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Idaho
Nf Trail 172
18.7 mi
Distance
6,168 ft
Gain
5h 45m
Time
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What we do know
Inside Salmon-Challis National Forest
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Big climb
Out & back
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 18.7 mi
- Elevation gain
- 6,168 ft
- Elevation loss
- 6,168 ft
- Highest point
- 9,152 ft
- Lowest point
- 7,201 ft
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About this trail
Nf Trail 172 is a 24.84-mile out-and-back trail in Idaho with 6,168 feet of elevation gain and loss, reaching a maximum elevation of 9,152 feet.
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