5.9 mi from the trailheadHandkerchief Lake
Campground · Montana
18.1 mi out & back · 4,120 ft gain · 6,603 ft high point · Very hard
From Camp Misery Trailhead via Noisy Creek, Camp Misery, Alpine 7, and Alpine Big Hawk (7.7 mi)
In Flathead National Forest · Montana · U.S. Forest Service
Alpine Big Hawk Trail heads to Big Hawk Lake from Camp Misery Trailhead via Noisy Creek, Camp Misery, and Alpine 7 in Flathead National Forest. This 18.1-mile out and back route passes Birch, Crater, and In-thlam-keh Lakes.
4,120 ft of gain round trip.
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Ranked the same way, within twenty-five miles.
What the trail reaches, measured from the start.
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Trail data: USFS, NPS, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Elevation: USGS 3DEP via Mapzen terrain tiles. Nearby reading: Wikipedia. Download the trail and feature data.
Campground · Montana
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