Gird Point Lookout

Total Miles
15.1

Technical Rating

2

Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall

Trail Type

Full-Width Road

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Gird Point Lookout
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Trail Overview

This is a short gravel trail that leads up to the Gird Point fire tower. The trail is gravel, and easily navigated by most vehicles. It also has several offshoots leading to hiking and other views. Be on the lookout for both cattle and mountain goats on the trail. It is lightly traveled and provides excellent views of both the Sapphire and Bitterroot ranges. The view at the top of the lookout is well worth the drive, and the tower itself can be rented for overnight stays through the forest service.

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Gird Point Lookout
Gird Point Lookout

Difficulty

The trail is gravel and wide enough to be comfortable on the switchbacks. While the trail isn't wide enough in all spots to turn around, there are several pull offs and areas to turn around throughout the trail. There are occasional larger rocks up to 10" that are easily avoided.

Technical Rating

2

Status Reports

Charlie Melnarik
Dec 14, 2024
2016 Polaris Ranger XP 900
Open
Snow/Ice
Muddy/Wet
The beginning of the road was dry. As you get higher up the road gets muddy and then eventually, closer to the lookout tower, the snow started to have a little bit of depth to it. By the end of the trail, beyond the lookout tower the snow was nearly 2ft deep. It was mostly drivable to the end with a SxS. We were getting stuck towards the last quarter mile of the Skalkaho ST. Clair trail.
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