Broadwater River
Montana
Free — you'll pick up right here.
3.9 mi
Distance
409 ft
Gain
1h 30m
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 Custer Gallatin National Forest
3 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
Here's your day, mapped
Broadwater River
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 3.9 mi
- Elevation gain
- 409 ft
- Highest point
- 8,483 ft
- Lowest point
- 8,076 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Wilderness area
- Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness
- Bikes
- no
About this trail
Broadwater River is a 3.88-mile out-and-back trail in Montana managed by the Forest Service. The route gains 409 feet of elevation.
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