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Meadow Creek National Recreation Trail

In the South Clearwater Mountains

Local route42 km · 26 miBest Mar–Jun, Sep–Oct

Next nearby hike: Horse Creek 2.7 mi · 4.3 kmExplore South Clearwater Mountains →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Mar–Jun, Sep–Oct · highs 11–25 °C (52–77 °F)

  1. J5°-3°97
  2. F7°-2°72
  3. M11°1°82
  4. A14°3°74
  5. M20°6°80
  6. J25°11°80
  7. J30°15°30
  8. A30°15°29
  9. S25°11°42
  10. O18°5°62
  11. N8°-1°107
  12. D3°-4°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.

About this trail

Meadow Creek National Recreation Trail is a local hiking route of about 42 km (26 mi) in Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest, Idaho, United States of America. It is in the South Clearwater Mountains. It lies about 55 km east of Kooskia.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Mapped length
42 km · 26 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Mountain range
South Clearwater Mountains (Clearwater Mountains › Rocky Mountains; GMBA)
Nearest town
55 km E of Kooskia (Idaho County, Idaho) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest
Connects to
Meadow Creek (National Recreation Trail) (at its start or end)
Best months
Mar–Jun, Sep–Oct
Country
United States of America
Region
Idaho
Continent
North America
Route type
Local route
Route centre
45.9498, -115.1779
Route start
46.0297, -115.2894
OpenStreetMap
relation 12048458
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.

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distance from the trail start

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Otter Butte

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Five Mile Contour

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