Deep Creek CampgroundCamping4.5 mi
- Selway RiverCanoeing5.9 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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