Hudlow Mountain Idaho

Sitting at the edge of the National Forest, the north slope of Hudlow Mountain is public lands. For this reason, the best access is to just hike up the north side. Although there is no trail, the forest is open, in part due to the Hudlow Fire of 2018. The low intensity fire burned mostly underbrush on the north side so the large trees still provide shade and keep the brush low. The actual summit is private timberlands. I parked at the first shooting area once entering the National Forest. There is room for several cars. If people were shooting on my way down, I planned to drop further west to avoid dropping into the line of fire of the shooting range. There is also a much larger public shooting range down the road further. To reach the north side, there is easy access from Hayden Lake at the end of East Hayden Lake Road. The last few miles have potholes but any car can make it slowly.