Indian Springs Montana
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Deep Creek
Montana
Montana
Free — you'll pick up right here.
8.6 mi
Distance
3,389 ft
Gain
4h 34m
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 Kootenai 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
Big climb
Out & back
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Deep Creek
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 8.6 mi
- Elevation gain
- 3,389 ft
- Highest point
- 6,804 ft
- Lowest point
- 4,503 ft
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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
Deep Creek is an out-and-back trail in Montana, 8.61 miles and 3389 feet of elevation gain.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- High point
- 6,804 ft
- Length (round trip)
- 8.6 mi
- Shape
- Out and back
Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)
Where it is
- Fortine Ranger District · Ranger district
- Kootenai National Forest · National forest
- Managed by
- Forest Service
Conditions
Active alerts for Fortine Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:
Deep Creek Road #368 Closure due to Culvert Replacement
caution · posted Sep 24, 2026
Updated Skillet Fire Area, Road, Trail Closure
fire-restriction · posted Sep 11, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- WilliamsHiking1.7 mi
- North Fork Deep CreekHiking2.1 mi
- KrinklehornHiking2.9 mi
- North Dickey LakeCamping6.8 mi
- Grave Creek CampgroundCamping6.9 mi
- Stillwater RiverCanoeing7.8 mi
- Point of RocksRock climbing9.9 mi
- Whale CreekCanoeing9.9 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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