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Idaho
Elk Lake Trail
6.0 mi
Distance
2,313 ft
Gain
2h 31m
Time
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Inside Payette National Forest
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Through-trail
Out & back
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Elk Lake Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 6.0 mi
- Elevation gain
- 2,313 ft
- Elevation loss
- 2,313 ft
- Highest point
- 7,900 ft
- Lowest point
- 7,003 ft
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About this trail
Elk Lake Trail is a 12.04-mile out-and-back route in Idaho with 2,313 feet of elevation gain and loss, reaching a maximum elevation of 7,900 feet.
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