Fishtrap Lake

Montana

Montana

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1.9 mi

Distance

2,329 ft

Gain

1h 12m

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
1.9 mi
Elevation gain
2,329 ft
Elevation loss
2,329 ft
Highest point
4,324 ft
Lowest point
4,052 ft
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Permits & access

Managing agency
Forest Service
Dogs
unknown
Bikes
no

About this trail

Fishtrap Lake is a 3.72-mile out-and-back trail in Montana with 2,329 feet of elevation gain and loss. The route reaches a maximum elevation of 4,324 feet.

Facts about this trail

The climb

Starts at
4,168 ft
High point
4,324 ft
Total climbing
2,329 ft
Total descent
2,329 ft
Steepest stretch
21% grade around mile 0.9 on the way out
Length (round trip)
3.7 mi
Shape
Out and back

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

When to go

Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Libby 32 Sse, MT weather station, 6.3 mi away. High / low in °F, and days with snow.

  1. Jan30° high15° low12 days with snow
  2. Feb35° high15° low10 days with snow
  3. Mar43° high22° low10 days with snow
  4. Apr52° high28° low5 days with snow
  5. May62° high34° low1 days with snow
  6. Jun69° high39° low
  7. Jul78° high42° low
  8. Aug78° high40° low
  9. Sep67° high34° low
  10. Oct52° high27° low3 days with snow
  11. Nov37° high22° low9 days with snow
  12. Dec29° high15° low13 days with snow

Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020

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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