Sheldon Mountain
4.2 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 376 · trail class 3 · typical grade 12-20% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, horse, bike · seasonal: hiking 05/01-11/30
Trailhead Sheldon Mountain Trailhead Drive there
Sheldon Mountain Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up
$0.00 Pack in/Pack out · reservation required
This site is suitable for large living quarter trailers and has ample areas to highline around the perimeter of the camping area. It offers a trail training course, vault toilet, hitch rails, two 20' x 20' corrals, picnic tables and fire rings. Several trails leave directly from the camping area providing access to more than 25 miles of trails. This site was developed in partnership with the Cabinet Back Country Horsemen and the Kootenai National Forest.
Sheldon Mountain Brochure [PDF, 3.1MB]
Restrictions <ul><li>16 Day stay limit on all National Forest System Lands.</li><li>Lighting of fireworks is not allowed on all National Forest System Lands</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.
