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Idaho
Elmer Creek Trail
3.5 mi
Distance
4,970 ft
Gain
3h 4m
Time
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What we do know
Inside Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest
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Elmer Creek Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 3.5 mi
- Elevation gain
- 4,970 ft
- Elevation loss
- 4,970 ft
- Highest point
- 5,746 ft
- Lowest point
- 3,028 ft
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- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this trail
Elmer Creek Trail is a 6.92-mile out-and-back hike in Idaho with 4,970 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 5,746 feet.
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