connector trail

Montana

Montana

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1.4 mi

Distance

1,035 ft

Gain

31 min

Time

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What we do know

  • Inside Lolo 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

Quick trip — under 2 mi
Out & back

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Elevation & route

Distance
1.4 mi
Elevation gain
1,035 ft
Elevation loss
1,035 ft
Highest point
5,399 ft
Lowest point
4,506 ft
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Managing agency
Forest Service

About this trail

The connector trail is a 2.86-mile out-and-back route in Montana with 1,035 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 5,399 feet.

Facts about this trail

The climb

Starts at
5,399 ft
High point
5,399 ft
Total climbing
1,035 ft
Total descent
1,035 ft
Steepest stretch
35% grade around mile 0.2 on the way out
Length (round trip)
2.9 mi
Shape
Out and back

Most of the climbing comes late, so save something for the end.

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 Lolo 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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