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Best time to hike

Best months: Jun–Sep · highs 14–20 °C (57–68 °F)

  1. J-6°-14°134
  2. F-4°-14°108
  3. M-1°-11°102
  4. A2°-8°83
  5. M7°-5°90
  6. J14°0°76
  7. J20°5°34
  8. A20°5°31
  9. S14°0°39
  10. O7°-5°81
  11. N-2°-13°125
  12. D-7°-16°186

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
17 km · 10 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
US Forest Service
Data from
U.S. Forest Service
Mountain range
Smoky Mountains (Rocky Mountains › North American Cordillera; GMBA)
Nearest town
38 km W of Ketchum (Blaine County, Idaho) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Sawtooth National Forest
Connects to
Barlow Creek (at its start or end)
Best months
Jun–Sep
Country
United States of America
Region
Idaho
Continent
North America
Route centre
43.7274, -114.8362
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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