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Arsenic Creek
Montana
Montana
Free — you'll pick up right here.
9.2 mi
Distance
1,367 ft
Gain
3h 44m
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 Helena-Lewis and Clark 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
Out & back
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Arsenic Creek
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 9.2 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,367 ft
- Highest point
- 6,557 ft
- Lowest point
- 5,022 ft
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Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Bikes
- Not allowed
- Horses
- Allowed
- Surface
- Natural
- Accessibility
- Not an accessible trail (Forest Service accessibility status)
Source for bikes, horses, surface, accessibility: USDA Forest Service National Forest System Trails (EDW)
About this trail
Arsenic Creek is a 9.16-mile out-and-back trail in Montana with 1,367 feet of elevation gain. The trail follows a river valley through forested terrain.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- High point
- 6,557 ft
- Length (round trip)
- 9.2 mi
- Shape
- Out and back
Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)
Where it is
- Rocky Mountain Ranger District · Ranger district
- Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest · National forest
- Managed by
- Forest Service
Conditions
Active alerts for Rocky Mountain Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:
fire-restriction · posted Aug 25, 2026
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- Fish & Game CabinHiking0.3 mi
- North Fork Sun CutacrossHiking0.9 mi
- Sun ButteHiking1.1 mi
- Sun Butte CutacrossHiking1.2 mi
- Sun RiverCanoeing3.9 mi
- Mortimer Gulch CgCamping4.2 mi
- Home Gulch CgCamping6 mi
- Kenck CabinCamping9.5 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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