Kootenai River Campground
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Napoleon Gulch
Montana
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Free — you'll pick up right here.
5.5 mi
Distance
1,896 ft
Gain
2h 47m
Time
Conditions: Blocked
for hike, todayAn agency closure order is in effect for this area; weather is marginal
2 factors · 2 sources
Newest 22 min ago · oldest 25 min
problem: Agency alerts
2 active alerts in Kootenai National Forest; most severe: Kootenai Flood Event & Inaccessible Areas
USFSPosted Dec 16, 2025 · checked 25 min ago
caution: Weather
Clouds, high 53°F / low 38°F, 84% precip — 64/100 for hike
OpenWeather22 min ago
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Out & back
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Napoleon Gulch
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 5.5 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,896 ft
- Highest point
- 4,927 ft
- Lowest point
- 2,343 ft
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Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Bikes
- no
About this trail
Napoleon Gulch is a 5.51-mile out-and-back trail in Montana with 1,896 feet of elevation gain. The route follows a gulch through the Montana landscape.
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