Kootenai River Campground
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Goat Ridge
Montana
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13.9 mi
Distance
5,650 ft
Gain
7h 28m
Time
Conditions: Blocked
for hike, todayAn agency closure order is in effect for this area; weather is good
2 factors · 2 sources
Newest 17 h ago · oldest 17 h
problem: Agency alerts
2 active alerts in Kootenai National Forest; most severe: Kootenai Flood Event & Inaccessible Areas
USFSPosted Dec 16, 2025 · checked 17 h ago
clear: Weather
Clouds, high 64°F / low 64°F, 0% precip — 95/100 for hike
OpenWeather17 h ago
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Why you'll love it
Big climb
Out & back
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Goat Ridge
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 13.9 mi
- Elevation gain
- 5,650 ft
- Highest point
- 6,084 ft
- Lowest point
- 4,280 ft
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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
Goat Ridge is a 13.94-mile out-and-back trail in Montana managed by the Forest Service. The route gains 5,650 feet of elevation.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- High point
- 6,084 ft
- Length (round trip)
- 14 mi
- Shape
- Out and back
Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)
Where it is
- Cabinet Ranger District · Ranger district
- Kootenai National Forest · National forest
- Managed by
- Forest Service
Conditions
Active alerts for Kootenai National Forest as of Oct 9, 2026:
Updated Skillet Fire Area, Road, Trail Closure
fire-restriction · posted Aug 28, 2026
Kootenai Flood Event & Inaccessible Areas
critical · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- Bear PawHiking0.4 mi
- EngleHiking2.7 mi
- Wanless LakeHiking2.8 mi
- North Shore CampgroundCamping6.7 mi
- Ojibway PeakRock climbing7.4 mi
- Marten Creek CampgroundCamping7.9 mi
- Silver Butte Fisher RiverCanoeing9.2 mi
- Trout CreekCanoeing9.4 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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