Kootenai River Campground
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Hamilton Gulch
Montana
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Blocked today
Free — you'll pick up right here.
5.0 mi
Distance
2,703 ft
Gain
3h 1m
Time
Conditions: Blocked
for hike, todayAn agency closure order is in effect for this area; weather is good
2 factors · 2 sources
Newest 7 h ago · oldest 7 h
problem: Agency alerts
2 active alerts in Kootenai National Forest; most severe: Kootenai Flood Event & Inaccessible Areas
USFSPosted Dec 16, 2025 · checked 7 h ago
clear: Weather
Clouds, high 57°F / low 39°F, 36% precip — 83/100 for hike
OpenWeather7 h ago
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Why you'll love it
Big climb
Out & back
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Hamilton Gulch
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 5.0 mi
- Elevation gain
- 2,703 ft
- Highest point
- 5,135 ft
- Lowest point
- 2,415 ft
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Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Bikes
- no
About this trail
Hamilton Gulch is a 5-mile out-and-back trail in Montana with 2,703 feet of elevation gain. The route follows a gulch through the Montana landscape.
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