Idaho · Trail 4148

Eleven Mile-Martin Creek

Eleven Mile-Martin Creek Trail is a 8.5 miles trail in Salmon-Challis National Forest, Idaho. The Forest Service rates it trail class 3, developed. It is open to hiking, horse and pack stock, mountain biking, motorcycle and e-bikes.

Trail conditions, closures and hazards are not tracked here. The Salmon-Challis 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 end44.4653, -114.5809 · Directions ↗
Other end44.3909, -114.4939 · 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

Length8.5 miles
Trail class3, developed
Typeland trail
Surfacenative material
Typical grade12-20 percent
Typical tread width18-24 inches
Motor vehiclesOpen to at least one motorized use
AccessibilityNot evaluated
Trail numbers4148
ForestSalmon-Challis National Forest (unit 0413)
StatesIdaho
Detail publishedmanagement 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.

Weather by month

NOAA climate normals →
Weather by month near Eleven Mile-Martin Creek Trail10°20°30°40°50°60°70°January: 0.41 inches of precipitationFebruary: 0.36 inches of precipitationMarch: 0.46 inches of precipitationApril: 0.52 inches of precipitationMay: 0.93 inches of precipitationJune: 0.93 inches of precipitationJuly: 0.42 inches of precipitationAugust: 0.45 inches of precipitationSeptember: 0.85 inches of precipitationOctober: 0.56 inches of precipitationNovember: 0.52 inches of precipitationDecember: 0.52 inches of precipitationJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 20.0°F averageFebruary: 26.8°F averageMarch: 37.3°F averageApril: 44.0°F averageMay: 53.4°F averageJune: 60.9°F averageJuly: 69.3°F averageAugust: 67.4°F averageSeptember: 58.2°F averageOctober: 45.0°F averageNovember: 30.5°F averageDecember: 19.8°F average0 in0.5 in1 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Challis AP, 18 miles from the trail midpoint at 5,033 feet, station USW00004114 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 7 inches a year. The station sits about 3,100 feet lower than the trail midpoint, so temperatures on the ground run cooler.

Allowed uses

HikingAllowed year-round
Horse and pack stockAllowed
Mountain bikingAllowed year-round
MotorcycleAllowed 07/01 to 09/30 (month/day)
E-bikesAllowed 07/01 to 09/30 (month/day)

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

No season published · listed none
0.1 mi
Open 5/25/2012 · listed none
0.1 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.

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.

Fire nearby

  • Wildfire
    Doublesprings

    35 mi from the trail midpoint · 1,779 acres · 70% 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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Reference

Questions people ask

How long is the Eleven Mile-Martin Creek Trail?

8.5 miles, the sum of the 1 segment the Forest Service records under this name in Salmon-Challis National Forest.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

What is allowed on the Eleven Mile-Martin Creek Trail?

hiking, horse and pack stock, mountain biking, motorcycle and e-bikes. The trail is open to at least one motorized use. Some uses are seasonal. The allowed uses section lists the dates.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

Where does the Eleven Mile-Martin Creek Trail start?

The line begins at 44.4653, -114.5809 and ends at 44.3909, -114.4939. The nearest recorded trailhead is Paasasikwana Naokwaide Creek Trailhead, 0.1 miles from the line. The record does not say which end is the usual start.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

Is the Eleven Mile-Martin Creek 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 Eleven Mile-Martin Creek 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.

Source: Salmon-Challis National Forest official page

How developed is the Eleven Mile-Martin Creek Trail?

Trail class 3, which the Forest Service describes as 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 Eleven Mile-Martin Creek Trail?

The typical grade is 12-20 percent. The typical tread is 18-24 inches wide.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

Who manages the Eleven Mile-Martin Creek Trail?

Salmon-Challis National Forest, Forest Service unit 0413. The trail is in Idaho.

Source: Salmon-Challis National Forest official page

Is there a fire near the Eleven Mile-Martin Creek Trail?

1 active incident within 50 miles of the trail midpoint as of 2026-09-18, the nearest Doublesprings at 35 miles. Check the forest's closure orders before you go.

Source: Fire nearby

Source

This page is built from 1 segment named ELEVEN MILE-MARTIN CREEK in the Forest Service TrailNFS_Publish layer, administrative unit 0413. 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.