Nordman Resort
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Blacktail Mountain
Idaho
Idaho
Free — you'll pick up right here.
7.0 mi
Distance
1,141 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 Idaho Panhandle National Forests
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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Blacktail Mountain
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 7.0 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,141 ft
- Highest point
- 5,394 ft
- Lowest point
- 4,156 ft
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Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Bikes
- Allowed
- Surface
- Natural
- Accessibility
- Not an accessible trail (Forest Service accessibility status)
Source for bikes, surface, accessibility: USDA Forest Service National Forest System Trails (EDW)
About this trail
Blacktail Mountain is a 7.00-mile out-and-back trail in Idaho with 1,141 feet of elevation gain. The trail follows an out-and-back route type.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- High point
- 5,394 ft
- Length (round trip)
- 7 mi
- Shape
- Out and back
Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)
Where it is
- Priest Lake Ranger District · Ranger district
- Idaho Panhandle National Forests · National forest
- Managed by
- Forest Service
Conditions
Active alerts for Idaho Panhandle National Forests as of Oct 9, 2026:
Idaho Panhandle Seasonal Food Storage Order
critical · posted Aug 24, 2026
IPNF Glass Container Restrictions
caution · posted Aug 24, 2026
critical · posted Aug 24, 2026
Emergency Road Closure Lightning Creek / Forest Road 419
critical · posted Aug 24, 2026
Trestle Creek Road / Forest Road 275 construction
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Heavy Truck Traffic on FS Road 209
caution · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- North BlacktailHiking2.6 mi
- Plowboy MountainHiking2.6 mi
- Beaver Creek (idaho)Camping2.8 mi
- Beaver CreekLake fishing2.8 mi
- LakeshoreHiking3.1 mi
- Granite CreekCanoeing3.4 mi
- PlowboyCamping4.4 mi
- Lion's CreekRock climbing9.2 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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