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Willow Creek
Montana
Montana
Free — you'll pick up right here.
7.3 mi
Distance
2,659 ft
Gain
3h 45m
Time
No verdict for this trail
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What we do know
Inside Bitterroot 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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Willow Creek
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 7.3 mi
- Elevation gain
- 2,659 ft
- Highest point
- 8,072 ft
- Lowest point
- 5,414 ft
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Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Surface
- Natural
Source for surface: USDA Forest Service National Forest System Trails (EDW)
About this trail
Willow Creek is a 7.27-mile out-and-back trail in Montana with 2,659 feet of elevation gain. The trail follows Willow Creek and returns via the same path it went out on.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- High point
- 8,072 ft
- Length (round trip)
- 7.3 mi
- Shape
- Out and back
Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)
Where it is
- Stevensville Ranger District · Ranger district
- Bitterroot National Forest · National forest
- Managed by
- Forest Service
Conditions
Active alerts for Bitterroot National Forest as of Oct 9, 2026:
Two Prescribed Burns Planned for the week of Oct. 5 - Piquett Creek & Cameron Gap
fire-restriction · posted Oct 2, 2026
OPEN: FS Road 720 open as of Sept. 28; Lost Horse, Lick Creek, 711 Rd, and 75 Roads are open
information · posted Sep 28, 2026
Bitterroot National Forest Food Storage Order
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- Gleason LakeHiking0.5 mi
- Rough Rider TrailHiking3.3 mi
- Upper Signal CreekHiking3.4 mi
- Skalkaho-GirdHiking3.8 mi
- Gird PointCamping6.1 mi
- Gold Creek CampgroundCamping7.1 mi
- Black Bear CampgroundCamping8.9 mi
- Skalkaho CreekCanoeing9.5 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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