Idaho trails · Garden Creek - Horse Heaven
Garden Creek - Horse Heaven
A 14.0-mile out-and-back in Idaho, with 6,015 ft of climbing. Reaches Horse Heaven and other summit destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Horse Heaven (summit)
- Dome Mountain (summit)
Getting there
GARDEN CREEK TRAILHEAD — parking nearby. 45.30800, -114.39400 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:22 a.m., the sun rises at 7:52 a.m. and sets at 6:54 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:24 p.m. (MDT) — 11 h 02 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 28.1-mile round trip works out to roughly 16 h 24 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.
Nearby trails
- Bighorn Crags — 2.5 mi
- Waterfall — 14.3 mi
- Cottonwood Butte — 17.7 mi
- Square Top-West Horse — 19.1 mi