Colville National Forest · Washington

Edds Mtn

5.4 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 3 · trail class 3 · typical grade 12-20% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, horse, bike · seasonal: hiking 05/01-10/31

Trailhead Edds Mountain Trailhead Drive there

Edds Mountain #3 the Forest Service's write-up

season to 30 November

This difficult 7.0 mile trail has wonderful views of the surrounding mountains as well as abundant wildlife. During the spring and summer one can marvel in the wildflowers growing along this south facing slope trail. This trail connects you with the Kettle Crest National Recreation trail #13 Vistas of Kettle Crest and the Kettle River Valley. This trail connects to Kettle Crest South Trail #13 . Trail traverses open tallis slope, look for rock cairns in this section.

This hike on fs.usda.gov

Edds Mountain Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

season May 24 to October 28

Trailhead includes two campsites with tables, rock fire rings, and an outhouse. There are several parking areas and plenty of space for truck/horse trailer combinations. Trailhead accesses the Kettle Crest National Recreation Trail. A loop trail option is available using the Kettle Crest #13N trail, Snow Peak #10 trail, Nicks Loop Trail, and the section of forest road 2053100 from the Snow Peak trail to the Nicks Loop cutoff trail.

Provides access to:

Edds Mountain Trail #3

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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.