Initial Creek
Montana
Free — you'll pick up right here.
6.8 mi
Distance
467 ft
Gain
2h 30m
Time
Conditions: Blocked
for hike, todayAn agency closure order is in effect for this area; weather is good
2 factors · 2 sources
Newest 42 min ago · oldest 55 min
problem: Agency alerts
18 active alerts in Custer Gallatin National Forest; most severe: NFSR #1700 South Plateau Road Closure
USFSPosted Oct 2 · checked 55 min ago
clear: Weather
Clouds, high 70°F / low 53°F, 0% precip — 99/100 for hike
OpenWeather42 min ago
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Why you'll love it
Here's your day, mapped
Initial Creek
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 6.8 mi
- Elevation gain
- 467 ft
- Highest point
- 6,581 ft
- Lowest point
- 6,045 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Bikes
- Allowed
- Horses
- Allowed
- Surface
- Natural
Source for bikes, horses, surface: USDA Forest Service National Forest System Trails (EDW)
About this trail
Initial Creek is a 6.79-mile out-and-back trail in Montana with 467 feet of elevation gain. The trail follows a stream valley and returns via the same path it went out on.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- High point
- 6,581 ft
- Length (round trip)
- 6.8 mi
- Shape
- Out and back
Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)
Where it is
- Beartooth Ranger District · Ranger district
- Custer Gallatin National Forest · National forest
- Managed by
- Forest Service
Conditions
Active alerts for Beartooth Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:
caution · posted Aug 24, 2026
critical · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- Rabbit Gulch Trailhead SpurHiking1 mi
- Castle CreekHiking1.4 mi
- Initial Creek CampgroundCamping1.6 mi
- West Fork StillwaterHiking2.3 mi
- Rabbit GulchHiking3.5 mi
- Pass CreekHiking3.6 mi
- Meyers Creek CabinCamping4.9 mi
- Woodbine CampgroundCamping5.2 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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