Kootenai National Forest · Montana

Granite Creek

5.9 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 136 · trail class 3 · typical grade 12-20% · tread 24-36 inches wide · hiking, horse · seasonal: hiking 06/01-11/30

Begins at the forest's mile 0, 48.2957, -115.6254 - no trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins

#772 Granite Creek Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

Granite Creek Trail #772 follows the Granite Creek drainage and connects Trout Creek National Recreation Trail (NRT) #774 to Black Peak Trail #763. Most visitors access the trail from the trailhead for the Trout Creek NRT #774 located at the end of Hope Valley Road/FSR 214.

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

Granite Creek Trail #772

Restrictions <ul><li><strong>No motorized vehicles.</strong></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 practice Pack-in-Pack-out and Leave-No-Trace ethics.</li></ul>&nbsp; &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.