Grass-Lunch
- 6.0 mi
- round trip
- 1,631 ft
- climb
- 7,651 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
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Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists 4 alerts for Bitterroot National Forest.
Pile burning on West Fork Ranger and Darby-Sula Districts Nov. 2
Agency alert covering Bitterroot National Forest · USFS · Bitterroot National Forest
Pile burning on West Fork Ranger District end of October
Agency alert covering West Fork Ranger District · USFS · West Fork Ranger District
Pile burning on West Fork Ranger District Oct. 26
Agency alert covering West Fork Ranger District · USFS · West Fork Ranger District
Two Prescribed Burns Planned for the week of Oct. 5 - Piquett Creek & Cameron Gap
Agency alert covering Bitterroot National Forest · USFS · Bitterroot National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Bitterroot National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Grass-Lunch is a 6-mile out-and-back hike in Idaho's Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness, on the West Fork Ranger District of the Bitterroot National Forest. The Forest Service manages the land, and the trail is a natural-surface route with a one-way climb of 1,631 feet, from a low of about 6,019 feet to a high of about 7,651 feet. The hike is rated hard, and the climb is the main challenge. It makes a good pairing with other outings in the area. Grass Ridge lies about 1.7 miles away, and Langdon Point is about 2.8 miles off. Paddlers can reach the Selway River at about 2.9 miles, and Deep Creek Campground is about 4 miles away for an overnight base.
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