Westwood Loop NE - StormKing Trails, ID • Hike

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Distance One Way		0.59 miles
Trailhead Elevation		2,547 feet
Elevation Gain		269 feet
Accumulated Gain		269 feet
Avg Time One Way		30 min
Kokopelli Seeds		1.49
Interest Perennial Creek
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2026-03-21

StormKing trails - Rathdrum

LindaAnn

Author LindaAnn

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Preferred Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep → 7 AM

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Sun 6:35am - 7:12pm

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Overview: Westwood Loop NE is one of the trails in the city of Rathdrum's extensive network of StormKing Trails. Nearly any combination of trails can be hiked in the network, allowing you to create as easy or as difficult a hike as you desire.

Hike: Starting from the entrance to the main parking lot, Westwood Loop heads northwest along the right bank of South Fork Spring Branch Creek. The trail heads gently uphill, paralleling the creek. The forest is dense, and no matter how sunny the day, the trail will be mostly shaded.

As the trail heads uphill, there are several opportunities to walk down to the edge of the creek. Picnic spots are obvious, and many people opt to just walk a short distance and sit at the water. Views along this trail are quite limited, but the variety of vegetation is very pretty--it's basically a Pacific Northwest rainforest along this trail.

Westwood Loop ends at the junction with Skyline and Frog Spit trails, which both continue uphill.

2026-03-21 LindaAnn

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