Yokum Ridge
Idaho
Free — you'll pick up right here.
2.4 mi
Distance
2,859 ft
Gain
1h 30m
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
Yokum Ridge
Suggested plan · check conditions before you go
Meals
Gear for the day
Elevation & route
- Distance
- 2.4 mi
- Elevation gain
- 2,859 ft
- Elevation loss
- 2,859 ft
- Highest point
- 5,159 ft
- Lowest point
- 3,388 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Dogs
- unknown
- Bikes
- no
About this trail
Yokum Ridge is a 4.86-mile out-and-back trail in Idaho with 2,859 feet of elevation gain and loss, reaching a maximum elevation of 5,159 feet. The route follows a ridge line and returns via the same path it went out on.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- Starts at
- 3,388 ft
- High point
- 5,159 ft
- Total climbing
- 2,859 ft
- Total descent
- 2,859 ft
- Steepest stretch
- 42% grade around mile 0.6 on the way out
- Length (round trip)
- 4.9 mi
- Shape
- Out and back
Most of the climbing comes early, so the second half is easier.
Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)
When to go
Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Powell, ID weather station, 29 mi away. High / low in °F.
- Jan32° high18° low
- Feb37° high18° low
- Mar46° high24° low
- Apr53° high29° low
- May64° high35° low
- Jun71° high42° low
- Jul82° high46° low
- Aug82° high44° low
- Sep71° high37° low
- Oct53° high30° low
- Nov38° high24° low
- Dec30° high18° low
The station sits about 1,600 ft lower than this spot, so expect it to run cooler up here.
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
- Weitas Creek TrailHiking0.4 mi
- Liz Butte TrailHiking1.4 mi
- Liz Butte CabinCamping2.8 mi
- WEITAS RIDGEHiking2.9 mi
- SMITH RIDGEHiking3.6 mi
- JOHNAGAN MOUNTAINHiking4.1 mi
- Castle Butte LookoutCamping6.1 mi
- Rocky Ridge CampgroundCamping8.8 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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