Double Gulch
- 6.1 mi
- round trip
- 1,004 ft
- climb
- 6,354 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Jun–Sep
- best months
Is Double Gulch open right now?
No closures listed
The Forest Service lists no closures for Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest.
As of · Source: USFS · Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Double Gulch is a 6.1-mile out-and-back hike on the Forest Service's Belt Creek-White Sulphur Springs Ranger District of the Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest in Montana, about 6 miles from the town of White Sulphur Springs. It's a hard trail, with a one-way climb of about 1,000 feet from a low point near 4,350 feet to a high of about 6,350 feet. The trail is natural-surface and open to horses and bikes. It's not an accessible route. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical July and August highs reach about 80°F with lows in the mid-40s, based on averages from a nearby weather station at a lower elevation, so temperatures on the trail run cooler. Winters are cold, with January highs around 33°F. Nearby, Cow Coulee and Old Baldy are each about 2 miles away, Smith River is about 3 miles off, and Monument Peak Lookout is about 6 miles away.
Local outfitters
- MTBCity48 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Cow CouleeHiking1.9 mi
- Old BaldyHiking2.1 mi
- Smith RiverHiking3.2 mi
- Parker RidgeHiking3.5 mi
- Bear GulchHiking3.7 mi
- Temple GulchHiking4.1 mi
- Strawberry RidgeHiking4.2 mi
- Monument Peak LookoutCamping6 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Grouse Ridge DivideHiking · ~42 min drivePhoto: Forest Service - Northern Region, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- Parker RidgeHiking · ~6 min drive
- Bear GulchHiking · ~6 min drive
- Figure 8 Loop NRTHiking · ~14 min drive
- Cow CouleeHiking · ~3 min drive
- Tenderfoot Falls OverlookHiking · ~7 min drive
- S FK DEEP CREEKHiking · ~8 min drive
- Old BaldyHiking · ~4 min drive
- MONUMENT RIDGEHiking · ~13 min drive
- Deep Creek RidgeHiking · ~10 min drive
Best time to visit Double Gulch
Best months: June–September. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
33° / 11°
8 wet
Feb
35° / 12°
7 wet
Mar
44° / 20°
9 wet
Apr
52° / 26°
11 wet
May
61° / 34°
13 wet
Jun
70° / 41°
12 wet
Jul
80° / 46°
9 wet
Aug
80° / 45°
7 wet
Sep
69° / 37°
6 wet
Oct
54° / 28°
7 wet
Nov
41° / 18°
7 wet
Dec
32° / 11°
7 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Millegan 14 Se, MT, 8.9 mi away at 4,970 ft. The station sits about 1,400 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
