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Ranch Loop
Montana
Montana
Free — you'll pick up right here.
0.4 mi
Distance
168 ft
Gain
12 min
Time
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What we do know
Inside Custer Gallatin 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
Quick trip — under 2 mi
Out & back
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 0.4 mi
- Elevation gain
- 168 ft
- Elevation loss
- 168 ft
- Highest point
- 6,460 ft
- Lowest point
- 6,306 ft
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Permits & access
No permit or access details on file for this trail — check with the local land manager before you go.
About this trail
Ranch Loop is a short out-and-back trail in Montana covering 0.74 miles with 168 feet of elevation gain. The route returns via the same path it went out on.
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