Idaho trails · Bighorn Crags
Bighorn Crags
A 29.7-mile point-to-point in Idaho, with 5,934 ft of climbing. Reaches Sagebrush Mountain and other lake/summit destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 5,340 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Sagebrush Mountain (summit)
- Pothole Lake (lake)
- Dome Mountain (summit)
- Gentian Lake (lake)
- Goat Lake (lake)
- Birdbill Lake (lake)
- Big Clear Lake (lake)
- Crater Lake (lake)
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Getting there
Clear Creek — restroom. 45.28959, -114.34864 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:27 a.m., the sun rises at 6:57 a.m. and sets at 8:16 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:47 p.m. (MDT) — 13 h 19 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 29.7-mile route works out to roughly 13 h 58 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.
Loop options
- Crags Horse Alternate + Bighorn Crags — 3.5 mi loop, 805 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Garden Creek - Horse Heaven — 2.5 mi
- Stormy Pk.-Virginia — 5.6 mi
- Waterfall — 14.6 mi
- Cottonwood Butte — 20.2 mi