5.0 star · Extra Difficult Out and Back

Cottonwood Lake Trail

Custer Gallatin National Forest · Park County, Montana

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Trail length

16.7 km

Time

~4 hrs 29 min

Elevation Gain

699 m

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"An epic challenge to remember from the heart of Park County"

The Cottonwood Lake Trail is a 16.7 km looped trail that starts and ends in Wilsall, Park County, Montana. Based on our data, the trail is graded as Extra Difficult. For information on how we grade trails, please read measuring the difficulty of a hiking trail on hiiker. Also, check our latest community posts for trail updates.

This trail can be completed in approx 6 hrs 18 mins. Caution is advised on trail times as this depends on multiple variables. For more info read about how we calculate hike time.