Coyote Coulee
Montana
Free — you'll pick up right here.
16.0 mi
Distance
753 ft
Gain
5h 43m
Time
No verdict for this trail
We won't guess. Here is exactly what we do and don't know.
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
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Coyote Coulee
Suggested plan · check conditions before you go
Meals
Gear for the day
Elevation & route
- Distance
- 16.0 mi
- Elevation gain
- 753 ft
- Highest point
- 4,743 ft
- Lowest point
- 3,983 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Surface
- Natural
Source for surface: USDA Forest Service National Forest System Trails (EDW)
About this trail
Coyote Coulee is a 16-mile out-and-back trail in Montana managed by the Forest Service. The trail gains 753 feet of elevation.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- High point
- 4,743 ft
- Length (round trip)
- 16 mi
- Shape
- Out and back
Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)
When to go
Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Darby, MT weather station, 7 mi away. High / low in °F.
- Jan34° high19° low
- Feb38° high21° low
- Mar47° high27° low
- Apr54° high31° low
- May64° high39° low
- Jun72° high45° low
- Jul82° high50° low
- Aug81° high48° low
- Sep71° high42° low
- Oct57° high33° low
- Nov42° high25° low
- Dec32° high19° low
Where it is
- Darby 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
- North Fork Hayes CreekHiking1.1 mi
- Camas CreekHiking1.4 mi
- Pullout BouldersRock climbing1.7 mi
- Roadside BouldersRock climbing1.7 mi
- Hardvark BoulderRock climbing1.8 mi
- SNOW TRAIL 429Hiking2 mi
- Lake Como CampgroundCamping3.7 mi
- Three Frogs CampgroundCamping3.9 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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