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Gems in Idaho - 9

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gem Favorite Sawtooth Lake.

Sawtooth Lake

(15) Idaho City, ID
gem Favorite Clowns have vandalized it over the years but it is still very powerful to behold and ponder what these men survived.

B-23 Dragon Bomber Crash Site

(2) McCall, ID
gem Favorite Phantom Falls from the base of the falls.

Phantom Falls

(1) Hansen, ID
gem Favorite Boiling hot water gushes up out of the depths of Vulcan Hot Spring

Vulcan Hot Spring

(1) Cascade, ID
gem Favorite View of the distant hills along the North Crater Trail

Big Craters

(1) Arco, ID
gem Favorite Vineyard Lake

Vineyard Lake

(1) Kimberly, ID
gem Favorite Soak

Barney's Lake

(1) Arco, ID
gem Favorite Jump Creek Falls - an easy trail to a surprising little oasis.

Jump Creek Falls

(14) Homedale, ID
gem Favorite Cinder view on a smokey evening.

Inferno Cone

(5) Arco, ID

Recommended Routes in Idaho - 79

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RECOMMENDED ROUTE
Favorite Above Alpine Lake, views of the Sawtooth Mountains looking north.
Intermediate/Difficult Intermediate/Difficult

Sawtooth Lake (from Iron Creek Trailhead)

10.0 mi 16.0 km • 1,728' Up 526.6 m Up • 1,727' Down 526.5 m Down

Challis, ID
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Favorite Toxaway Lake at Sunrise.
Intermediate/Difficult Intermediate/Difficult

Alice-Toxaway Loop

19.1 mi 30.8 km • 2,985' Up 909.97 m Up • 2,985' Down 909.93 m Down

Sun Valley, ID
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RECOMMENDED ROUTE
Favorite View from Tubbs Hill trailhead
Intermediate Intermediate

Tubbs Hill Main Trail

2.0 mi 3.2 km • 252' Up 76.72 m Up • 252' Down 76.79 m Down

Coeur d…, ID
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RECOMMENDED ROUTE
Favorite Pioneer Cabin awaits you (along with incredible mountain views) at the trail's end.
Difficult Difficult

Pioneer Cabin Loop

8.8 mi 14.2 km • 3,019' Up 920.05 m Up • 3,007' Down 916.58 m Down

Sun Valley, ID
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RECOMMENDED ROUTE
Favorite Taken during the "Cowbell Race Series: Soup in the Snow" event the first Saturday of every February.
Intermediate Intermediate

Upper Palisades Lake

14.4 mi 23.1 km • 1,726' Up 526.16 m Up • 1,726' Down 526.21 m Down

Irwin, ID
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RECOMMENDED ROUTE
Favorite Meadow
Intermediate/Difficult Intermediate/Difficult

Norton-Big Lost Lakes Loop

4.9 mi 8.0 km • 1,596' Up 486.45 m Up • 1,596' Down 486.58 m Down

Sun Valley, ID
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RECOMMENDED ROUTE
Favorite Sawtooth Lake.
Intermediate/Difficult Intermediate/Difficult

Grand Sawtooth Loop

71.7 mi 115.4 km • 13,387' Up 4080.31 m Up • 13,387' Down 4080.23 m Down

Idaho City, ID
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RECOMMENDED ROUTE
Favorite Fall colors erupt on the Lake Fork Trail.
Difficult Difficult

Snowslide to Lake Fork

11.8 mi 18.9 km • 2,269' Up 691.54 m Up • 2,728' Down 831.39 m Down

McCall, ID
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RECOMMENDED ROUTE
Favorite The somewhat precarious bridge crossing the Bruneau River
Difficult Difficult

Bruneau Canyon Rim to Rim to Rim

7.0 mi 11.3 km • 2,016' Up 614.48 m Up • 2,018' Down 615.07 m Down

Mountai…, ID
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Idaho Hiking

  • 10,924 Miles 17,580 Kilometers of Trail
  • 79 Recommended Routes
  • 9 Gems Gems
  • 587 Easy Trails Easy Trails
  • 1,338 Intermediate Trails Intermediate Trails
  • 353 Difficult Trails Difficult Trails
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Trails in Idaho - 2,199

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2.5 mi 3.9 km #1Boulder Lake Trail #105
Intermediate/Difficult Intermediate/Difficult
McCall, ID
Intermediate/Difficult Intermediate/Difficult
McCall, ID 17 
2.2 mi 3.5 km #2Mineral Ridge National Recreation Trail
Intermediate Intermediate
Coeur d'Alene, ID
Intermediate Intermediate
Coeur d'Alene, ID 17 
3.9 mi 6.3 km #3Mt. Borah
Very Difficult Very Difficult
Challis, ID
Very Difficult Very Difficult
Challis, ID 8 
4.2 mi 6.7 km #4Louie Lake Trail
Intermediate/Difficult Intermediate/Difficult
McCall, ID
Intermediate/Difficult Intermediate/Difficult
McCall, ID 14 
6.5 mi 10.4 km #5Targhee Creek Trail
Easy/Intermediate Easy/Intermediate
Island Park, ID
Easy/Intermediate Easy/Intermediate
Island Park, ID 6 
7.0 mi 11.2 km #6Around the Mountain
Intermediate/Difficult Intermediate/Difficult
Boise, ID
Intermediate/Difficult Intermediate/Difficult
Boise, ID 6 
4.4 mi 7.0 km #7Upper Stack Rock Trail
Intermediate Intermediate
Boise, ID
Intermediate Intermediate
Boise, ID 18 
14.8 mi 23.9 km #8Seven Devils Trail #124
Difficult Difficult
Joseph, OR
Difficult Difficult
Joseph, OR 9 
74.8 mi 120.4 km #9Trail of the Coeur d'Alenes
Easy Easy
Plummer, ID
Easy Easy
Plummer, ID 5 
6.6 mi 10.6 km #10Sterling Justice
Difficult Difficult
Pocatello, ID
Difficult Difficult
Pocatello, ID 4 

Photos of Idaho - 1,445

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Pillar Falls overlook
Apr 23, 2015 near Twin Falls, ID
Shoshone falls
Apr 23, 2015 near Twin Falls, ID
Chamberlain Lake rainbow.
Mar 30, 2016 near Sun Valley, ID
Looking to the north at the top of Baird you are rewarded with a fantastic view of the Tetons. Pictures don't do it justice.
Jul 13, 2018 near Irwin, Not set (ID )
Winter views on the first-ish mile
Mar 30, 2020 near Boise, ID
While out early exploring the Sawtooth Mountains near Stanley, Idaho I came across this scene where the first rays of morning light accentuating the mountain peaks.
Apr 7, 2020 near Challis, ID
View from the trail.
Aug 22, 2022 near Challis, ID
View from the trail.
Aug 22, 2022 near Arco, ID
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