Kootenai National Forest · Montana

Sorrel Gulch

6.7 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 799 · trail class 3 · typical grade 12-20% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, bike, motorcycle, e-bike · motorized use allowed

Trailhead #799 Sorrel Gulch Trailhead Drive there

#799 Sorrel Gulch Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

Sorrel Gulch Trail #799 departs FSR 322 just below the summit of Minton Peak. The trail follows a major ridgeline around the head end of Sorrel Gulch then drops into the gulch and then joins FSR 2231. FSR 2231 is four mile long closed road that follows the South Fork of Marten Creek out to Marten Creek Road. The trail travels between two open road systems allowing users to either hike bottom-to-top or top-to-bottom.

Motorized vehicles: Motorcycle use is allowed on Sorrel Gulch Trail #799.

The trail crosses the South Fork of Marten Creek and then Marten Creek at the lower trailhead. These crossings can be challenging during peak runoff.

Sorrel Gulch Trail #799

Restrictions <ul><li><strong>Motorized vehicles:</strong>&nbsp; Motorcycle use is allowed on Sorrel Gulch Trail #799.</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.