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Gilt Edge Creek Trail-USFS Trail No_ 268

Classification: Trail

Location: Forest road #386

Length: 4.4Mi

End Location: State Line #391

Area: West End South

Legal Description: Township 19N; Range 30W; Section 30

Directions:
From I-90 take Saltese Exit 10. Then follow Silver Creek Road #305, 5.1 miles to State Line Road #391. Go one mile south east from this junction for a mile to the trailhead. This route is uphill. The upper trailhead for downhill hike) is reached by Haugan exit 16, from I-90. Go 3 miles on Big Creek Road #382 for 4.5 miles to the trailhead.

Narrative:
Going downhill from the State Line is an easier hike. But you need to check the road restrictions on Road 3822. The trail goes thru an old mining town on the eastern end. Much of the trail follows the creek.