Montana · Trail 6016

Ramshorn

Ramshorn Trail is a 5.6 miles trail in Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, Montana. The forest has not published allowed uses for it.

Trail conditions, closures and hazards are not tracked here. The Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest official page carries current alerts and closure orders.

Map

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

One end45.4577, -112.0119 · Directions ↗
Other end45.4588, -111.9528 · 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 is recorded as 2 segments.

The trail

Length5.6 miles
Typeland trail
AccessibilityNot evaluated
Trail numbers6016, 6159
ForestBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest (unit 0102)
StatesMontana
Detail publishedcenterline only

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 Ramshorn Trail20°30°40°50°60°70°January: 0.41 inches of precipitationFebruary: 0.50 inches of precipitationMarch: 0.74 inches of precipitationApril: 1.11 inches of precipitationMay: 1.79 inches of precipitationJune: 2.30 inches of precipitationJuly: 1.43 inches of precipitationAugust: 1.16 inches of precipitationSeptember: 1.21 inches of precipitationOctober: 1.01 inches of precipitationNovember: 0.69 inches of precipitationDecember: 0.66 inches of precipitationJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 24.8°F averageFebruary: 26.2°F averageMarch: 34.7°F averageApril: 40.9°F averageMay: 49.7°F averageJune: 57.3°F averageJuly: 65.1°F averageAugust: 64.4°F averageSeptember: 55.1°F averageOctober: 43.5°F averageNovember: 31.7°F averageDecember: 22.9°F average0 in0.5 in1 in1.5 in2 in2.5 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Laurin 2Ne, 9 miles from the trail midpoint at 5,198 feet, station USC00244896 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 13 inches a year. The station sits about 2,900 feet lower than the trail midpoint, so temperatures on the ground run cooler.

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. The forest's recreation pages list the trailheads it does publish.

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.

Limited data for this unit

Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest publishes this trail as a centerline only, with no class, surface or allowed uses. What is here is the name, the length and the line. The forest office has the rest.

Checked nightly. Sections appear as soon as the forest publishes more.

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Reference

Questions people ask

How long is the Ramshorn Trail?

5.6 miles, the sum of the 2 segments the Forest Service records under this name in Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

What is allowed on the Ramshorn Trail?

Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest has not published allowed uses for this trail. The forest office can say what is open.

Source: Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest official page

Where does the Ramshorn Trail start?

The line begins at 45.4577, -112.0119 and ends at 45.4588, -111.9528. 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 Ramshorn 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 Ramshorn Trail?

Branham Lakes Campground and Picnic Area (2.8 mi) and Mill Creek Campground (3.4 mi) are within five miles of the trail. Site counts and booking links are on Campsite Atlas.

Source: Campsite Atlas

Who manages the Ramshorn Trail?

Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, Forest Service unit 0102. The trail is in Montana.

Source: Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest official page

Source

This page is built from 2 segments named RAMSHORN in the Forest Service TrailNFS_Publish layer, administrative unit 0102. 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.