13 mi of trail, end to end · Johns Creek Trailhead: 10 mi loop in the Service's write-up · about 5,500 ft of climbing · 3,932 ft–6,778 ft · trail No. 431 · the forest publishes the line only
Johns Creek Trailhead 10 mi loop · the Forest Service's write-up
No Fee.
This trail system includes trails #401 Frank Brown, #407 Snoose Creek, #431 Driveway, and #478 Blue Ridge. These are accessible by a pack bridge on the South Fork of the Clearwater River along Highway 14. A 10-mile loop can be made by taking Trail #478 to its end, cutting west on Trail #401 to the Gilmore Ranch, and back to the South Fork Clearwater River on Trail #407. The first 1/2-mile of the trail is rather steep, and not characteristic of the entire trail system.
Restrictions Some trails lead into the Gospel-Hump Wilderness. All trail users must avoid using motorized vehicles on these sections of trail.
The lines are the US Forest Service's National Forest System trails layer (public domain), read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end, and the class, surface, grade and tread width are the forest's own entries where it publishes them - a forest that publishes the centreline alone has none. The trailheads and the points along the way are the Service's recreation points, and the write-ups its own recarea text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the forest's own site before you go.
