Wyoming · Hiking

Beartooth Cr Trail

5.3 mi
round trip
730 ft
climb
9,756 ft
high point
Out and back
route

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Beartooth Cr Trail is an easy, out-and-back hike of about 5.3 miles in the Clarks Fork Ranger District of Wyoming's Shoshone National Forest. The Forest Service manages the land, and the nearest town is Richel Lodge, Montana, about 14 miles away. The trail rises from a low point of about 8,900 feet to a high of about 9,750 feet, with a total elevation gain of about 730 feet. It is a natural-surface trail, and it is accessible. Bikes and horses are both allowed. Beauty Lake Trail starts about half a mile away, and Beartooth Lake Campground is about 0.7 miles off. Beartooth High Lakes Trail, a mountain biking route, is about 1.9 miles away, and Island Lake Campground is about 2.8 miles away.

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