1.7 miles
Distance
934 ft
Climb
-12 ft
Descent
01:00:23
Avg time

Branham Pass Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Horse
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Tobacco Roots
    Pony, Montana
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T1 Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • Local Popularity
    5 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 95 in Hiking
    • 5 in Horseback

This moderately popular trail leaves from Branham Lake Campground and ascends to a saddle that sits between Branham Peaks Thompson Peak, and Leggat Mountain. There are great views, and hikers have a plethora of options to where they can go from here, including Gneiss Lake, Thompson Reservor, Bell Lake or any of the surrounding peaks. Mountain biking: unfortunately there aren't any good options after reaching the saddle other than riding back down the way they came up. From the campground, the first mile of trail is relatively pleasant, rideable in both directions and is intermediate in grade. The trail then becomes steep and moderately technical: you will likely be pushing your bike up the rest of the way. The trickiest thing about the descent is the super tight switchbacks which will likely force some riders off their bikes.

Access Info

Trail accessed from the end of Mill Creek Rd.

More Stats for Branham Pass multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    922 ft
  • Altitude min
    8,794 ft
  • Altitude max
    9,725 ft
  • Altitude start
    8,803 ft
  • Altitude end
    9,724 ft
  • Grade
    10.4%
  • Grade max
    -4.8%
  • Grade min
    57.7%
  • Distance climb
    1 mile
  • Distance down
    420 ft
  • Distance flat
    722 ft
  • Avg time
    01:00:23
  • Avg reverse time
    00:30:11
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      Aug 16, 2023 @ 2:26am
      Aug 16, 2023
      		 Two trees down.
      Jul 2, 2021 @ 12:12pm
      Jul 2, 2021
      Removed a medium sized tree from the trail, 2 cuts with a handsaw.
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