Box Canyon
Idaho
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5.6 mi
Distance
43 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 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.
Nobody's filed a report here yet — be the first.
Why you'll love it
Here's your day, mapped
Box Canyon
Suggested plan · check conditions before you go
Meals
Gear for the day
Elevation & route
- Distance
- 5.6 mi
- Elevation gain
- 43 ft
- Highest point
- 6,289 ft
- Lowest point
- 6,174 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Bikes
- yes
About this trail
Box Canyon is a 5.57-mile out-and-back trail in Idaho with 43 feet of elevation gain. The route follows a canyon setting and returns via the same path it went out on.
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