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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: May–Sep · highs 14–25 °C (57–77 °F)
- J-3°-11°82
- F-1°-10°62
- M3°-6°55
- A8°-3°58
- M14°1°84
- J20°6°72
- J25°10°47
- A25°10°34
- S19°5°40
- O11°0°55
- N2°-7°72
- D-4°-12°93
Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.
How we pick months
Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.
Trail facts
- Length
- 3.5 km · 2.2 mi (agency length field)
- Source
- USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
- Managed by
- State agency
- Data from
- Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation
- Nearest town
- 32 km N of Ashton (Fremont County, Idaho) · GeoNames
- Park or forest
- Caribou-Targhee National Forest
- Connects to
- Big Bend Loop Trail, Ridge Trail (at its start or end)
- Best months
- May–Sep
- Country
- United States of America
- Region
- Idaho
- Continent
- North America
- Route centre
- 44.3508, -111.4766
How it’s scored
Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.
Nearest trails
distance from the trail centreThurmon Creek Loop
0.4 mi · 0.6 km · Caribou-Targhee National Forest
Big Bend Loop Trail
0.9 mi · 1.5 km · Caribou-Targhee National Forest
Silver Lake Trail
1.0 mi · 1.5 km · Caribou-Targhee National Forest
Ridge Trail
1.0 mi · 1.6 km · Caribou-Targhee National Forest
Ranch Loop
1.1 mi · 1.7 km · Caribou-Targhee National Forest
Bing Lempke (North Gate) Trail
2.3 mi · 3.8 km · Caribou-Targhee National Forest
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