Idaho trails · Cascade - Warm Lake
Cascade - Warm Lake
A 34.1-mile point-to-point in Idaho, with 2,539 ft of climbing. Reaches Prince Albert Spring (historical) and other hot spring/lake/pass/spring destinations. Managed by the county.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the final third: 51% of the ascent falls between mile 22.7 and mile 34.1. It gives back about 2,376 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Prince Albert Spring (historical) (spring)
- Warm Lake Summit (pass)
- Big Creek Summit (pass)
- Summit Lake (lake)
- Warm Lake (lake)
- Trail Creek Hot Springs (hot spring)
Heads up
Getting there
Cascade - Warm Lake access. 44.52774, -116.04125 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:35 a.m., the sun rises at 7:05 a.m. and sets at 8:22 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:52 p.m. (MDT) — 13 h 17 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 34.1-mile route works out to roughly 13 h 54 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.
Loop options
- Cascade - Warm Lake + WARM LAKE / DEADWOOD — 14.7 mi loop, 2,599 ft gain