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Idaho
BLACKTAIL/MUD LAKE
11.1 mi
Distance
5,736 ft
Gain
5h 11m
Time
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What we do know
Inside Salmon-Challis National Forest
2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.
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What's missing
No access route mapped
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BLACKTAIL/MUD LAKE
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 11.1 mi
- Elevation gain
- 5,736 ft
- Elevation loss
- 5,736 ft
- Highest point
- 8,770 ft
- Lowest point
- 6,671 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Dogs
- unknown
- Bikes
- no
About this trail
BLACKTAIL/MUD LAKE is a 22.18-mile out-and-back trail in Idaho with 5,736 feet of elevation gain and loss. The route reaches a maximum elevation of 8,770 feet.
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