Windy Ridge Trail
Idaho
Free — you'll pick up right here.
4.1 mi
Distance
2,464 ft
Gain
1h 49m
Time
Conditions: Blocked
for hike, todayAn agency closure order is in effect for this area; weather is marginal
2 factors · 2 sources
Newest 12 h ago · oldest 12 h
problem: Agency alerts
5 active alerts in Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest; most severe: Updated 250 Road Closure
USFSPosted Sep 15 · checked 12 h ago
caution: Weather
Clouds, high 59°F / low 32°F, 100% precip — 66/100 for hike
OpenWeather12 h ago
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Windy Ridge Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 4.1 mi
- Elevation gain
- 2,464 ft
- Elevation loss
- 2,464 ft
- Highest point
- 6,205 ft
- Lowest point
- 5,552 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this trail
Windy Ridge Trail is an 8.18-mile out-and-back route in Idaho with 2,464 feet of elevation gain and loss, reaching a maximum elevation of 6,205 feet.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- Starts at
- 6,195 ft
- High point
- 6,205 ft
- Total climbing
- 2,464 ft
- Total descent
- 2,464 ft
- Steepest stretch
- 16% grade around mile 0.4 on the way out
- Length (round trip)
- 8.2 mi
- Shape
- Out and back
The climb is steady from start to finish.
Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)
Where it is
- Lochsa/Powell Ranger District · Ranger district
- Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest · National forest
- Managed by
- Forest Service
Conditions
Active alerts for Lochsa/Powell Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:
critical · posted Sep 1, 2026
Knife Edge Camping Partial Closure
caution · posted Aug 24, 2026
NFSR 520 Reconstruction and Timber Harvest Closure
caution · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- PORPHYRY PEAKHiking0.1 mi
- SMITH RIDGEHiking3.2 mi
- Nimiipu TrailHiking4 mi
- MARTEN CREEKHiking5.3 mi
- RASPBERRY CREEKHiking5.4 mi
- Castle Butte LookoutCamping7.3 mi
- Fourth of July CreekCanoeing8.5 mi
- Liz Butte CabinCamping8.7 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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