Pioneer Ridge

Montana

Montana

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2.2 mi

Distance

502 ft

Gain

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What we do know

  • Inside Flathead 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

Part of Camp Misery Trailhead
Big descent

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Pioneer Ridge

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Elevation & route

Distance
2.2 mi
Elevation gain
502 ft
Elevation loss
1,703 ft
Highest point
6,382 ft
Lowest point
5,956 ft

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About this trail

Pioneer Ridge is a 2.18-mile trail in Montana managed by the Forest Service at the Camp Misery Trailhead. It gains 1,331 feet of elevation within the Camp Misery Trailhead system.

Permits & access

Managing agency
Forest Service

Facts about this trail

The climb

Starts at
6,322 ft
High point
6,382 ft
Steepest stretch
19% grade around mile 1 from the start
Length
2.2 mi

Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)

Where it is

Managed by
Forest Service

Source: USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1

Conditions

Active alerts for Flathead National Forest as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)

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