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Devil Creek to Elk Lake route map
Difficulty: ExpertOut and Back
Montana

Devil Creek to Elk Lake

Essex, Montana

12.4 mi

Distance

4,242 ft

Elev. Gain

5h 33m

Est. Time

Out & Back

Route Type

Expert

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Devil Creek to Elk Lake unless we can point you at the agency it came from. We don't have one yet. The planning figures above — distance, elevation gain, estimated time, route type — come from the source listed on this trail.

The managing agency is the authority for conditions, closures and route notes. See official sources below. Spot something we should add?

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:1,339 ft
Max:1,974 ft
Gain:1,293 ft
Loss:1,293 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 1,339 ft and 1,974 ft across 12.4 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.1,339 ft1,551 ft1,762 ft1,974 ft0.0 mi3.1 mi6.2 mi9.3 mi12.4 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi1,339 ft
High point4.9 mi1,974 ft
End12.4 mi1,339 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

Official sources & verification

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Snowslip, MT · in or next to town
County:
Flathead County, MT

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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