Bitterroot National Forest · Montana, Idaho

Coyote Coulee

7.9 mi of trail, end to end · about 1,300 ft of climbing · 3,984 ft–4,741 ft · native material surface · trail No. 127 · trail class 3 · typical grade 12-20% · tread 18-24 inches wide

4,198 ft 4,226 ft · 4.1 mi high 4,741 ft

Trailhead Coyote Coulee Trailhead 4,190 ft Drive there

Coyote Coulee Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

No fee charged · season May to

Popular trailhead for hiking, horseback and biking. Vault toilet provided at trailhead. Loop trail system.

This trailhead on fs.usda.gov

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About this trail's facts

The lines are the US Forest Service's National Forest System trails layer (public domain), read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end, and the class, surface, grade and tread width are the forest's own entries where it publishes them - a forest that publishes the centreline alone has none. The trailheads and the points along the way are the Service's recreation points, and the write-ups its own recarea text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the forest's own site before you go.