Montana · Hiking · Bob Marshall Wilderness

Holbrook Ford

1.9 mi
round trip
28 ft
climb
4,545 ft
high point
Out and back
route
Jul–Sep
best months

Is Holbrook Ford open right now?

Alert in the area

The Forest Service lists 5 alerts for Flathead National Forest.

As of · Source: USFS · Flathead National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Holbrook Ford is an easy, 1.9-mile out-and-back hike in the Bob Marshall Wilderness, within the Spotted Bear Ranger District of Flathead National Forest in northwest Montana. The Forest Service manages the land, and the trail sits at about 4,400 feet, with a high point of about 4,545 feet. The route is short and gentle, with a total elevation gain of about 28 feet. It's a natural-surface trail, and horses are allowed. Bikes are not. It is not an accessible trail. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from the nearby Lindbergh Lake weather station show July and August highs around 78°F with lows near 50°F and only about seven wet days a month. Winter is cold and snowy, with highs in the low 30s and snow on roughly half the days in December and January. Several other hikes start close by. Lime Creek is about 0.2 miles away, Murphy Ford about 0.3 miles, and Charlotte Peak about 1.2 miles. The White River South Rim is about 0.8 miles off.

  • Best time to go · Jul–Sep

    Best time to visit Holbrook Ford

    Best months: July–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.

    1. Jan

      31° / 16°

      19 wet · 17 snow

    2. Feb

      34° / 17°

      16 wet · 14 snow

    3. Mar

      42° / 23°

      16 wet · 11 snow

    4. Apr

      50° / 30°

      14 wet · 6 snow

    5. May

      60° / 38°

      14 wet · 1 snow

    6. Jun

      68° / 45°

      13 wet

    7. Jul

      78° / 50°

      7 wet

    8. Aug

      78° / 49°

      7 wet

    9. Sep

      67° / 41°

      9 wet

    10. Oct

      51° / 32°

      12 wet · 3 snow

    11. Nov

      38° / 24°

      16 wet · 10 snow

    12. Dec

      29° / 16°

      19 wet · 16 snow

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Lindbergh Lake, MT, 22.4 mi away at 4,320 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.