Pend Oreille Divide
- 20.9 mi
- round trip
- 377 ft
- climb
- 6,653 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Is Pend Oreille Divide open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Idaho Panhandle National Forests. It doesn't name Pend Oreille Divide, 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
Beehive Lake Trail #279 Closure
Agency alert covering Sandpoint Ranger District · Order 01-04-06-26-007 · USFS · Sandpoint 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.
Pend Oreille Divide is a 20.9-mile out-and-back hike in Idaho's Sandpoint Ranger District, part of the Idaho Panhandle National Forests. The trail rises from a low point of 5,116 feet to a high of 6,653 feet, with a total elevation gain of 377 feet. The Forest Service manages the land, and the route is rated hard. The trail is open from June 1 to September 30, and the trailhead is at Lunch Peak Trailhead, with parking labeled Lunch Peak Trailhead. Bikes and horses are both allowed, and the surface is natural. Lunch Peak Lookout campground sits just 0.7 miles away, and Char Falls is 1.2 miles off. Trestle Ridge and Lake Darling are both about 1.6 miles from the trail.
Local outfitters
- Kootenai River Campground15 mi away
- Nordman Resort39 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
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Route details
- Distance
- 20.9 mi round trip
- Climbing
- About 377 ft
- Starts at
- Lunch Peak Trailhead (about 6,360 ft)
- Summit
- 6,749 ft
- Difficulty
- Hard
Getting there
Park at LUNCH PEAK TRAILHEAD.
Questions about this route
How long is the Pend Oreille Divide on Mount Pend Oreille?
About 20.9 mi round trip from Lunch Peak Trailhead (about 6,360 ft).
How much elevation gain is on the Pend Oreille Divide?
About 377 ft of climbing round trip.
How hard is the Pend Oreille Divide?
It is rated hard.
Where does the Pend Oreille Divide start?
Lunch Peak Trailhead (about 6,360 ft).
Conditions and forecast on Mount Pend Oreille
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.
