Weitas Ridge
Idaho
Free — you'll pick up right here.
7.7 mi
Distance
4,929 ft
Gain
3h 2m
Time
No verdict for this trail
We won't guess. Here is exactly what we do and don't know.
What we do know
Inside Nez Perce-Clearwater 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
Weitas Ridge
Suggested plan · check conditions before you go
Meals
Gear for the day
Elevation & route
- Distance
- 7.7 mi
- Elevation gain
- 4,929 ft
- Elevation loss
- 4,929 ft
- Highest point
- 6,013 ft
- Lowest point
- 2,974 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Dogs
- unknown
- Bikes
- no
About this trail
Weitas Ridge is a 15.36-mile out-and-back trail in Idaho with 4,929 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 6,013 feet.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- Starts at
- 6,009 ft
- High point
- 6,013 ft
- Total climbing
- 4,929 ft
- Total descent
- 4,929 ft
- Steepest stretch
- 32% grade around mile 0.4 on the way out
- 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
- North Fork Ranger District · Ranger district
- Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest · National forest
- Managed by
- Forest Service
Conditions
Active alerts for North Fork Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:
critical · posted Oct 1, 2026
Moose Mountain Fire Area Closure
critical · posted Sep 11, 2026
critical · posted Sep 1, 2026
Barnyard Timber Sale Road and Trail Closures
caution · posted Aug 24, 2026
critical · posted Aug 24, 2026
critical · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- Liz Butte CabinCamping0.1 mi
- Liz Butte TrailHiking1.6 mi
- Nimiipu TrailHiking2.3 mi
- YOKUM RIDGEHiking2.9 mi
- Weitas Creek TrailHiking3.2 mi
- Castle Butte LookoutCamping5.4 mi
- Wilderness Gateway CampgroundCamping7.3 mi
- Rocky Ridge CampgroundCamping7.7 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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