Trout Ridge/State Line Trail

Montana

Montana

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1.7 mi

Distance

508 ft

Gain

44 min

Time

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What we do know

  • Inside Idaho Panhandle National Forests

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

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Elevation & route

Distance
1.7 mi
Elevation gain
508 ft
Elevation loss
508 ft
Highest point
5,407 ft
Lowest point
5,183 ft
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Managing agency
Forest Service

About this trail

Trout Ridge/State Line Trail is a 3.38-mile out-and-back hike in Montana with 508 feet of elevation gain. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 5,407 feet.

Facts about this trail

The climb

Starts at
5,227 ft
High point
5,407 ft
Total climbing
508 ft
Total descent
508 ft
Steepest stretch
17% grade around mile 1.6 on the way out
Length (round trip)
3.4 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)

When to go

Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Mullan Pass Vor/Dme, ID weather station, 26 mi away. High / low in °F.

  1. Jan28° high19° low
  2. Feb28° high19° low
  3. Mar34° high22° low
  4. Apr40° high27° low
  5. May50° high36° low
  6. Jun58° high42° low
  7. Jul70° high52° low
  8. Aug69° high51° low
  9. Sep59° high44° low
  10. Oct44° high32° low
  11. Nov32° high23° low
  12. Dec27° high18° low

Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020

Where it is

Managed by
Forest Service

Source: USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1

Conditions

Active alerts for Coeur d'Alene River Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

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