Payette National Forest · Idaho
Saddle Trail
1.3 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 278 · trail class 3 · typical grade trail_grade · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, horse, bike, motorcycle, atv, e-bike · motorized use allowed
Trailhead Keithly Saddle Trailhead Drive there
Clayburn Saddle Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up
The Clayburn Saddle Trailhead is located at the end of the Goose Lake Road (FS 50257). This trailhead provides access to the Hard Butte area via Elk Lake Trail #347 (note that Elk Lake is on the far end of the trail). Several lakes are in the Hard Butte area to include, Rainbow Lake, Twin Lakes, Black Lake and Hard Butte Lake.
Other Trails accessed from the Clayburn Trailhead: Hard Butte Trail #344 ; Hard Butte Lookout Trail #508 ; Partridge Creek Trail #152 ; north end of Vance Creek Trail #160 ; Elk Creek Trail #367 ; Clayburn Creek #505 .
This trailhead on fs.usda.gov
Pollock Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up
Non-motorized trailhead for trail #179 to Cold Springs Saddle. Dispersed camping available at this trailhead with a new CXT restroom.
This trailhead on fs.usda.gov
Every trail in Payette National Forest
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.
