Trail Overview

The route begins at Poison Flats Trailhead, climbs to Poison Flats, and follows the trail to Long Canyon Road. Cut off to the weather station and park at the pond below. Walk up to the old Morning Glory Mine. (The only registered mine in Madison County, ID). Continue down the cutoff trail to Wolverine Creek Trail, then head back up to Long Canyon Road. Explore the shortcut to Windy Ridge Loop and return back to Long Canyon Road. Enjoy a leisurely ride down Long Canyon Road to the Kelly Canyon Ski Hill.

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Difficulty

This has sections of trail that are 50 inch wide with very little area to pass in some sections. Some rocky sections do get rocky with slight off camber turns but can easily be negotiated with a little patience.

History

The Morning Glory Mine was filed in 1985 and abandoned in 1993. Other than some quartz in the area and a vein of vermiculite that could be used for early electronic tube insulation I have not been able to find the main mineral that Cavenaugh Minerals was looking for in this area.

Technical Rating

Taylor Hadley

Jun 20, 2026

Open

3/4 of this trail is actually the main road. On x needs to fix this and make it not labeled as a trail.

Harrison Sanders

Jul 19, 2025

Open

This trail is basically just a road until the last little portion. We road it thinking it would be an easy trail but were disappointed when it was a main road with a turn off 2/3 way through to the actual trail.

Jim Byington

Sep 21, 2024

Open

Good trail fun and some people but light for a Saturday. People were polite and followed good trail practices

Dave Carpenter

Aug 18, 2023

Open