Kootenai National Forest · Montana

South Fork Pilgrim Creek

3.7 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 1084 · trail class 3 · typical grade 12-20% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, bike, motorcycle, e-bike · motorized use allowed

Trailhead #1084 South Fork Pilgrim Creek Drive there

#1084 South Fork Pilgrim Creek the Forest Service's write-up

South Fork Pilgrim Creek Trail #1084 travels from the Pilgrim Creek valley bottom and ends at the head end of the South Fork of Pilgrim Creek drainage on FSR 2710. Both the lower and upper trailhead are accessible by open Forest System road. The trail crosses the South Fork Pilgrim Creek just up the trail from the lower trailhead. This crossing can be challenging and dangerous during peak flows.

South Fork Pilgrim Creek #1084

Restrictions <ul><li><strong>Motorized vehicles:</strong>&nbsp; South Fork Pilgrim Creek Trail #1084 is open to motorcycles.&nbsp;</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.