Idaho · Hiking · Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness

Cabin Creek

17.0 mi
round trip
9,308 ft
climb
9,255 ft
high point
Out and back
route

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Cabin Creek is a hard hike in Idaho's Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness, on the Middle Fork Ranger District of the Salmon-Challis National Forest. The Forest Service manages the land, and the trail is about 17 miles long, with a total elevation gain of 9,308 feet. The route is an out-and-back, and the steepest stretch comes at about 1.5 miles in, where the grade reaches 34 percent. The trail is on natural surface, and horses are allowed. Bikes are not. The start sits at about 9,230 feet, and the high point reaches about 9,255 feet. Several other hikes lie close by. Sleeping Deer Lo is about 0.1 mile away, and Rock Lake and Martin Mountain are each within a mile. Liberty Creek Ridge is about 2 miles off.

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