Montana trails · Brian Creek
Brian Creek
A 2.9-mile out-and-back in Montana, with 748 ft of climbing. Reaches 05S45E18AACD01 Spring and other spring destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the final third — 63% of the ascent, between mile 2.0 and mile 2.9. It climbs almost continuously, with little descent to recover on.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- 05S45E18AACD01 Spring (spring)
- 05S45E18BDAD01 Spring (spring)
- Brian Spring Number Two (spring)
- Upper Brian Spring (spring)
- 05S45E07DDAC01 Spring (spring)
- 05S45E08CDCB01 Spring (spring)
- Little Brian Spring (spring)
- 05S45E18AACC01 Spring (spring)
Getting there
Brian Creek access. 45.40411, -106.24587 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:49 a.m., the sun rises at 7:19 a.m. and sets at 6:21 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:51 p.m. (MDT) — 11 h 02 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 5.9-mile round trip takes roughly 2 h 56 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 10:15 a.m. — 8 h 06 min before sunset.