Idaho trails · Square Top-West Horse
Square Top-West Horse
A 33.3-mile point-to-point in Idaho, with 5,771 ft of climbing. Reaches West Horse Point and other lake/summit destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the first third — 58% of the ascent, between mile 0.0 and mile 11.1. It gives back about 5,787 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- West Horse Point (summit)
- Reynolds Lake (lake)
- Hidden Lake (lake)
- Square Top (summit)
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Getting there
REYNOLDS TRAILHEAD — parking nearby. 45.56932, -114.52556 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:27 a.m., the sun rises at 5:57 a.m. and sets at 7:18 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:48 p.m. (PDT) — 13 h 20 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 33.3-mile route works out to roughly 15 h 14 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.
Nearby trails
- Cottonwood Butte — 15.6 mi
- Stormy Pk.-Virginia — 17.9 mi
- Garden Creek - Horse Heaven — 19.1 mi
- Bighorn Crags — 21.0 mi