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Idaho
Birch Creek Horse Basin
0.8 mi
Distance
654 ft
Gain
16 min
Time
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Inside Caribou-Targhee National Forest
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 0.8 mi
- Elevation gain
- 654 ft
- Elevation loss
- 654 ft
- Highest point
- 6,717 ft
- Lowest point
- 6,063 ft
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- Forest Service
About this trail
Birch Creek Horse Basin is a 1.54-mile out-and-back trail in Idaho with 654 feet of elevation gain and loss. The route reaches a maximum elevation of 6,717 feet.
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