Kings Gulch
Montana
Free — you'll pick up right here.
1.2 mi
Distance
289 ft
Gain
39 min
Time
Conditions: Blocked
for mountain biking, todayAn agency closure order is in effect for this area; weather is good
2 factors · 2 sources
Newest 20 h ago · oldest 20 h
problem: Agency alerts
9 active alerts in Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest; most severe: Pallet Prohibition Order Butte Ranger District
USFSPosted Jan 31, 2025 · checked 20 h ago
clear: Weather
Clouds, high 60°F / low 54°F, 0% precip — 100/100 for mountain biking
OpenWeather20 h ago
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Trail character
- Surface
- Gravel Road
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Kings Gulch
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 1.2 mi
- Elevation gain
- 429 ft
- Elevation loss
- 429 ft
- Highest point
- 7,886 ft
- Lowest point
- 7,590 ft
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Directions & GPX
About this trail
Kings Gulch is a short out-and-back trail in Idaho covering 1.21 miles with 451 feet of elevation gain. The route follows a gravel road and is rated as an easy / green circle trail by IMBA.
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
Facts about this trail
The climb
- Starts at
- 7,611 ft
- High point
- 7,886 ft
- Total climbing
- 429 ft
- Total descent
- 429 ft
- Steepest stretch
- 12% grade around mile 0.9 on the way out
- Length (round trip)
- 2.4 mi
- Shape
- Out and back
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
- California-mill GulchMountain biking0.1 mi
- Boundary SpurMountain biking0.2 mi
- Kings Cutoff ROadMountain biking0.2 mi
- Lower Mill GulchMountain biking0.3 mi
- Big Buck RoadMountain biking0.3 mi
- Balanced Rock CampgroundCamping5.9 mi
- Tobacco Root MountainsRock climbing7.3 mi
- North Meadow CreekCanoeing9.8 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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