Goat Creek (Wilderness)
Idaho
Free — you'll pick up right here.
12.9 mi
Distance
3,715 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 Payette National Forest
3 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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Goat Creek (Wilderness)
Suggested plan · check conditions before you go
Meals
Gear for the day
Elevation & route
- Distance
- 12.9 mi
- Elevation gain
- 3,715 ft
- Highest point
- 7,544 ft
- Lowest point
- 3,702 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Wilderness area
- Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness
- Bikes
- no
About this trail
Goat Creek (Wilderness) is a 12.87-mile out-and-back trail in Idaho managed by the Forest Service. The route gains 3,715 feet of elevation.
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