Red Top
- 14.1 mi
- round trip
- 2,379 ft
- climb
- 6,268 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Red Top is a hard hike of about 14 miles on the Forest Service trail in the Bonners Ferry Ranger District of the Idaho Panhandle National Forests. It is an out-and-back route that climbs from a low point of about 3,760 feet to a high point of about 6,268 feet, with a one-way gain of roughly 2,379 feet. The trail is natural-surface and allows horses and bikes. It is not an accessible route. Summer is the open season, from June 1 to September 30, so plan around those months for the best conditions. Shorty Peak Lookout, a campground, sits about 2 miles away. The hikes of Shorty Spring and Smith Creek-Ridge are both about 2 miles off. Italian Ridge lies a little over 3 miles away.
Shorty Peak LookoutCampingPhoto: Recreation.gov (RIDB) / public domain1.8 mi- Shorty SpringHiking2.2 mi
- Smith Creek-RidgeHiking2.2 mi
- Smith RidgeHiking2.7 mi
- Italian RidgeHiking3.2 mi
- Smith Creek-Red TopHiking4 mi
- West Fork MountainHiking4.2 mi
- Fs Trail 43 (Pyramid/Ball Lakes Access)Camping8.7 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Route details
- Distance
- 14.1 mi round trip
- Climbing
- About 2,379 ft
- Summit
- 6,273 ft
- Difficulty
- Hard
Questions about this route
How long is the Red Top on Red Top?
About 14.1 mi round trip.
How much elevation gain is on the Red Top?
About 2,379 ft of climbing round trip.
How hard is the Red Top?
It is rated hard.
Conditions and forecast on Red Top
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.
