Kootenai National Forest · Montana

Trout Creek NRT

20 mi of trail, end to end · #774 Trout Creek National Recreation Trailhead: 19.8 mi loop in the Service's write-up · native material surface · trail No. 774 · trail class 3 · typical grade 12-20% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, bike

Trailheads #774 Trout Creek National Recreation Trailhead Drive there · #779 Attlebury Creek Trailhead Drive there

#774 Trout Creek National Recreation Trailhead 19.8 mi loop · the Forest Service's write-up

The Trout Creek National Recreation Trail (NRT) #774 is a 19.8 mile loop trail located in the Trout Creek Roadless Area. The trail makes a large loop, following the East Fork of Trout Creek, Idaho/Montana border, South Branch of Trout Creek, and the West Fork of Trout Creek. Numerous Forest System trails and open roads intersect the trail in various locations allowing for a variety of loop hiking options. Most visitors access the trail from the trailhead for the Trout Creek NRT #774 located at the end of Hope Valley Road/FSR 214.

There are numerous stream crossings that can be challenging and dangerous for most of the year.

Trout Creek National Recreation Trail #774

Restrictions <ul><li><strong>No motorized vehicles.&nbsp;</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.