Kootenai National Forest · Montana

White Pine Ridge

1.3 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 766 · trail class 3 · typical grade 12-20% · tread 36-48 inches wide · hiking, bike, atv, e-bike · motorized use allowed

Trailhead #766 White Pine Ridge Trailhead Drive there

#766 White Pine Ridge Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

White Pine Ridge Trail #766 starts about one mile up FSR 2735B on the first switchback in the road. Be advised FSR 2735B is a yearlong gated road, and to gain access to the trail users must hike approximately 3 miles of FSR 2735 and 2735B. The trail intersects Black Peak Trail #763 about one mile northeast of Woodchuck Peak (5880’). There are no stream crossings on the trail.

Motorized vehicles: White Pine Ridge Trail #766 is open to vehicles up to 50” or less in width. Once motorized users intersect Black Peak Trail #763, vehicles 50” or less in width are allowed to proceed down Black Peak Trail #763 to the trailhead; however, the section of trail out to Black Peak is only open to motorcycles.

White Pine Ridge Trail #766

Restrictions <ul><li>Motorized vehicles:&nbsp; White Pine Ridge Trail #766 is open to vehicles up to 50&rdquo; or less in width.&nbsp; Once motorized users intersect Black Peak Trail #763, vehicles 50&rdquo; or less in width are allowed to proceed down Black Peak Trail #763 to the trailhead; however, the section of trail out to Black Peak is only open to motorcycles.</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;

This trailhead on fs.usda.gov

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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.