Clarke Mountain Road
Clarke Mountain Road Trail is a 11.2 miles snow trail in Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest, Idaho. The forest has not published allowed uses for it.
Trail conditions, closures and hazards are not tracked here. The Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest official page carries current alerts and closure orders.
Map
One end Other endLine simplified to about 100 metres. Basemap from the USGS National Map.
| One end | 46.5856, -115.5521 · Directions ↗ |
| Other end | 46.6192, -115.6219 · Directions ↗ |
The ends are the two ends of the longest connected chain of segments. The record does not say which is the usual start.
The trail
| Length | 11.2 miles |
| Type | snow trail |
| Accessibility | Not evaluated |
| Trail numbers | SNO-677 |
| Forest | Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest (unit 0117) |
| States | Idaho |
| Detail published | centerline only |
Values are the set across all segments. Class 1 is minimally developed and class 5 is fully developed. Grade and width are the forest's typical values, not measured extremes.
Trailheads
No season published | 0 mi |
Distance is from the point to the nearest part of the trail line. Season text is what the forest wrote and is often a season name rather than a date. The recreation page link goes to the Forest Service site, which may redirect to the forest's recreation index.
Camping nearby
No federal campground is recorded within five miles of the trail. Dispersed camping is allowed on most National Forest land outside posted closures. The forest office has the current rules.
Campsite Atlas cards carry site counts and booking links from Recreation.gov. Forest Service cards come from the recreation layer and link the agency page.
Fire nearby
- PrescribedRx Rescue Jensen Nfrd
7 mi from the trail midpoint
- WildfireMoose Mountain
20 mi from the trail midpoint · 5,832 acres · 90% contained
- WildfireGrotto
33 mi from the trail midpoint · 3,856 acres · 20% contained
- PrescribedNcf Fall Rx
34 mi from the trail midpoint
Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge. Closure orders are on the forest's official page.
Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest publishes this trail as a centerline only, with no class, surface or allowed uses. What is here is the name, the length and the line. The forest office has the rest.
Checked nightly. Sections appear as soon as the forest publishes more.
Reference
Questions people ask
How long is the Clarke Mountain Road Trail?
11.2 miles, the sum of the 1 segment the Forest Service records under this name in Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
What is allowed on the Clarke Mountain Road Trail?
Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest has not published allowed uses for this trail. The forest office can say what is open.
Where does the Clarke Mountain Road Trail start?
The line begins at 46.5856, -115.5521 and ends at 46.6192, -115.6219. The nearest recorded trailhead is Clark Mountain/Orogrande Trailhead, 0 miles from the line. The record does not say which end is the usual start.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
Is the Clarke Mountain Road Trail in a wilderness area?
No. The trail line does not cross any polygon in the National Wilderness Preservation System layer.
Source: Wilderness Connect
Where can I camp near the Clarke Mountain Road Trail?
No federal campground is recorded within five miles of the trail. Dispersed camping is allowed on most National Forest land outside posted closures. The forest office has the current rules.
Who manages the Clarke Mountain Road Trail?
Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest, Forest Service unit 0117. The trail is in Idaho.
Is there a fire near the Clarke Mountain Road Trail?
4 active incidents within 50 miles of the trail midpoint as of 2026-09-17, the nearest Rx Rescue Jensen Nfrd at 7 miles. Check the forest's closure orders before you go.
Source: Fire nearby
Source
This page is built from 1 segment named CLARKE MOUNTAIN ROAD in the Forest Service TrailNFS_Publish layer, administrative unit 0117. Wilderness overlap is tested against the National Wilderness Preservation System layer from Wilderness Connect. Trailheads and Forest Service campgrounds come from the Forest Service Recreation Opportunities layer. Data refreshed September 17, 2026. The methodology page explains how segments become trails.