Hiking trails near Payette, Idaho

52 official trails lie within 25 miles of Payette — 572 miles in total, 32 rated easy and 7 hard or expert. Every distance and elevation figure below is computed from the agency centerline and a 10 m elevation model, not crowd-sourced.

The biggest climb nearby gains 3,378 ft; the median trail gains 236 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	Drive from town
Interstate 84	338.3	3,378 ft	Moderate	17 min · 11 mi
Big Flat Willow Ridge	5.5	1,348 ft	Hard	2 h 05 min · 35 mi
George Way Gulch Fence	4.0	1,359 ft	Hard	2 h 12 min · 37 mi
Mann Creek	8.5	730 ft	Hard	30 min · 25 mi
Paddock Val. Powerln. Tr	4.5	718 ft	Hard	1 h 36 min · 28 mi
Big Willow	15.7	390 ft	Hard	12 min · 8 mi
Little Willow	13.9	352 ft	Moderate	10 min · 6 mi
Dry Creek	7.1	421 ft	Moderate	1 h 03 min · 21 mi
US Highway 30	9.6	303 ft	Moderate	21 min · 16 mi
US Highway 20	12.3	157 ft	Moderate	33 min · 25 mi
N Sandhollow Road-CH	3.9	388 ft	Moderate	1 h 07 min · 27 mi
44-80 Loop Road - CH	5.5	147 ft	Moderate	34 min · 14 mi
Camp Creek Road - Ch	2.5	424 ft	Easy	1 h 34 min · 47 mi
Stone Quary Gulch	5.3	203 ft	Moderate	36 min · 14 mi
Paddock Valley Res East Side	2.5	406 ft	Easy	1 h 35 min · 28 mi
Paddock-CH	1.5	311 ft	Easy	1 h 18 min · 23 mi
Section 7 Jeep Trail	1.2	347 ft	Easy	1 h 58 min · 34 mi
West 14-15 Cutoff	1.7	241 ft	Easy	47 min · 20 mi
West 14-15 Spur Cutoff	1.4	236 ft	Easy	44 min · 24 mi
Middle 14-15 Cutoff	2.5	83 ft	Easy	44 min · 24 mi
East 31 Cutoff	2.0	134 ft	Easy	42 min · 26 mi
West 31 Cutoff	2.2	92 ft	Easy	51 min · 28 mi
44-31 Cutoff	2.3	82 ft	Easy	34 min · 23 mi
East 14-15 Cutoff	1.1	110 ft	Easy	34 min · 22 mi

Quick picks near Payette

Easy and short: Camp Creek Road - Ch — 2.5 mi, rated easy, 24 mi from town
Biggest climb: Interstate 84 — 3,378 ft over 338.3 mi, 5 mi from town
Longest: Interstate 84 — 338.3 mi, 5 mi from town

What the trails reach

Summits: Interstate 84 to Massacre Rocks

Lakes: Interstate 84 to Emerald Lake

Viewpoints: Interstate 84 to viewpoint 1

Rock formations: Interstate 84 to Register Rock

Springs: Paddock-CH to Flag Spring

Nearby towns: Caldwell (33 mi) · Boise (48 mi) · Baker City (66 mi)

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