Montana · Trail 8017

Maukey Gulch

Maukey Gulch Trail is a 9.1-mile trail in Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, Montana. The forest has not published allowed uses for it.

Trail conditions, closures and hazards are not tracked here. The Beaverhead-Deerlodge 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 end46.1875° N, 113.5958° W · Directions ↗
Other end46.1400° N, 113.6970° 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

Length9.1 miles
Typeland trail
AccessibilityNot evaluated
Trail numbers8017
ForestBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest (unit 0102)
StatesMontana
Detail publishedcenterline only

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

NOAA climate normals →
Weather by month near Maukey Gulch Trail10°20°30°40°50°60°70°January: 1.52 inches of precipitation, 15.8 inches of snowFebruary: 1.38 inches of precipitation, 17.0 inches of snowMarch: 1.73 inches of precipitation, 14.3 inches of snowApril: 1.72 inches of precipitation, 6.3 inches of snowMay: 2.57 inches of precipitation, 2.0 inches of snowJune: 2.87 inches of precipitation, 0.9 inches of snowJuly: 1.27 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowAugust: 1.08 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowSeptember: 1.62 inches of precipitation, 0.4 inches of snowOctober: 1.48 inches of precipitation, 2.4 inches of snowNovember: 1.77 inches of precipitation, 10.3 inches of snowDecember: 1.81 inches of precipitation, 19.0 inches of snowJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 20.8°F averageFebruary: 23.7°F averageMarch: 31.3°F averageApril: 37.7°F averageMay: 46.4°F averageJune: 53.3°F averageJuly: 60.7°F averageAugust: 59.5°F averageSeptember: 50.9°F averageOctober: 40.1°F averageNovember: 27.9°F averageDecember: 19.4°F average0 in5 in10 in15 in20 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Sula 14 NE, 18 miles from the trail midpoint at 5,155 feet, station USC00247967 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 21 inches a year. The dotted line is average snowfall, about 88 inches a year on the same inches scale. The station sits about 2,000 feet lower than the trail midpoint, so temperatures on the ground run cooler.

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

No federal campground is recorded within five miles of the trail. Dispersed camping is allowed on most National Forest land outside posted closures. The forest office has the current rules.

Fire nearby

  • Prescribed
    Rx Bowles And Daly

    6 mi from the trail midpoint

  • Prescribed
    Rx Cutaway

    13 mi from the trail midpoint

  • Prescribed
    Rx D3 Tepee 12 Johnson Wf Landings

    17 mi from the trail midpoint

  • Prescribed
    Rx D2 Fern Creek 1.3C

    30 mi from the trail midpoint · 269 acres

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

Limited data for this unit

Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest publishes this trail as a centerline only, with no class, surface or allowed uses. What is here is the name, the length and the line. The forest office has the rest.

Checked every Sunday. Sections appear on the first run after the forest publishes more.

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Reference

Questions people ask

How long is the Maukey Gulch Trail?

The Forest Service records 9.1 miles under this name in Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, the sum of 1 segment.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

What is allowed on the Maukey Gulch Trail?

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

Source: Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest official page

Where does the Maukey Gulch Trail start?

The line begins at 46.1875° N, 113.5958° W and ends at 46.1400° N, 113.6970° 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 Maukey Gulch 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 Maukey Gulch Trail?

No federal campground is recorded within five miles of the trail. The camping section covers dispersed camping, which most National Forest land allows.

Source: Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest official page

Who manages the Maukey Gulch Trail?

Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, Forest Service unit 0102. The trail is in Montana.

Source: Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest official page

Is there a fire near the Maukey Gulch Trail?

The interagency feed shows 4 active incidents within 50 miles of the trail midpoint as of 2026-11-01, the nearest Rx Bowles And Daly at 6 miles. Check the forest's closure orders before you go.

Source: Fire nearby

Source

This page is built from 1 segment named Maukey Gulch in the Forest Service TrailNFS_Publish layer, administrative unit 0102. 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.