The Sawmill Station
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Blue Lake
Idaho
Idaho
Free — you'll pick up right here.
9.9 mi
Distance
760 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 Salmon-Challis 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
Out & back
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Blue Lake
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 9.9 mi
- Elevation gain
- 760 ft
- Highest point
- 8,593 ft
- Lowest point
- 5,631 ft
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Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Bikes
- no
About this trail
Blue Lake is a 9.95-mile out-and-back trail in Idaho with 760 feet of elevation gain. The route follows a straightforward path to the lake and returns via the same trail.
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Camp Perkins
Hiking business nearby (~46 mi away) — hasn't claimed their Roamze page yet
