Lower Lake Fork Trail
Montana
Free — you'll pick up right here.
1.2 mi
Distance
489 ft
Gain
36 min
Time
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What we do know
Inside Custer Gallatin 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
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Lower Lake Fork Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 1.2 mi
- Elevation gain
- 489 ft
- Elevation loss
- 489 ft
- Highest point
- 7,207 ft
- Lowest point
- 6,853 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this trail
Lower Lake Fork Trail is a 2.38-mile out-and-back hike in Montana with 489 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 7,207 feet.
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