Caribou-Targhee National Forest

Hiking - Challenging Trails

Ashton Ranger District

Bitch Creek: 14.1 miles. Moderately difficult. Squirrel Meadows. Heavy usage. Fishing, grizzly bear habitat, OHV.

South Boone: 6.4 miles. Difficult. Access at Jackass Road. Moderate usage. Other trails, camp, grizzly bear habitat.

Mount Nord: 3.1 miles. Moderately difficult. Access at Carrot Ridge Trail. Light usage. Difficult to follow. Scenic. Teton Crest: 12.9 miles. Difficult. Teton National Park Boundary. Light usage. Three miles nonexistent trail. Scenic.

Conant Basin: 10 miles. Difficult. Access at Bitch Creek Trail. Light usage. Other trails, scenic, grizzly bear habitat.

Hominy Peak: 6.4 miles. Moderately difficult. Access at Jackass Road. Moderate usage. Limited water, grizzly bear habitat.

Conant Pass: 6.4 miles. Moderately difficult. Access at Bitch Creek Trail. Moderate usage. Limited water, grizzly bear habitat.

Middle Boone: 7.5 miles. Difficult. Access at Jackass Road. Light usage. Limited water, grizzly bear habitat, not signed.

Moose Creek: 5 miles. Difficult. Access at Warm River Hatchery Road. Light usage. Grizzly bear habitat, OHV.

Hidden Lake: 6.2 miles. Moderately difficult. Access at Coyote Meadoes. Heavy usage. Fishing, camping, grizzly bear habitat.

Camp Ridge: 1.5 miles. Moderately difficult. Access at Moose Creek Trail. Light usage. No water, grizzly bear habitat.

Trail Canyon: 7 miles. Moderately difficult. Access at Warm River Spring. Light usage. Limited water, grizzly bear habitat, OHV.

Red Mountain: 1.5 miles. Difficult. Access at Conant Basin Trail. Light usage. No water. Grizzly bear habitat.

Moose Mountain: 0.7 miles. Difficult. Access at Teton Crest Trail. Light usage. Scenic, grizzly bear habitat.

Palisades

Black Canyon: 8 miles. Moderately difficult. Access at Black Canyon Road. Light usage. Scenic.

Currant Creek: 5 miles. Moderately difficult. Access at Bear Creek. Light usage. Inquire at Currant Creek Station.

Little Elk Creek: 7 miles. Moderately difficult. Access at Elk Creek Road. Light usage. Scenic.

Red Ridge to Red Peak: 10 miles. Moderately difficult. Access at Girl Scout Camp. Light usage. Scenic.

North Fork Bea Creek to South Fork Bear Creek: 11.0 miles. Moderately difficult. Access at Bear Creek Trail. Moderate usage. Heavy use for hunting.

Siddoway Fork: 5.0 miles. Moderately difficult. Access to Big Elk Creek. Light usage. To Neeley Cove, scenic.

South. Fork Indian Creek Loop: 8 miles. Moderately difficult. Access at Indian Creek Road. Light usage. To Lake Basin, scenic.

South Fork, Rainey Creek: 7 miles. Moderately difficult. Access at Rainey Creek Road. Moderate usage. Fishing, extensive flood damage.

North Fork Palisades: 7 miles. Moderately difficult. Access at Upper Rainey Creek. Light usage. Fishing, scenic.

Vacation Canyon: 5 miles. Difficult. Access at Upper Palisades Lake. Light usage. Steep, scenic.

Waterfall Canyon: 8 miles. Moderately difficult. Access at Upper Palisades Lake. Heavy usage. Large waterfall.

West Pine Creek: 11 miles. Moderately difficult. Access at West Pine Creek Camp. Moderate usage. Fishing, scenic.

Fog Hill to Atkinson Peak: 11 miles. Difficult. Access at South Fork, Rainey Creek. Light usage. High peak.

Teton Basin Ranger District

Coal Creek: 3 miles. Moderately difficult. Access at Coal Creek. Moderate usage. Fords in late spring.

Fox Creek: 8 miles. Moderately difficult. Access at Fox Creek. Heavy usage. Loops to Grand Teton National Park.

Game Creek: 7 miles. Moderately difficult. Access at State Highway 33. Moderate usage. Fords in late spring.

Green Mountain: 5 miles. Moderately difficult. Access at North Leigh Canyon. Heavy usage. Fords late spring, grizzly bear habitat.

Hurricane Pass: 12 miles. Moderately difficult. Access at South Teton Canyon. Heavy usage. Pass open late summer.

Mesquite Creek: 5 miles. Moderately difficult. Access at Coal/Mesquite Creeks. Moderate usage. Fords in late spring.

Mount Meek Pass: 10 miles. Moderately difficult. Access at South Teton Canyon. Heavy usage.

North Teton to South Leigh: 8 miles. Moderately difficult. Access at North Teton Canyon. Heavy usage. Steep.

South Darby Canyon: 3 miles. Moderately difficult. Access at Darby Canyon Road. Heavy usage. Wind cave, late spring.

Teton Crest: 25 miles. Moderately difficult. Access at Granite Basin Lake. Heavy usage. Bisects other trails.

Dubois Ranger District Trails

Aldous-Hancock Lakes: 3.5 miles. Moderately difficult. Access at Ching Creek Road. Heavy usage.

Bear Gulch to Pete Creek: 3.4 miles. Moderately difficult. Access at Bear Gulch Road. Light usage.

Ching Creek-Dry Creek: 2.7 miles. Moderately difficult. Access at Ching Creek Road. Light usage.

Continental: 13.3 miles. Very difficult. Access at Bear Gulch Road. Light usage. Incomplete trail.

Corral Canyon: 8 miles. Moderately difficult. Access at Corral Creek Road. Moderately steep.

Crooked Creek to Willow Creek: 13 miles. Moderately difficult. Access at Crooked Cr-Willow Cr. Light usage. Motorcycle trail.

East Camas to Table Mountain: 3.5 miles. Moderately difficult. Access at Bear Gulch Road. Moderate usage.

East Fork Bear Gulch: 2 miles. Moderately difficult. Access at Bear Gulch Road. Moderate usage.

Fritz Creek: 3.5 miles. Moderately difficult. Access at Fritz Creek Road. High usage. Switchbacks.

Lone Pine Pass: 1.3 miles. Moderately difficult. Access from Alex Draw Road. Light usage. Steep at top.

Meyers Creek: 5 miles. Moderately difficult. Access from Meyers Creek Road. Moderate usage. Steep near head.

Middle Fork Pass Creek: 5.1 miles. Moderately difficult. Access at Pass Creek Road. Moderate usage. Moderately steep.

North Fork Webber Creek: 1 mile. Moderately difficult. Access from Webber Creek Campground.

Pass Creek Lake: 2.3 miles. Moderately difficult. Access at end of Eight Mile Road. Moderate usage. Moderately steep.

Salamander Lake: 1.5 miles. Moderately difficult. Access at Trail Creek Road. Moderate usage.

Spruce Creek: 3 miles. Moderately difficult. Access at Cottonwood Loop. Light usage. Part Off-highway vehicle (OHV).

Signal Peak to Lookout Point: 5.3 miles. Moderately difficult. Access at Lone Pine Pass. Light usage. Moderately steep.

Trail Creek: 4 miles. Moderately difficult. Access at Trail Creek Road. Moderate usage.

Island Park Ranger District

Howard Creek: 5 miles. Moderately difficult. Access at Howard Springs Road. Light usage. View of Centennial peaks.

Continental Divide: 35 miles. Moderately difficult. Access at Forest Service Road #327. Light usage. Check with Ranger Station before hiking.

Targhee Creek: 14 miles. Moderately difficult. Access at Targhee Creek Road. Moderate usage. Grizzly bear habitat.

Sawtell Peak: 5 miles. Moderately difficult. Access at Sawtell Peak Road. Light usage.


Published: 29 Apr 2002 | Last Updated: 15 Sep 2010
Details mentioned in this article were accurate at the time of publication

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