Trail Cr.-West Fork
Trail Cr.-West Fork Trail is a 5.4 miles trail in Sawtooth National Forest, Idaho. The Forest Service rates it trail class 2, moderately developed. It is open to hiking, horse and pack stock and mountain biking.
Trail conditions, closures and hazards are not tracked here. The Sawtooth 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 | 43.8454, -114.2991 · Directions ↗ |
| Other end | 43.8628, -114.3465 · 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 is recorded as 15 segments.
The trail
| Length | 5.4 miles |
| Trail class | 2, moderately developed |
| Type | land trail |
| Surface | native material |
| Typical grade | 10-12 percent, 12-20 percent, 5-8 percent, 8-10 percent, 0-5 percent |
| Typical tread width | 12-18 inches |
| Motor vehicles | Closed to all motorized use year-round |
| Accessibility | Not evaluated |
| Trail numbers | 7126 |
| Forest | Sawtooth National Forest (unit 0414) |
| States | Idaho |
| Detail published | management level, with uses |
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.
Allowed uses
| Hiking | Allowed year-round |
| Horse and pack stock | Allowed year-round |
| Mountain biking | Allowed year-round |
A use is listed when the Forest Service records it as managed, accepted or discouraged on any segment. Discouraged still means legal. Uses marked restricted are left out. Where the forest publishes a Motor Vehicle Use Map, that map governs motorized use.
Trailheads
The Forest Service recreation layer records no trailhead within a third of a mile of this trail's line. Many trails start from a road pullout or another trail with no trailhead record. The forest's recreation pages list the trailheads it does publish.
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
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
- WildfireDoublesprings
38 mi from the trail midpoint · 1,779 acres · 60% contained
- WildfireBuckhorn
45 mi from the trail midpoint · 157 acres · 46% contained
Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge. Closure orders are on the forest's official page.
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Historic places nearby
Reference
Questions people ask
How long is the Trail Cr.-West Fork Trail?
5.4 miles, the sum of the 15 segments the Forest Service records under this name in Sawtooth National Forest.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
What is allowed on the Trail Cr.-West Fork Trail?
hiking, horse and pack stock and mountain biking. The trail is closed to motor vehicles year-round.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
Where does the Trail Cr.-West Fork Trail start?
The line begins at 43.8454, -114.2991 and ends at 43.8628, -114.3465. No Forest Service trailhead is recorded within a third of a mile of it. The record does not say which end is the usual start.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
Is the Trail Cr.-West Fork 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 Trail Cr.-West Fork Trail?
Park Creek Campground (2.1 mi), Phi Kappa Campground (4.1 mi) and Caribou Campground (4.9 mi) are within five miles of the trail. Site counts and booking links are on Campsite Atlas.
Source: Campsite Atlas
How developed is the Trail Cr.-West Fork Trail?
Trail class 2, which the Forest Service describes as moderately developed. Class 1 is a minimal, unimproved route and class 5 is fully developed, often paved.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
How steep and how wide is the Trail Cr.-West Fork Trail?
The typical grade is 10-12 percent on most segments and 12-20 percent or 5-8 percent or 8-10 percent or 0-5 percent on others. The typical tread is 12-18 inches wide.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
Who manages the Trail Cr.-West Fork Trail?
Sawtooth National Forest, Forest Service unit 0414. The trail is in Idaho.
Is there a fire near the Trail Cr.-West Fork Trail?
2 active incidents within 50 miles of the trail midpoint as of 2026-09-17, the nearest Doublesprings at 38 miles. Check the forest's closure orders before you go.
Source: Fire nearby
Source
This page is built from 15 segments named TRAIL CR.-WEST FORK in the Forest Service TrailNFS_Publish layer, administrative unit 0414. 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.