Ranch Creek Trail #65

Montana

Montana

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1.6 mi

Distance

1,868 ft

Gain

39 min

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

Through-trail
Quick trip — under 2 mi
Out & back

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Elevation & route

Distance
1.6 mi
Elevation gain
1,868 ft
Elevation loss
1,868 ft
Highest point
7,174 ft
Lowest point
5,789 ft
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Permits & access

Managing agency
Forest Service

About this trail

Ranch Creek Trail #65 is a 3.12-mile out-and-back route in Montana with 1,868 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 7,174 feet.

Facts about this trail

The climb

Starts at
7,156 ft
High point
7,174 ft
Total climbing
1,868 ft
Total descent
1,868 ft
Steepest stretch
27% grade around mile 0.9 on the way out
Length (round trip)
3.1 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

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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Copper Court RV Park

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Granite Peak RV Resort

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