Divide North
- 13.7 mi
- round trip
- 685 ft
- climb
- 7,291 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Is Divide North open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists 4 alerts for Bitterroot National Forest.
Pile burning on West Fork Ranger and Darby-Sula Districts Nov. 2
Agency alert covering Bitterroot National Forest · USFS · Bitterroot National Forest
Pile burning on West Fork Ranger District end of October
Agency alert covering West Fork Ranger District · USFS · West Fork Ranger District
Pile burning on West Fork Ranger District Oct. 26
Agency alert covering West Fork Ranger District · USFS · West Fork Ranger District
Two Prescribed Burns Planned for the week of Oct. 5 - Piquett Creek & Cameron Gap
Agency alert covering Bitterroot National Forest · USFS · Bitterroot National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Bitterroot National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Divide North is a hard hike of about 13.7 miles in the West Fork Ranger District of Montana's Bitterroot National Forest, managed by the Forest Service. The trail is natural-surfaced and runs out and back, with a low point of about 6,510 feet and a high of about 7,291 feet. The Divide South hike starts just 0.1 mile away, and the Nez Perce Indian Trail lies about 2.5 miles off. Fales Flat Campground is about 3.5 miles away, and the Nez Perce Fork, a canoeing spot, is about 8 miles away.
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