South Plum Creek

Montana

Montana

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1.8 mi

Distance

128 ft

Gain

41 min

Time

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What we do know

  • Inside Custer Gallatin 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

Quick trip — under 2 mi
Out & back

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Elevation & route

Distance
1.8 mi
Elevation gain
128 ft
Highest point
4,152 ft
Lowest point
4,025 ft
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Permits & access

Managing agency
Forest Service
Bikes
Allowed
Surface
Natural

Source for bikes, surface: USDA Forest Service National Forest System Trails (EDW)

About this trail

South Plum Creek is a 1.84-mile out-and-back trail in Montana with 128 feet of elevation gain. The trail follows a straightforward out-and-back pattern.

Facts about this trail

The climb

High point
4,152 ft
Length (round trip)
1.8 mi
Shape
Out and back

Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)

Where it is

Source: USFS EDW boundaries

Conditions

Active alerts for Custer Gallatin 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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