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Montana trails · Tobacco Root

Tobacco Root

A 22.0-mile point-to-point in Montana, with 2,764 ft of climbing. Reaches Ramshorn Mountain and other lake/pass/summit destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.

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Length
22.0 mi
Elevation gain
2,764 ft
Difficulty
Expert
Max grade
50%
Steepest mile
+1,005 ft
Tread at ≥10% grade
10.9 mi
Shape
point-to-point
Managed by
U.S. Forest Service

Elevation profile

7,430 – 10,189 ft13579111315171921

The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 6,210 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.

3-D terrain

3-D terrain view of Tobacco Root

USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5

Reaches

Heads up

Stream ford: expect at least one unbridged crossing.
Sections reported faint or hard to follow — carry a map or download this area offline.

Getting there

TOBACCO ROOT access. About 2 h 35 min drive (81 mi, 10 of them unpaved) from Bozeman. 45.42743, -111.95212 · directions

Daylight at the trailhead

On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:12 a.m., the sun rises at 7:42 a.m. and sets at 6:44 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:14 p.m. (MDT) — 11 h 02 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 22.0-mile route takes roughly 9 h 32 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 5:14 p.m. — 1 h 29 min before sunset.

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