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Rat Lake Trail

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  1. Areas
  2. MT
  3. …Southwestern Montana
  4. …Gallatin National Forest
  5. Garnet Mountain
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“A short and sweet trail to a small mountain lake; with a name like Rat Lake, it's gotta be good. ”

Jason Frounfelker
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Map Key

0.7

Miles

1.2

KM

90%

Runnable

6,514' 1,986 m

High

6,327' 1,928 m

Low

189' 58 m

Up

4' 1 m

Down

5%

Avg Grade (3°)

10%

Max Grade (6°)

Dogs Off-leash

Features Lake

No restrictions; there are free range cattle in the area, if you open a closed gate, please close it behind you.

Description

You can drive to the Rat Lake Trailhead for a short route to Rat Lake or park closer to the highway and extend your run by heading up Squaw Creek Rd.

At the trailhead, there is a short, steep singletrack section where the road has fallen away from the hillside. After that, you are back on dirt road up to the lake.

Contacts

Land Manager: USFS - Gallatin National Forest Office

Shared By:

Jason Frounfelker
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#7

in Garnet Mountain

#780

in Montana

#46,933

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Rat Lake. with permission from geogeek
May 15, 2019 near Four Co…, MT

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