{"id":1993,"date":"2025-07-01T00:42:21","date_gmt":"2025-07-01T00:42:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adventure.idahooutdoor.net\/?page_id=1993"},"modified":"2025-07-05T20:38:24","modified_gmt":"2025-07-05T20:38:24","slug":"trail-creek-headwaters","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/adventure.idahooutdoor.net\/index.php\/trail-creek-headwaters\/","title":{"rendered":"Trail Creek Headwaters"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"metaslider-id-2010\" style=\"width: 100%;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-107-0 metaslider metaslider-nivo metaslider-2010 ml-slider ms-theme-default-base\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"Trail Creek Headwaters\" data-height=\"600\" data-width=\"700\">\n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_2010\">\n        <div class='slider-wrapper theme-default'><div class='ribbon'><\/div><div id='metaslider_2010' class='nivoSlider'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/adventure.idahooutdoor.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/P1030248-scaled-700x600.jpg\" height=\"600\" width=\"700\" title=\"P1030248\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-2010 slide-2021 msDefaultImage\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/adventure.idahooutdoor.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/P1030266-scaled-700x600.jpg\" height=\"600\" width=\"700\" title=\"P1030266\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-2010 slide-2022 msDefaultImage\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/adventure.idahooutdoor.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/P1030279-scaled-700x600.jpg\" height=\"600\" width=\"700\" title=\"P1030279\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-2010 slide-2023 msDefaultImage\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/adventure.idahooutdoor.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/P1030298-scaled-700x600.jpg\" height=\"600\" width=\"700\" title=\"P1030298\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-2010 slide-2024 msDefaultImage\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/adventure.idahooutdoor.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/P1030302-scaled-700x600.jpg\" height=\"600\" width=\"700\" title=\"P1030302\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-2010 slide-2025 msDefaultImage\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/adventure.idahooutdoor.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/P1030315-scaled-700x600.jpg\" height=\"600\" width=\"700\" title=\"P1030315\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-2010 slide-2026 msDefaultImage\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/adventure.idahooutdoor.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/P1030316-scaled-700x600.jpg\" height=\"600\" width=\"700\" title=\"P1030316\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-2010 slide-2027 msDefaultImage\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/adventure.idahooutdoor.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/P1030336-scaled-700x600.jpg\" height=\"600\" width=\"700\" title=\"P1030336\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-2010 slide-2028 msDefaultImage\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/adventure.idahooutdoor.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/P1030365-scaled-700x600.jpg\" height=\"600\" width=\"700\" title=\"P1030365\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-2010 slide-2029 msDefaultImage\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/adventure.idahooutdoor.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/P1030393-scaled-700x600.jpg\" height=\"600\" width=\"700\" title=\"P1030393\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-2010 slide-2030 msDefaultImage\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Headwaters Trail to Trail Creek<\/strong> is a gem among gems near the Sun Valley region. This route offers mostly trailless hiking through some of the most remote mountain terrain Idaho has to offer. The trail forks into west and east drainages: the east drainage requires two easy, bridgeless crossings of Trail Creek, while the west involves only one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Strong map-reading skills are essential for anyone attempting the full loop over the 10,100-foot pass. The trail becomes virtually nonexistent in alpine zones and in areas outside of the pine forests, making navigation especially challenging and rewarding for experienced backcountry explorers.  Access road to the parking area is currently in good shape and accessible to most high and medium clearance vehicles.  No signage for the access road currently exists so good map reading skills will be necessary to find the trailhead. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fishing opportunities for Brook Trout exist in the lower sections of the streams. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"477\" height=\"264\" src=\"https:\/\/adventure.idahooutdoor.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Trail-Key.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-124\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adventure.idahooutdoor.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Trail-Key.jpg 477w, https:\/\/adventure.idahooutdoor.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Trail-Key-300x166.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 477px) 100vw, 477px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Trail Key<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/earth.google.com\/earth\/d\/1WWN7g4ZyAEEex2Uwa9Sqy_7BdGJ3dAyu?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Interactive Map<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/fRkDYqP4sj3LD6cR8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Directions to Trailhead<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1eJc1dJIukv_PLeeIxgWcPk2sezvf7k4I\/preview\" width=\"640\" height=\"380\" allow=\"autoplay\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/adventure.idahooutdoor.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Untitled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2008\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adventure.idahooutdoor.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Untitled.jpg 450w, https:\/\/adventure.idahooutdoor.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Untitled-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/adventure.idahooutdoor.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Untitled-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/adventure.idahooutdoor.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Untitled-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Headwaters Trail to Trail Creek is a gem among gems near the Sun Valley region. This route offers mostly trailless hiking through some of the most remote mountain terrain Idaho has to offer. The trail forks into west and east drainages: the east drainage requires two easy, bridgeless crossings of Trail Creek, while the west &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/adventure.idahooutdoor.net\/index.php\/trail-creek-headwaters\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Trail Creek Headwaters&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-1993","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adventure.idahooutdoor.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1993","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adventure.idahooutdoor.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adventure.idahooutdoor.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adventure.idahooutdoor.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adventure.idahooutdoor.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1993"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/adventure.idahooutdoor.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1993\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2123,"href":"https:\/\/adventure.idahooutdoor.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1993\/revisions\/2123"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adventure.idahooutdoor.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1993"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}