Montana · Trail TRD 13485

Soda Springs - Halford Creek

Soda Springs - Halford Creek Trail is a 0.3-mile trail in Bitterroot National Forest, Montana. 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 end45.7946° N, 114.3332° W · Directions ↗
Other end45.7944° N, 114.3378° 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

Length0.3 miles, all of it evaluated accessible
Typeland trail
Surfacenative material
Typical grade5-8 percent
AccessibilityAt least one segment meets Forest Service accessibility guidelines
Trail numbersTRD 13485
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.

Weather by month

NOAA climate normals →
Weather by month near Soda Springs - Halford Creek Trail20°30°40°50°60°70°January: 1.08 inches of precipitationFebruary: 0.87 inches of precipitationMarch: 0.85 inches of precipitationApril: 1.04 inches of precipitationMay: 1.60 inches of precipitationJune: 2.09 inches of precipitationJuly: 1.14 inches of precipitationAugust: 0.90 inches of precipitationSeptember: 1.23 inches of precipitationOctober: 1.50 inches of precipitationNovember: 1.55 inches of precipitationDecember: 1.26 inches of precipitationJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 26.5°F averageFebruary: 29.5°F averageMarch: 37.1°F averageApril: 42.5°F averageMay: 51.5°F averageJune: 58.0°F averageJuly: 65.7°F averageAugust: 64.1°F averageSeptember: 56.4°F averageOctober: 44.8°F averageNovember: 33.2°F averageDecember: 25.7°F average0 in0.5 in1 in1.5 in2 in2.5 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Darby, 18 miles from the trail midpoint at 3,880 feet, station USC00242221 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 15 inches a year.

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

  • Prescribed
    Rx D4 Piquett Creek

    7 mi from the trail midpoint · 2,210 acres

  • Prescribed
    Rx D2 Fern Creek 1.3C

    14 mi from the trail midpoint · 269 acres

  • Prescribed
    Rx D3 Tepee 12 Johnson Wf Landings

    30 mi from the trail midpoint

  • Prescribed
    Scf Nz Pile Burn Rx

    45 mi from the trail midpoint · 605 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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Reference

Questions people ask

How long is the Soda Springs - Halford Creek Trail?

The Forest Service records 0.3 miles under this name in Bitterroot National Forest, the sum of 1 segment. All of it is evaluated as accessible.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

What is allowed on the Soda Springs - Halford Creek 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 Soda Springs - Halford Creek Trail start?

The line begins at 45.7946° N, 114.3332° W and ends at 45.7944° N, 114.3378° 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 Soda Springs - Halford Creek 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 Soda Springs - Halford Creek Trail?

Rombo (3.3 mi) and Sam Billings Memorial Campground (4.6 mi) are within five miles of the trail. The camping section lists all 2 with site counts and booking links.

Source: Campsite Atlas

How steep and how wide is the Soda Springs - Halford Creek Trail?

The typical grade is 5-8 percent.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

Is the Soda Springs - Halford Creek Trail accessible?

The Forest Service has evaluated 0.3 miles of this trail as meeting its accessibility guidelines. The surface is native material.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

Who manages the Soda Springs - Halford Creek 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 Soda Springs - Halford Creek Trail?

The interagency feed shows 4 active incidents within 50 miles of the trail midpoint as of 2026-11-01, the nearest Rx D4 Piquett Creek at 7 miles. Check the forest's closure orders before you go.

Source: Fire nearby

Source

This page is built from 1 segment named Soda Springs - Halford Creek 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 November 1, 2026. The methodology page explains how segments become trails.