Montana trails · Snowcrest
Snowcrest
A 38.3-mile point-to-point in Montana, with 2,967 ft of climbing. Reaches Ledoford Pass and other pass/summit destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the first third: 47% of the ascent falls between mile 0.0 and mile 12.8. It gives back about 9,262 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Ledoford Pass (pass)
- Snowcrest Mountain (summit)
- The Notch (pass)
- Stonehouse Mountain (summit)
Getting there
GILBERT TRAIL access. 45.00723, -111.99141 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:18 a.m., the sun rises at 6:48 a.m. and sets at 8:07 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:37 p.m. (MDT) — 13 h 19 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 38.3-mile route works out to roughly 15 h 40 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.
Loop options
- MT. CAREY + SNOWCREST + CORRAL CREEK — 7.7 mi loop, 2,446 ft gain
- COOK HEADQUARTERS + SNOWCREST + MT. CAREY — 13.2 mi loop, 3,513 ft gain
- SNOWCREST + TWO MEADOWS + EAST FORK BLACKTAIL CREEK — 13.3 mi loop, 2,370 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Tobacco Root — 28.9 mi