Idaho trails · Copper Creek Trail
Copper Creek Trail
A 22.9-mile point-to-point in Idaho, with 1,910 ft of climbing. Reaches Drake Saddle and other lake/pass/summit destinations.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 5,523 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Drake Saddle (pass)
- Little Copper Butte (summit)
- Square Rock (summit)
- Buck Lake (lake)
- Red Lake (lake)
Getting there
Copper Creek Trail access. 45.98875, -115.24397 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:26 a.m., the sun rises at 6:56 a.m. and sets at 5:56 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:27 p.m. (PDT) — 11 h 01 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 22.9-mile route takes roughly 9 h 25 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 4:21 p.m. — 1 h 36 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Disgrace Butte Trail — 7.3 mi
- Archer Trail — 12.1 mi
- Lochsa Peak Trail — 23.9 mi
- Boulder Creek Trail — 24.1 mi