Currant Creek
Montana
Free — you'll pick up right here.
0.7 mi
Distance
583 ft
Gain
20 min
Time
No verdict for this trail
We won't guess. Here is exactly what we do and don't know.
What we do know
Inside Beaverhead-Deerlodge 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.
Nobody's filed a report here yet — be the first.
Why you'll love it
Here's your day, mapped
Currant Creek
Suggested plan · check conditions before you go
Meals
Gear for the day
Elevation & route
- Distance
- 0.7 mi
- Elevation gain
- 583 ft
- Elevation loss
- 583 ft
- Highest point
- 8,089 ft
- Lowest point
- 7,804 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Dogs
- unknown
- Bikes
- no
About this trail
Currant Creek is a 1.46-mile out-and-back trail in Montana with 583 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 8,089 feet.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- Starts at
- 8,089 ft
- High point
- 8,089 ft
- Total climbing
- 583 ft
- Total descent
- 583 ft
- Steepest stretch
- 19% grade around mile 0.2 on the way out
- Length (round trip)
- 1.5 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
- Madison Ranger District · Ranger district
- Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest · National forest
- Managed by
- Forest Service
Conditions
Active alerts for Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest as of Oct 9, 2026:
Anaconda Pintler Wilderness Restrictions
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Pallet Prohibition Order Butte Ranger District
critical · posted Aug 24, 2026
critical · posted Aug 24, 2026
Off-Road Prohibitions in Wilderness Study Areas
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Road/Trail Prohibitions, Off-Road Prohibitions in Recommended Wilderness Areas
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Elkhorn Mine Area and Road Closure
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Lost Creek Area - Road Closure
caution · posted Aug 24, 2026
critical · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- QUARTZ CREEKHiking0.8 mi
- CURRENT CREEKHiking0.9 mi
- Balanced Rock CampgroundCamping1.1 mi
- Forest Trail 7312Hiking1.5 mi
- PEACOCK CREEKHiking3 mi
- Tobacco Root MountainsRock climbing3.2 mi
- HORSE CREEKHiking3.2 mi
- Potosi CampgroundCamping8.7 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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