Kootenai National Forest · Montana

Goat Ridge

7.0 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 921 · trail class 3 · typical grade 12-20% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, horse, bike

#921 Goat Ridge Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

This Cabinet Mountains Wilderness trail follows Goat Ridge from Green Mountain to the upper slopes of Goat Peak (6889’). The section of trail from the end of FSR 2282 to the junction with Bear Paw Trail #923 receives very little use. The section from Bear Paw Trail #923 to the junction with Wanless Lake Trail #924 receives most of the use and offers travelers a loop opportunity when hiking in this area. There are no stream crossings.

Goat Ridge Trail #921

Restrictions <ul><li>No motorized vehicles.&nbsp;</li><li>Mechanized vehicles: mechanized vehicle use is authorized on the section of trail from the end of FSR 2282 to the junction with Bear Paw Trail #923.&nbsp;</li><li>Stock use: not recommended on the section of trail from the end of FSR2282 to the junction with Bear Paw trail #923 due to occasional blowdown 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/fseprd534160.pdf">Food Storage Order</a> (CFR 261.58 (cc)).</li><li>Cabinet Mountains Wilderness has limits&nbsp;on the number of persons and stock when traveling in parties. Included is a list of all &nbsp;<a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb5413129.pdf">prohibited acts</a>. You can learn more about wilderness by visiting Wilderness.net</li></ul>

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#923 Bear Paw Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

This short Cabinet Mountains Wilderness trail leads from the end of FSR 1022 to Goat Ridge Trail #921. From this junction, Goat Ridge Trail #921 continues up Goat Ridge to the junction with Wanless Lake Trail #924, and in the opposite direction Goat Ridge Trail #921 leads out to Green Mountain.

The trail crosses McKay Creek at the trailhead. This crossing can be challenging during high runoff.

Bear Paw Trail #923

Restrictions <ul><li>No motorized vehicles.&nbsp;</li><li>Mountain biking: allowed on the entire length of Bear Paw Trail #923.</li><li>Cabinet Mountains Wilderness has limits&nbsp;on the number of persons and stock when traveling in parties. Included is a list of all &nbsp;<a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb5413129.pdf">prohibited acts</a>. You can learn more about wilderness by visiting <a href="http://www.wilderness.net/">Wilderness.net</a></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/fseprd534160.pdf">Food Storage Order </a>(CFR 261.58 (cc)).</li><li>Please practice Pack-in-Pack-out and Leave-No-Trace ethics.</li></ul>

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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.