Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest · Idaho

Cache Creek

22 mi of trail, end to end · trail No. 501 · the forest publishes the line only

Trailhead 14 Mile Trailhead Drive there

14 Mile Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

No Fee.

Visitors will travel the scenic Magruder Road Corridor to reach 14 Mile Trailhead, which offers a starting point for hikers and pack trains to reach the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness via Trail 501-the Cache Creek Trail and Trail 580-the Boston Mountain Trail. Along with 2 camp pads, an unloading ramp, hitch rails, stock feeders and a restroom, visitors can also enjoy three interpretive panels with descriptions of Frank Church and information on the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness.

Restrictions Trails to the south of the trailhead are located within designated wilderness, so some restrictions apply. Please visit our page on the <a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/nezperceclearwater/recreation/recarea/?recid=16476">Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness</a> for details.

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About this trail's facts

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.