Pt. Sublime Trail
- 1.4 mi
- round trip
- 456 ft
- climb
- 3,918 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Apr–Oct
- best months
Is Pt. Sublime Trail open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest. It doesn't name Pt. Sublime 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.
Pt. Sublime Trail is a short, easy out-and-back hike in Idaho's Mary Minerva McCroskey State Park, set within the Palouse Ranger District of the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest. The trail is about 1.4 miles long, with a total elevation gain of 456 feet, taking you from a low point of about 3,320 feet to a high of about 3,918 feet. The land is managed by State Park and Recreation. 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 1,150 feet lower than the trail's high point, so temperatures on the summit run cooler. Several other trails start close by. Trail McCroskey State Park is about 0.6 miles away, and the Kerttu Trail McCroskey State Park and Kerttu Trail are each within about a mile. The James E. Dewey Trail is about 1.2 miles off.
Local outfitters
- Pines RV Park17 mi away
- Lost Moose Campground37 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Trail McCroskey State ParkHiking0.6 mi
- Kerttu Trail McCroskey State ParkHiking0.9 mi
- Kerttu TrailHiking1 mi
- James E. Dewey TrailHiking1.2 mi
- Huckleberry TrailHiking1.4 mi
- Iron Mountain TrailHiking2.5 mi
- Redtail TrailHiking2.6 mi
- Lone Pine TrailHiking3.4 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
EAST FORK MEADOW CREEK AHiking · ~26 min drivePhoto: David Dugan, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
EAST FORK MEADOW CREEK CHiking · ~26 min drivePhoto: Robert Ashworth from Bellingham, WA., USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
EAST FORK MEADOW CREEKHiking · ~28 min drivePhoto: Robert Ashworth from Bellingham, WA., USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
EAST FORK MEADOW CREEK BHiking · ~27 min drivePhoto: David Dugan, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
West End Primitive TrailHiking · ~30 min drivePhoto: David Dugan, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Korth TrailHiking · ~7 min drive
- Trail McCroskey State ParkHiking · ~1 min drive
- HOTELING CREEKHiking · ~19 min drive
- MEADOW CREEK LOOPHiking · ~25 min drive
- Kerttu Trail McCroskey State ParkHiking · ~2 min drive
Also worth it near here
- Mission Mountain CampgroundCamping · ~3 min drive
- National Forest Development Road 377Cross-country skiing · ~22 min drive
Palouse RiverCanoeing · ~25 min drivePhoto: Jgreenbook at English Wikipedia, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)
Steptoe ButteSummit · ~27 min drivePhoto: Dsdugan, CC0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Pt. Sublime 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, 10.3 mi away at 2,760 ft. The station sits about 1,200 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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