Korth Trail
- 19.3 mi
- round trip
- 626 ft
- climb
- 3,800 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Apr–Oct
- best months
Is Korth Trail open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest. It doesn't name Korth Trail, so check the source for the area it covers (2 listed).
Updated 250 Road Closure
Agency closure covering Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest · USFS · Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest
Dry Creek Culvert Replacement--Closure of NFSR #768
Agency closure covering Palouse Ranger District · Order 01-17-52-26-004 · USFS · Palouse Ranger District
White Pine Fire Scar Closure
Agency alert covering Palouse Ranger District · Order 01-17-52-26-002 · USFS · Palouse Ranger District
Laird Park Water Unavailable For 2026 Season
Agency alert covering Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest · USFS · Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Korth Trail is a hard hike in Idaho's Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest, within the Palouse Ranger District. The route is an out-and-back of about 19 miles, with a total elevation gain of 626 feet, taking you from a low point of about 3,100 feet to a high of about 3,800 feet. The Forest Service manages the land. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show July highs around 82°F with lows near 49°F, and September is milder, with highs around 74°F. That station sits roughly 1,000 feet below the trail, so temperatures on the route run cooler. Several other trails lie close by. Lazy Trail and Lone Pine Trail are each about a mile away, Redtail Trail is about 2 miles off, and Huckleberry Trail is about 3 miles away.
- Lazy TrailHiking1 mi
- Lone Pine TrailHiking1.1 mi
- Redtail TrailHiking2 mi
- Huckleberry TrailHiking2.9 mi
- Pt. Sublime TrailHiking4 mi
- Trail McCroskey State ParkHiking4.4 mi
- Kerttu Trail McCroskey State ParkHiking4.5 mi
- James E. Dewey TrailHiking4.6 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
EAST FORK MEADOW CREEK AHiking · ~19 min drivePhoto: David Dugan, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
EAST FORK MEADOW CREEK CHiking · ~20 min drivePhoto: Robert Ashworth from Bellingham, WA., USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- EAST FORK MEADOW CREEKHiking · ~21 min drivePhoto: Robert Ashworth from Bellingham, WA., USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- STRYCHNINE RIDGEHiking · ~26 min drive
- EAST FORK MEADOW CREEK BHiking · ~20 min drivePhoto: David Dugan, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- CHESLEY CREEK CHiking · ~12 min drive
- MEADOW CREEK LOOPHiking · ~19 min drive
- Lone Pine TrailHiking · ~2 min drive
- EAST FORK GOLD CREEKHiking · ~12 min drive
- HUME CREEKHiking · ~21 min drive
Also worth it near here
Best time to visit Korth Trail
Best months: April–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
37° / 26°
10 wet · 5 snow
Feb
41° / 26°
9 wet · 3 snow
Mar
48° / 30°
11 wet · 2 snow
Apr
56° / 34°
9 wet · 1 snow
May
65° / 40°
9 wet
Jun
71° / 45°
7 wet
Jul
82° / 49°
4 wet
Aug
84° / 48°
3 wet
Sep
74° / 42°
4 wet
Oct
59° / 35°
8 wet
Nov
44° / 30°
10 wet · 2 snow
Dec
36° / 25°
10 wet · 5 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Potlatch 3 Nne, ID, 7.4 mi away at 2,760 ft. The station sits about 1,000 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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