Montana · Trail 404-A

Jack Milborne Trail

Jack Milborne Trail is a 0.1 miles trail in Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest, Montana. The Forest Service rates it trail class 4, highly developed. It is open to hiking, horse and pack stock and mountain biking.

Trail conditions, closures and hazards are not tracked here. The forest office carries current alerts and closure orders.

Map

One end Other endLine simplified to about 100 metres. Basemap from the USGS National Map.

One end46.7948, -109.5116 · Directions ↗
Other end46.7955, -109.5125 · Directions ↗

The ends are the two ends of the longest connected chain of segments. The record does not say which is the usual start.

The trail

Length0.1 miles, of which 0.1 miles evaluated accessible
Trail class4, highly developed
Typeland trail
Surfaceimported compacted material
Typical tread width48-60 inches
Motor vehiclesClosed to all motorized use year-round
AccessibilityAt least one segment meets Forest Service accessibility guidelines
Trail numbers404-A
ForestHelena-Lewis and Clark National Forest (unit 0115)
StatesMontana
Detail publishedmanagement level, with uses

Values are the set across all segments. Class 1 is minimally developed and class 5 is fully developed. Grade and width are the forest's typical values, not measured extremes.

Weather by month

NOAA climate normals →
Weather by month near Jack Milborne Trail20°30°40°50°60°70°January: 0.90 inches of precipitation, 17.5 inches of snowFebruary: 0.79 inches of precipitation, 16.4 inches of snowMarch: 1.18 inches of precipitation, 19.5 inches of snowApril: 2.34 inches of precipitation, 17.2 inches of snowMay: 3.87 inches of precipitation, 3.1 inches of snowJune: 4.15 inches of precipitation, 0.2 inches of snowJuly: 2.13 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowAugust: 2.19 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowSeptember: 2.07 inches of precipitation, 2.1 inches of snowOctober: 1.76 inches of precipitation, 8.8 inches of snowNovember: 1.03 inches of precipitation, 11.2 inches of snowDecember: 0.87 inches of precipitation, 16.1 inches of snowJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 25.3°F averageFebruary: 24.8°F averageMarch: 32.4°F averageApril: 38.5°F averageMay: 48.9°F averageJune: 55.9°F averageJuly: 64.1°F averageAugust: 63.2°F averageSeptember: 54.2°F averageOctober: 43.4°F averageNovember: 32.6°F averageDecember: 24.9°F average0 in5 in10 in15 in20 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Lewistown 11 SSE, 9 miles from the trail midpoint at 4,965 feet, station USC00244978 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 23 inches a year. The dotted line is average snowfall, about 112 inches a year on the same inches scale.

Allowed uses

HikingAllowed 05/01 to 11/30 (month/day)
Horse and pack stockAllowed year-round
Mountain bikingAllowed year-round

A use is listed when the Forest Service records it as managed, accepted or discouraged on any segment. Discouraged still means legal. Uses marked restricted are left out. Where the forest publishes a Motor Vehicle Use Map, that map governs motorized use.

Trailheads

The Forest Service recreation layer records no trailhead within a third of a mile of this trail's line. Many trails start from a road pullout or another trail with no trailhead record.

Camping nearby

Campsite Atlas cards carry site counts and booking links from Recreation.gov. Forest Service cards come from the recreation layer and link the agency page.

Reference

Questions people ask

How long is the Jack Milborne Trail?

0.1 miles, the sum of the 1 segment the Forest Service records under this name in Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest. 0.1 miles of that are evaluated as accessible.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

What is allowed on the Jack Milborne Trail?

hiking, horse and pack stock and mountain biking. The trail is closed to motor vehicles year-round. Some uses are seasonal. The allowed uses section lists the dates.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

Where does the Jack Milborne Trail start?

The line begins at 46.7948, -109.5116 and ends at 46.7955, -109.5125. No Forest Service trailhead is recorded within a third of a mile of it. The record does not say which end is the usual start.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

Is the Jack Milborne Trail in a wilderness area?

No. The trail line does not cross any polygon in the National Wilderness Preservation System layer.

Source: Wilderness Connect

Where can I camp near the Jack Milborne Trail?

Crystal Lake Group Campsite (0.1 mi), Crystal Lake Cabin (0.2 mi) and Timber Creek Dispersed Campground (5 mi) are within five miles of the trail. Site counts and booking links are on Campsite Atlas.

Source: Campsite Atlas

How developed is the Jack Milborne Trail?

Trail class 4, which the Forest Service describes as highly developed. Class 1 is a minimal, unimproved route and class 5 is fully developed, often paved.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

How steep and how wide is the Jack Milborne Trail?

The typical tread is 48-60 inches wide.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

Is the Jack Milborne Trail accessible?

The Forest Service has evaluated 0.1 miles of this trail as meeting its accessibility guidelines. The surface is imported compacted material.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

Who manages the Jack Milborne Trail?

Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest, Forest Service unit 0115. The trail is in Montana.

Source: Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest

Source

This page is built from 1 segment named JACK MILBORNE TRAIL in the Forest Service TrailNFS_Publish layer, administrative unit 0115. Wilderness overlap is tested against the National Wilderness Preservation System layer from Wilderness Connect. Trailheads and Forest Service campgrounds come from the Forest Service Recreation Opportunities layer. Data refreshed September 17, 2026. The methodology page explains how segments become trails.