4.5 miles
Distance
82 ft
Climb
-260 ft
Descent
1 mile
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Wilderness Trail Details

  • Activities
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Craters of the Moon National Monument
    Arco, Idaho
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T1 Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Wilderness Trail
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Trail Visibility
    No clear path
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • Global Ranking
    #20810 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    25 in Hiking [+]
    • 5 in Trail Running
  • OSM Way
    #216669438

You will have a sense of solitude as you travel into the Craters of the Moon Wilderness. Begin the trail on the sidewalk that parallels the roadway and turn right to follow the direct route across a young lava flow near the entrance to Buffalo Caves. Follow the metal posts across the lava. After stepping off of the lava turn right at the trail sign. You then pass between Big Cinder and Half Cone cinder cones. Check out the "lava trees" at the short signed trail that leads to these features. Observe Crescent Butte and Coyote Butte as you travel through "trench mortar flats". Echo Crater is a great place to camp Obtain a required backcountry permit at the visitor center and be prepared to walk through the sage brush to access the easiest entrance on the north-eastern side of the crater.

source: Craters of the Moon Hiking
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Backcountry Permit Required. Available at Park HQ.

Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Wilderness Trail hike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -178 ft
  • Altitude min
    5,589 ft
  • Altitude start
    5,827 ft
  • Altitude end
    5,650 ft
  • Grade
    -0.7%
  • Grade max
    -10.9%
  • Grade min
    12.7%
  • Distance climb
    3,855 ft
  • Distance down
    2 miles
  • Distance flat
    1 mile
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