Palisades Trail
Montana
Free — you'll pick up right here.
3.6 mi
Distance
794 ft
Gain
No verdict for this trail
We won't guess. Here is exactly what we do and don't know.
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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Trail character
- Surface
- Singletrack
Why you'll love it
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Palisades Trail
Suggested plan · check conditions before you go
Elevation & route
- Distance
- 3.6 mi
- Elevation gain
- 2,320 ft
- Elevation loss
- 2,320 ft
- Highest point
- 6,635 ft
- Lowest point
- 5,896 ft
Gear for the day
Photos
Directions & GPX
About this trail
Palisades Trail is a 3.58-mile out-and-back singletrack in Montana with 1,006 feet of elevation gain. The trail follows an easy, green-circle rated route on singletrack terrain.
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Dogs
- yes
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