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North Fork Sun River
Montana
Montana
Free — you'll pick up right here.
26.7 mi
Distance
2,178 ft
Gain
9h 59m
Time
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What we do know
Inside Helena-Lewis and Clark 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
Big climb
Out & back
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North Fork Sun River
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 26.7 mi
- Elevation gain
- 2,178 ft
- Highest point
- 5,087 ft
- Lowest point
- 4,729 ft
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Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Horses
- Allowed
- Surface
- Natural
- Accessibility
- Not an accessible trail (Forest Service accessibility status)
Source for horses, surface, accessibility: USDA Forest Service National Forest System Trails (EDW)
About this trail
North Fork Sun River is a hiking trail in Montana, 26.69 miles and 2,178 feet of elevation gain. It is managed by the Forest Service.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- High point
- 5,087 ft
- Length (round trip)
- 27 mi
- Shape
- Out and back
Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)
Where it is
- Rocky Mountain Ranger District · Ranger district
- Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest · National forest
- Managed by
- Forest Service
Conditions
Active alerts for Rocky Mountain Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:
fire-restriction · posted Aug 25, 2026
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- Sun RiverCanoeing0.5 mi
- Mortimer Gulch CgCamping0.7 mi
- Big George GulchHiking1.2 mi
- Beaver-Mortimer ConnectorHiking1.3 mi
- Blacktail CreekHiking1.7 mi
- Mortimer GulchHiking2.4 mi
- Home Gulch CgCamping2.7 mi
- Kenck CabinCamping8.4 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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