Middle Fork Boulder
- 9.0 mi
- round trip
- 3,121 ft
- climb
- 6,106 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Is Middle Fork Boulder open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Idaho Panhandle National Forests. It doesn't name Middle Fork Boulder, so check the source for the area it covers (3 listed).
Emergency Road Closure Lightning Creek / Forest Road 419
Agency closure covering Idaho Panhandle National Forests · Order 0104-06-26-002 · USFS · Idaho Panhandle National Forests
Abandoned Mines Area Closure
Agency closure covering Idaho Panhandle National Forests · Order 1-04-00-25-001 · USFS · Idaho Panhandle National Forests
Idaho Panhandle Seasonal Food Storage Order
Agency closure covering Idaho Panhandle National Forests · Order 01-04-00-24-001 · USFS · Idaho Panhandle National Forests
Trail 16 Canyon Creek (Long Canyon) Closure
Agency alert covering Bonners Ferry Ranger District · Order 01-04-07-26-007 · USFS · Bonners Ferry Ranger District
Heavy Truck Traffic on FS Road 209
Agency alert covering Idaho Panhandle National Forests · USFS · Idaho Panhandle National Forests
As of · Source: USFS · Idaho Panhandle National Forests. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Middle Fork Boulder is a hard hike of about 9 miles on the Forest Service trail in the Bonners Ferry Ranger District of the Idaho Panhandle National Forests. The route is an out-and-back with a climb of 3,121 feet, taking the trail from a low of about 3,035 feet to a high of 6,106 feet. The trail is natural-surface and open to bikes, and it is not accessible. The Forest Service has it open from June 1 to September 30, so plan around that window. The trip is long and steep, and the climb is a significant part of the route. Nearby, Dobson Mcginty sits about 1.3 miles away and East Fork Boulder about 2.5 miles. Iron Mountain and Timber Mountain are both within 3 miles, so the area offers several other hikes within a short drive.
Local outfitters
- Kootenai River Campground12 mi away
- Nordman Resort37 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
Keep exploring — more trails worth the drive
Photo: waterarchives, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)Kootenai River Walk
~8 min drive
8.82-mile out-and-back trail following the Kootenai River in Idaho.
Photo: Forest Service - Northern Region, Public Domain Mark (via Flickr)Feeder Creek
~21 min drive
4.08-mile out-and-back trail in Montana with 2,182 ft of elevation gain.
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Iron Mountain
~5 min drive
0.78-mile out-and-back trail in Idaho gaining 332 feet.
Photo: Tony Webster, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)Tepee Mountain
~17 min drive
16.14-mile out-and-back trail to Tepee Mountain in Montana with 2,023 ft of elevation gain.
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Smythe
~8 min drive
3.72-mile out-and-back trail in Idaho with 1,698 ft elevation gain.
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Katka Peak
~5 min drive
0.55-mile out-and-back trail to Katka Peak in Idaho with 234 ft of elevation gain.
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Dobson Mcginty
~2 min drive
7.89-mile out-and-back trail in Idaho with 2,561 ft elevation gain.
HIKE
North Fork Callahan
~13 min drive
8.93-mile out-and-back trail in Idaho with 1,082 ft elevation gain.
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Clifty Peak
~7 min drive
0.92-mile out-and-back trail to Clifty Peak in Idaho with 366 ft of elevation gain.
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East Fork Boulder
~4 min drive
16.03-mile out-and-back trail in Idaho with 3,556 ft elevation gain.
