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Best Backpacking Trails in Idaho

Browse 7 backpacking trails across 104 miles (167 km) in Idaho.
Default image for Snowslide Lake - Snowslide Summit Hike, a 4.5-mile trail in McCall, ID (US)
4.5 Miles
7.2 km
Strenuous Out-and-Back

Snowslide Lake - Snowslide Summit Hike

Payette National Forest, Idaho
Default image for Saddleback Lakes and Baron Lakes Trail, a 25.6-mile trail in Stanley, ID (US), a path surrounded by lush greenery.
25.6 Miles
41.2 km
Hard One-Way

Saddleback Lakes and Baron Lakes Trail

Sawtooth National Forest, Idaho
Default image for Fog Mountain Ridge, a 10.2-mile trail in Kooskia, ID (US)
10.2 Miles
16.4 km
Hard Out-and-Back

Fog Mountain Ridge

Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest, Idaho
Default image for Gedney Creek, a 8.8-mile trail in Kooskia, ID (US), a path surrounded by lush greenery.
8.8 Miles
14.2 km
Easy Out-and-Back

Gedney Creek

Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest, Idaho
Default image for He Devil and She Devil Trail, a 8.0-mile trail in Riggins, ID (US), a path surrounded by lush greenery.
8 Miles
12.9 km
Moderate Out-and-Back

He Devil and She Devil Trail

Wallowa-whitman National Forest, Idaho
Default image for Wyant Camp, a 21.5-mile trail in Riggins, ID (US), a path surrounded by lush greenery.
21.5 Miles
34.6 km
Easy Out-and-Back

Wyant Camp

Wallowa-whitman National Forest, Idaho
Default image for Alice Toxoway Loop, a 25.2-mile trail in Ketchum, ID (US), a path surrounded by lush greenery.
25.2 Miles
40.6 km
Hard Loop

Alice Toxoway Loop

Sawtooth National Forest, Idaho
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