“This southwest corner of Montana holds any number of the most beautiful, remote, and little known hikes of the CDT,” according to author and Big Sky native, Scott Bischke. One of Bischke’s favorite hikes is the 26-mile trek from Big Hole Pass to Little Lake. From the pass the CDT carries you through healthy forests, across hilly slopes with the Pyramid Peak looming ahead, down into Idaho, then back up to the alpine country and the Divide atop 4th of July Creek. Look down to see the stunning double jewels of Twin Lakes sparkling below, and beyond them the vast Big Hole Valley, including the Big Hole Battlefield where Chief Joseph and the Nez Perce battled with the US Army. Contact: the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest’s Wisdom Ranger District 406-689-3243.
Big Hole Pass to Little Lake, Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest
Difficulty
Moderate
Maps
USGS 7.5 Quadrangles: Big Hole Pass, Gibbonsville
Length
26 miles
Directions
Closest Town
For More Information
Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest – http://www.fs.fed.us/r1/bdnf/, Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest contact information – http://www.fs.fed.us/r1/b-d/contact/ Big Hole National Battlefield – http://www.nps.gov/biho/