Pillick Ridge
11 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 1036 · trail class 3 · typical grade 12-20% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, horse · seasonal: hiking 06/01-10/31
Trailhead #1036 Pilick Ridge Trailhead Drive there
#1036 Pilick Ridge Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up
Pilick Ridge Trail #1036 starts on Highway 56 and follows Pilick Ridge to Star Peak. Spectacular views of the Cabinet Mountains Wilderness, Scotchman Peaks Recommended Wilderness Area, and the Clark Fork Valley can be seen from the trail. Napoleon Gulch Trail #1035, Star Gulch Trail #1016, and Big Eddy Trail #998 all depart from the trail offering loop hiking opportunities
Pilick Ridge Trail #1036
Restrictions <ul><li>No<strong> motorized or mechanized 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/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>
This trailhead on fs.usda.gov
Every trail in Kootenai National Forest
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.
