Long Lost-Wet Creek
Idaho
Free — you'll pick up right here.
15.4 mi
Distance
2,927 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.
Nobody's filed a report here yet — be the first.
Why you'll love it
Here's your day, mapped
Long Lost-Wet Creek
Suggested plan · check conditions before you go
Meals
Gear for the day
Elevation & route
- Distance
- 15.4 mi
- Elevation gain
- 2,927 ft
- Highest point
- 10,391 ft
- Lowest point
- 7,865 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Bikes
- Allowed
- Surface
- Natural
Source for bikes, surface: USDA Forest Service National Forest System Trails (EDW)
About this trail
Long Lost-Wet Creek is a 15.41-mile out-and-back trail in Idaho managed by the Forest Service. The route gains 2,927 feet of elevation.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- High point
- 10,391 ft
- Length (round trip)
- 15 mi
- Shape
- Out and back
Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)
Where it is
- Lost River Ranger District · Ranger district
- Salmon-Challis National Forest · National forest
- Managed by
- Forest Service
Conditions
Active alerts for Salmon-Challis National Forest as of Oct 9, 2026:
Salmon River Corridor (Wild and Scenic Section)
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
FRANK CHURCH-RIVER OF NO RETURN WILDERNESS
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
14 Day Stay Limit - Occupancy and Use
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Traffic & Alcohol - Occupancy and Use
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Commercial Hauling Restrictions
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Gold Bug Hot Spring Occupancy and Use
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Salmon River Road Use and Occupancy
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Middle Fork of the Salmon Wild and Scenic River
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- Wet Creek TrailHiking0.1 mi
- Loristica Group CampgroundCamping1.1 mi
- Bear Creek LakeHiking2.1 mi
- Right Flank, TheRock climbing2.4 mi
- Main Wall, TheRock climbing2.4 mi
- Pass Creek Narrows Camping Area & Picnic SiteCamping5.4 mi
- Pass CreekCanoeing6.5 mi
- Wet CreekCanoeing8 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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