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Lick Creek
Montana
Montana
Free — you'll pick up right here.
0.7 mi
Distance
461 ft
Gain
22 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 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
Quick trip — under 2 mi
Out & back
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Lick Creek
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 0.7 mi
- Elevation gain
- 461 ft
- Elevation loss
- 461 ft
- Highest point
- 6,280 ft
- Lowest point
- 6,137 ft
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Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Dogs
- unknown
- Bikes
- no
About this trail
Lick Creek is a 1.38-mile out-and-back trail in Montana with 461 feet of elevation gain and loss. The route reaches a maximum elevation of 6,280 feet.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- Starts at
- 6,157 ft
- High point
- 6,280 ft
- Total climbing
- 461 ft
- Total descent
- 461 ft
- Steepest stretch
- 8% grade around mile 0.4 on the way out
- Length (round trip)
- 1.4 mi
- Shape
- Out and back
It rolls up and down the whole way rather than holding one long climb.
Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)
Where it is
- Sula Ranger District · Ranger district
- Bitterroot National Forest · National forest
- Managed by
- Forest Service
Conditions
Active alerts for Bitterroot National Forest as of Oct 9, 2026:
Two Prescribed Burns Planned for the week of Oct. 5 - Piquett Creek & Cameron Gap
fire-restriction · posted Oct 2, 2026
OPEN: FS Road 720 open as of Sept. 28; Lost Horse, Lick Creek, 711 Rd, and 75 Roads are open
information · posted Sep 28, 2026
Bitterroot National Forest Food Storage Order
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- REYNOLDS CREEKHiking1.1 mi
- Hole in the WallHiking1.1 mi
- Martin Creek CampgroundCamping1.1 mi
- East Fork CabinCamping1.6 mi
- East ForkHiking2 mi
- East Fork Bitterroot RiverCanoeing3.5 mi
- McCart LookoutCamping3.6 mi
- Martin CreekCanoeing4.5 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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