Bitterroot Mountains

The Bitterroot Mountains are part of the Bitterroot Range, running north-south from I-90 to the Salmon River and making up much of the Idaho-Montana state line. The mountains abut the Clearwater and St. Joe Mountains, which make up the Bitterroot’s western boundary. To the east the Bitterroots are bordered by the Bitterroot River. The mountains are named after the Montana state flower, Lewisia rediviva.

Trail	Rating	Difficulty	Distance	Duration	Elevation Gain	High Point	Low Point	Type	Features	Status	Administration	Fees and Permits	Maps	Open To	Season	Trail#	Resources
Bacon-Bean Loop	4.4 / 5	Moderate	36.0 mi	20:00 h	6,000 ft	6,665 ft	3,743 ft	Lollipop	Mountain Lake Grove Riverwalk Meadow	Wild and Scenic River	St. Joe National Forest	None required	Red Ives Peak Chamberlain Mountain Bacon Peak Sherlock Peak	Hikers Dogs Horses Mountain Bikers	July-October	20, 66
French Lake	3.5 / 5	Moderate	5.8 mi	2:20 h	1,710 ft	6,171 ft	4,396 ft	Out-and-back	Grove Lake Meadow	Proposed Wilderness	Lolo National Forest	None required	Straight Peak	Hikers Dogs Horses	June – October	143
Great Burn Loop	4.9 / 5	Moderate	46.8 mi	19:21 h	8,605 ft	7,320 ft	3,330 ft	Loop	Grove Lake Meadow Mountain Structure Waterfall	Proposed Wilderness	Lolo National Forest Clearwater National Forest	None required	Bruin Hill Saint Patrick Peak Schley Mountain Straight Peak	Hikers Dogs Horses	July – October	103, 738, 110, 101	Great Burn Wilderness Map
Kelly Creek Loop	4.2 / 5	Moderate	51.3 mi	19:48 h	6,429 ft	7,124 ft	3,154 ft	Loop	Lake Meadow Riverwalk Rock Formation	Unprotected	Clearwater National Forest	None required	Bruin Hill Schley Mountain Osier Ridge Rhodes Peak Toboggan Ridge Gorman Hill	Hikers Dogs	July – October	567, 738, 490	Great Burn Wilderness Map
Lone Lake – Stevens Lake Loop	4.1 / 5	More Difficult	7.0 mi	3:20 h	2,862 ft	6,835 ft	3,933 ft	Loop	Lake Mountain Meadow Waterfall Structure	Unprotected	Coeur d’Alene National Forest	None required	Mullan	Hikers Dogs Horses	Year-around	138, 165
Nelson Ridge Loop	3.3 / 5	Moderate	17.2 mi	5:41 h	3,350 ft	5,739 ft	2,413 ft	Loop	Mountain Riverwalk Meadow	Unprotected	St. Joe National Forest	None required	Avery Sheefoot Mountain	Hikers Horses Mountain Bikers	June – November
Siamese Lake Loop	4.4 / 5	More Difficult	23.0 mi	8:50 h	3,469 ft	6,754 ft	3,413 ft	Loop	Grove Lake Meadow Mountain Waterfall	Proposed Wilderness	Lolo National Forest	None required	Bruin Hill Schley Mountain Saint Patrick Peak Straight Peak	Hikers Dogs	July – October	101, 114, 99, 103	Great Burn Wilderness Map
St. Regis Lakes to Copper Lake Loop	3.6 / 5	Strenuous	9.7 mi	3:55 h	2,481 ft	6,400 ft	4,404 ft	Loop	Mountain Lake Meadow	Unprotected	Lolo National Forest	None required	Lookout Pass Mullan	Hikers Dogs Horses	June – October	265, 267, 16, NorPac
Upper Siamese Lake	4.1 / 5	Moderate	1.0 mi	0:40 h	307 ft	6,878 ft	6,466 ft	Out-and-back	Lake Meadow	Proposed Wilderness	Lolo National Forest	None required	Bruin Hill	Hikers Dogs Horses	July – October