0.5 mi loop · about 20 ft of climbing · 3,828 ft–3,858 ft · trail No. 748 · the forest publishes the line only
TrailheadGiant Cedar Grove Trailhead 3,852 ft Drive there
Giant Cedar Grove Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up
No Fee. · season May to
Just 30 minutes north of the sweet little town of Elk River, Idaho, the Giant Cedar Grove Trailhead marks the start of the paved and accessible Giant Red Cedar National Recreation Trail (Trail 748). Hikers can see the "Champion Tree of Idaho," more than 18' in diameter along with many groves of old growth cedar trees.
Accessibility <p>The Giant Red Cedar National Recreation Trail is a fully accessible, paved trail.</p>
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.
