Williams Lake Handicapped

Idaho

Idaho

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0.5 mi

Distance

4 ft

Gain

No verdict for this trail

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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

Quick trip — under 2 mi
Out & back

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Williams Lake Handicapped

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Elevation & route

Distance
0.5 mi
Elevation gain
4 ft
Highest point
5,269 ft
Lowest point
5,257 ft
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Permits & access

Managing agency
Forest Service
Bikes
Not allowed
Horses
Not allowed
Surface
Natural
Accessibility
Accessible trail (Forest Service accessibility status)

Source for bikes, horses, surface, accessibility: USDA Forest Service National Forest System Trails (EDW)

About this trail

Williams Lake Handicapped is a short out-and-back trail in Idaho managed by the Forest Service. The trail is 0.53 miles and gains 4 feet of elevation.

Facts about this trail

The climb

High point
5,269 ft
Length (round trip)
0.5 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 Salmon-Ksra, ID weather station, 12 mi away. High / low in °F, and days with snow.

  1. Jan28° high11° low4 days with snow
  2. Feb36° high16° low3 days with snow
  3. Mar50° high26° low1 days with snow
  4. Apr59° high32° low
  5. May68° high40° low
  6. Jun76° high46° low
  7. Jul86° high52° low
  8. Aug85° high49° low
  9. Sep74° high41° low
  10. Oct58° high31° low
  11. Nov41° high22° low2 days with snow
  12. Dec29° high13° low4 days with snow

The station sits about 1,300 ft lower than this spot, so expect it to run cooler up here.

Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020

Where it is

Managed by
Forest Service

Source: USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1

Conditions

Active alerts for Salmon-Challis National Forest as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)

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