Carlton Lakes Wilderness Trail

Montana

Montana

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4.1 mi

Distance

2,909 ft

Gain

2h 31m

Time

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What we do know

  • Inside Bitterroot National Forest

    2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.

    Boundary data

What's missing

  • No access route mapped

    We don't yet know which road reaches this trailhead, so we can't tell you if it's gated.

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Why you'll love it

Through-trail
Big climb
Out & back

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Carlton Lakes Wilderness Trail

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Elevation & route

Distance
4.1 mi
Elevation gain
2,909 ft
Elevation loss
2,909 ft
Highest point
8,351 ft
Lowest point
6,200 ft
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Managing agency
Forest Service

About this trail

Carlton Lakes Wilderness Trail is an 8.2-mile out-and-back route in Montana with 2,909 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 8,351 feet.

Facts about this trail

The climb

Starts at
6,200 ft
High point
8,351 ft
Total climbing
2,909 ft
Total descent
2,909 ft
Steepest stretch
28% grade around mile 0.7 on the way out
Length (round trip)
8.2 mi
Shape
Out and back

Most of the climbing comes early, so the second half is easier.

Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)

Where it is

Managed by
Forest Service

Source: USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1

Conditions

Active alerts for Bitterroot National Forest as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)

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