Cinnamon Bear Ridge
Cinnamon Bear Ridge Trail is a 6.1-mile trail in Lolo National Forest, Montana. The Forest Service rates it trail class 2, moderately developed. It is open to hiking, horse and pack stock, mountain biking and snowmobile. It enters Welcome Creek Wilderness.
Trail conditions, closures and hazards are not tracked here. The Lolo National Forest official page carries current alerts and closure orders.
Map
One end Other endLine simplified to about 100 metres. Basemap from the USGS National Map.
| One end | 46.5227° N, 113.7656° W · Directions ↗ |
| Other end | 46.5607° N, 113.8370° W · Directions ↗ |
The ends are the two ends of the longest connected chain of segments. The record does not say which is the usual start. The trail is recorded as 3 segments.
The trail
| Length | 6.1 miles |
| Trail class | 2, moderately developed |
| Type | land trail |
| Surface | native material |
| Typical grade | 12-20 percent |
| Typical tread width | 18-24 inches |
| Motor vehicles | Closed to all motorized use year-round |
| Accessibility | Not evaluated |
| Trail numbers | 93 |
| Forest | Lolo National Forest (unit 0116) |
| States | Montana |
| Detail published | management level, with uses |
Values are the set across all segments. Class 1 is minimally developed and class 5 is fully developed. Grade and width are the forest's typical values, not measured extremes.
Weather by month
Allowed uses
| Hiking | Allowed year-round |
| Horse and pack stock | Allowed year-round |
| Mountain biking | Allowed year-round |
| Snowmobile | Allowed 12/02 to 10/14 (month/day) |
A use is listed when the Forest Service records it as managed, accepted or discouraged on any segment. Discouraged still means legal. Uses marked restricted are left out. Where the forest publishes a Motor Vehicle Use Map, that map governs motorized use.
Wilderness
- Welcome Creek WildernessFS · about 22% of the line is insideWilderness Connect ↗
Inside a designated wilderness, bicycles and motor vehicles are prohibited by law regardless of the trail record, and permits or group limits may apply.
Trailheads
The Forest Service recreation layer records no trailhead within a third of a mile of this trail's line. Many trails start from a road pullout or another trail with no trailhead record. The forest's recreation pages list the trailheads it does publish.
Trails nearby
Camping nearby
Campsite Atlas cards carry site counts and booking links from Recreation.gov. Forest Service cards come from the recreation layer and link the agency page.
Fire nearby
- PrescribedRx D1 3-Mile Bravo
5 mi from the trail midpoint · 400 acres
- PrescribedRx D3 Ginny Mtn
21 mi from the trail midpoint · 10 acres
- PrescribedRx Bowles And Daly
23 mi from the trail midpoint
- PrescribedRx D3 Lower Blackfoot Corridor F4
26 mi from the trail midpoint · 101 acres
Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge. Closure orders are on the forest's official page.
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Questions people ask
How long is the Cinnamon Bear Ridge Trail?
The Forest Service records 6.1 miles under this name in Lolo National Forest, the sum of 3 segments.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
What is allowed on the Cinnamon Bear Ridge Trail?
Hiking, horse and pack stock, mountain biking and snowmobile are allowed. The trail is closed to motor vehicles year-round. Some uses are seasonal. The allowed uses section lists the dates.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
Where does the Cinnamon Bear Ridge Trail start?
The line begins at 46.5227° N, 113.7656° W and ends at 46.5607° N, 113.8370° W. No Forest Service trailhead is recorded within a third of a mile of it. The record does not say which end is the usual start.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
Is the Cinnamon Bear Ridge Trail in a wilderness area?
Yes. It enters Welcome Creek Wilderness. Wilderness rules ban bicycles and motor vehicles and often limit group size.
Source: Welcome Creek Wilderness
Where can I camp near the Cinnamon Bear Ridge Trail?
Harry's Flat Campground (1.2 mi), Dalles Campground (3.4 mi) and Bitterroot Flat Campground (3.8 mi) are within five miles of the trail. The camping section lists all 3 with site counts and booking links.
Source: Campsite Atlas
How developed is the Cinnamon Bear Ridge Trail?
Trail class 2, which the Forest Service describes as moderately developed. Class 1 is a minimal, unimproved route and class 5 is fully developed, often paved.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
How steep and how wide is the Cinnamon Bear Ridge Trail?
The typical grade is 12-20 percent. The typical tread is 18-24 inches wide.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
Who manages the Cinnamon Bear Ridge Trail?
Lolo National Forest, Forest Service unit 0116. The trail is in Montana.
Is there a fire near the Cinnamon Bear Ridge Trail?
The interagency feed shows 4 active incidents within 50 miles of the trail midpoint as of 2026-11-01, the nearest Rx D1 3-Mile Bravo at 5 miles. Check the forest's closure orders before you go.
Source: Fire nearby
Source
This page is built from 3 segments named Cinnamon Bear Ridge in the Forest Service TrailNFS_Publish layer, administrative unit 0116. Wilderness overlap is tested against the National Wilderness Preservation System layer from Wilderness Connect. Trailheads and Forest Service campgrounds come from the Forest Service Recreation Opportunities layer. Data refreshed November 1, 2026. The methodology page explains how segments become trails.