SHEFOOT MOUNTAIN 6349’ TRAIL #189
SHEFOOT MOUNTAIN 6349’
EVENT TYPE: Day hiking, backpacking
DISTANCE: up to 9.6 miles RT
ELEVATION: Up to 3321 verts
DIFFICULTY: difficult
MAPS: IPNF, St. Joe River Ranger District
GPS: Moon Pass Trailhead 47°20’ 00” N 115°46’ 16” W
RANGER DISTRICT: CDA River R.D. 208.769.3000
SHOSHONE COUNTY SHERIFF: CALL 911 FIRST or 208.556.1114
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DISTANCE: up to 9.6 miles RT
ELEVATION: Up to 3321 verts
DIFFICULTY: difficult
MAPS: IPNF, St. Joe River Ranger District
GPS: Moon Pass Trailhead 47°20’ 00” N 115°46’ 16” W
RANGER DISTRICT: CDA River R.D. 208.769.3000
SHOSHONE COUNTY SHERIFF: CALL 911 FIRST or 208.556.1114
IDAHO PANHANDLE NATIONAL FOREST/ALERTS
https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/ipnf/alerts-notices
DESCRIPTION:
WE HAVE ADDED THE AREAS SHERIFF’S EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBERS FOR EACH TRIP WRITE UP UNDER THE RANGER DISTRICT INFO. IF AN EMERGENCY OCURRS, EVALUATE YOUR CIRCUMSTANCES AND CALL ONLY IF NEEDED.Trail #189 climbs steadily, and steeply for a little over 2 miles to Big Dick Point 5419’. Then in another 2+ miles you reach Shefoot Mountain. There are a few drops in the trail along this route, but they are only about 300 verts. Shefoot Mountain it’s self is quit spectacular. In the early summer the whole area is covered with Beargrass and other wildflowers.
OPTION #1:
There is an easier way to get to Shefoot Mountain. Via the Moon Pass Road #456, you can drive up thru one of the deep switchbacks of the Hiawatha Trail, to near the top of Sheefoot.
There is an advantage to driving to Turkey Point, near Shefoot. You can park near Turkey Point and do a nice 4 mile off trail loop over and under Shefoot Mountain. That’s when you get the spectacular views of the area.
There is an advantage to driving to Turkey Point, near Shefoot. You can park near Turkey Point and do a nice 4 mile off trail loop over and under Shefoot Mountain. That’s when you get the spectacular views of the area.
DIRECTIONS:
From Wallace, take the first exit and turn left on Front Street for a few blocks where you will turn right onto 2nd Street to Bank Street where you will turn right to King Street that will take you to Placer Street. Placer Creek Road the eventually becomes the Moon Pass Road #456. Drive south on Road #456 past the Pearson Trailhead for the Route of the Hiawatha. Where you do a sharp left turn into the Pearson Trailhead, drive about 1.35 miles to the Big Dick Point Trailhead Trail #189.
COOL THINGS CLOSE BY:
The Route of the Hiawatha, Avery, the St. Joe River, the Pulaski Tunnel Trail, and the Hobo Cedar Grove.
HAZARDS:
Trail #189 has several sections of steep trail leading to Big Dick Point, then another to Shefoot Mountain.
R & P:
Pizza Factory and the 1313 Club in Wallace. The Radio Brewery in Kellogg.
PLAN YOUR TRIP:
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