Honeymoon
- 23.0 mi
- round trip
- 1,293 ft
- climb
- 8,623 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Is Honeymoon open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Boise National Forest. It doesn't name Honeymoon, so check the source for the area it covers.
UPDATED Sept. 19 - Crooked Fire Area, Road, and Trail Closure
Agency closure covering Boise National Forest · Order 0402-03-140 · USFS · Boise National Forest
Lava Fire Road Closure
Agency alert covering Boise National Forest · Order 0402-06-84 · USFS · Boise National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Boise National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Honeymoon is a hard hike in Idaho's Boise National Forest, within the Cascade Ranger District. The trail is an out-and-back that climbs from about 5,866 feet to 8,623 feet, a total gain of 1,293 feet over a route of about 23 miles. The Forest Service manages the land, and the trail is open year-round. The trail is natural-surfaced and allows horses, so riders can take it as well as hikers. The climb is long and steep, and the high point sits well above the starting elevation. The South Fork Sand Creek Trail and Pistol Creek both lie within a few miles, and paddlers can reach Elkhorn Creek and the Middle Fork Salmon River. For an overnight base, Boundary Creek Campground is about 9 miles away.
Local outfitters
- Arrowhead RV Park31 mi away
- Black Bear RV Park37 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- South Fork Sand Creek TrailHiking1.5 mi
- SOUTH FORK SAND CREEKHiking1.7 mi
- Pistol CreekHiking2.6 mi
- Elkhorn CreekCanoeing6 mi
Middle Fork Salmon RiverCanoeingPhoto: Rex Parker, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)8.6 mi
Boundary Creek CampgroundCampingPhoto: Recreation.gov (RIDB) / public domain9.4 mi- Boundary Creek Campground ComplexCamping9.5 mi
- Dagger Falls CampgroundCamping9.8 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- South Fork Sand Creek TrailHiking · ~3 min drive
- SOUTH FORK SAND CREEKHiking · ~3 min drive
- Summit TrailHiking · ~5 min drive
- WARM LAKE / DEADWOODHiking · ~15 min drive
- Tyndall - SulphurHiking · ~14 min drive
- MOSQUITO CREEKHiking · ~5 min drive
- Sulphur CreekHiking · ~10 min drive
- CURTIS CREEKHiking · ~22 min drive
- Warm Lake TrailHiking · ~17 min drive
- SAND CREEKHiking · ~7 min drive
Route details
- Distance
- 23.0 mi round trip
- Climbing
- About 1,293 ft
- Summit
- 8,504 ft
- Difficulty
- Hard
Season
Season: Year-round.
Questions about this route
How long is the Honeymoon on Morehead Mountain?
About 23.0 mi round trip.
How much elevation gain is on the Honeymoon?
About 1,293 ft of climbing round trip.
How hard is the Honeymoon?
It is rated hard.
When is the best time for the Honeymoon?
Year-round.
Conditions and forecast on Morehead Mountain
Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at the summit and route start for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
