Bitterroot National Forest · Montana · Trail TRD 13411

East Piquett

East Piquett Trail is a 3.3 miles trail in Bitterroot National Forest, Montana. The Forest Service rates it trail class 3, developed. The forest has not published allowed uses for it.

Trail conditions, closures and hazards are not tracked here. The Bitterroot 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 end45.8663, -114.1712 · Directions ↗
Other end45.8702, -114.1345 · 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

Length3.3 miles, of which 3.3 miles evaluated accessible
Trail class3, developed
Typeland trail
Surfacenative material
Typical grade5-8 percent
AccessibilityAt least one segment meets Forest Service accessibility guidelines
Trail numbersTRD 13411, TRD 13456, TRD 13835
ForestBitterroot National Forest (unit 0103)
StatesMontana
Detail publishedbasic characteristics

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.

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.

Distance is from the point to the nearest part of the trail line. Season text is what the forest wrote and is often a season name rather than a date. The recreation page link goes to the Forest Service site, which may redirect to the forest's recreation index.

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

  • Wildfire
    Cooper

    20 mi from the trail midpoint · 354 acres · 0% contained

  • Wildfire
    North Fork Lost Horse

    22 mi from the trail midpoint · 118 acres · 70% contained

  • Wildfire
    Nature Grove

    23 mi from the trail midpoint · 1,422 acres · 0% contained

  • Wildfire
    Black Bear

    25 mi from the trail midpoint · 2,126 acres · 30% contained

Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge. Closure orders are on the forest's official page.

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Reference

Questions people ask

How long is the East Piquett Trail?

3.3 miles, the sum of the 3 segments the Forest Service records under this name in Bitterroot National Forest. 3.3 miles of that are evaluated as accessible.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

What is allowed on the East Piquett Trail?

Bitterroot National Forest has not published allowed uses for this trail. The forest office can say what is open.

Source: Bitterroot National Forest official page

Where does the East Piquett Trail start?

The line begins at 45.8663, -114.1712 and ends at 45.8702, -114.1345. 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 East Piquett Trail in a wilderness area?

No. The trail line does not cross any polygon in the National Wilderness Preservation System layer.

Source: Wilderness Connect

Where can I camp near the East Piquett Trail?

Medicine Point Lookout (4.3 mi), Sam Billings Memorial Campground (4.7 mi) and Warm Springs Campground (4.9 mi) are within five miles of the trail. Site counts and booking links are on Campsite Atlas.

Source: Campsite Atlas

How developed is the East Piquett Trail?

Trail class 3, which the Forest Service describes as 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 East Piquett Trail?

The typical grade is 5-8 percent.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

Is the East Piquett Trail accessible?

The Forest Service has evaluated 3.3 miles of this trail as meeting its accessibility guidelines. The surface is native material.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

Who manages the East Piquett Trail?

Bitterroot National Forest, Forest Service unit 0103. The trail is in Montana.

Source: Bitterroot National Forest official page

Is there a fire near the East Piquett Trail?

4 active incidents within 50 miles of the trail midpoint as of 2026-09-17, the nearest Cooper at 20 miles. Check the forest's closure orders before you go.

Source: Fire nearby

Source

This page is built from 3 segments named EAST PIQUETT in the Forest Service TrailNFS_Publish layer, administrative unit 0103. 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 September 17, 2026. The methodology page explains how segments become trails.