Bad Luck Ridge
Idaho
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15.7 mi
Distance
4,221 ft
Gain
No verdict for this trail
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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
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Bad Luck Ridge
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 15.7 mi
- Elevation gain
- 4,221 ft
- Highest point
- 7,042 ft
- Lowest point
- 3,107 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
Bad Luck Ridge is a 15.74-mile out-and-back trail in Idaho with 4,221 feet of elevation gain. The trail follows an out-and-back route type.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- High point
- 7,042 ft
- Length (round trip)
- 16 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, 40 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
The station sits about 1,300 ft lower than this spot, so expect it to run cooler up here.
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
- Paradise CampgroundCamping0.2 mi
- Whitecap CreekHiking0.5 mi
- Bad Luck CreekHiking2 mi
- Mount GeorgeHiking3 mi
- Burnt Strip RidgeHiking4.9 mi
- Indian RidgeHiking5.1 mi
- Indian Creek CampgroundCamping5.3 mi
- Magruder Crossing CampgroundCamping8.9 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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