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Idaho
Pole Springs
1.3 mi
Distance
21 ft
Gain
14 min
Time
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What we do know
Inside Caribou-Targhee National Forest
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Pole Springs
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 1.3 mi
- Elevation gain
- 21 ft
- Elevation loss
- 687 ft
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About this trail
Pole Springs is a 1.28-mile trail in Idaho's Slate Mountain Trailhead system managed by the Forest Service. The route gains 21 feet of elevation.
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- Forest Service
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