Kootenai National Forest · Montana

Emma Creek

6.3 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 725 · trail class 2 · typical grade 12-20% · tread 12-18 inches wide · hiking, bike

Begins at the forest's mile 0, 47.6991, -115.5807 - no trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins

#725 Emma Creek Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

Emma Creek Trail #725 starts at Beaver Creek and follows Emma Creek to the head end of the drainage and ends on FSR 2265. Be advised that FSR 2265 is a seasonal Forest System road and is restricted to motor vehicles October 15 through June 30.

The trail crosses Emma Creek numerous times. The crossings can be challenging and dangerous during peak runoff.

Emma Creek Trail #725

Restrictions <ul><li>No motorized vehicles.</li><li>Mountain Biking: Not recommended due to occasional blowdown, brush, and tread condition.</li><li>Stock use: Not recommended due to occasional blowdown, brush and tread condition.</li><li>Properly possess and store all food, refuse, and other attractants pursuant to Kootenai National Forest <a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb5424578.pdf">Food Storage Order</a> (CFR 261.58 (cc)).</li><li>Please Pack-in-Pack out and Leave-No-Trace.</li></ul>&nbsp;

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About this trail's facts

The lines are the US Forest Service's National Forest System trails layer (public domain), read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end, and the class, surface, grade and tread width are the forest's own entries where it publishes them - a forest that publishes the centreline alone has none. The trailheads and the points along the way are the Service's recreation points, and the write-ups its own recarea text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the forest's own site before you go.