Parking
The mapped start joins Miller Creek Road, but no designated lot or legal vehicle access is verified. The far end is near Daisy Pass; confirm pickup access before relying on it, or plan to walk back.
Overview
About Black Warrior Trail #578
Why go
- Short point-to-point climb to the Daisy Pass area.
- High-country mountain scenery at the route’s upper end.
Heads up
- No confirmed trailhead parking or pickup access at either end.
- Steep sections and current road access are not verified.
Map & elevation
The route
Loading the Beartooth Highway map
Full mapElevation9,219–9,711 ft
Plan your hike
Before you go
Parking
Safety
1 active Beartooth Highway alert
- ClosureBeartooth Highway seasonal closure and falling-rock advisoryBeartooth Highway (US-212) is closed for the season between Cooke City and Red Lodge; do not plan to travel the highway as a through route.Official details
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Beartooth Highway Tour Guide
Your drive to Black Warrior Trail #578, narrated.
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Beartooth Highway. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
See the Beartooth Highway audio tourRecorded for this area
Cooke City: Museum and Historic Store0:00 / 0:32
“You're approaching Cooke City, a useful stop for supplies and a little mining-town history. I'd allow half an hour for the small museum, where touchscreens and artifacts cover local life, mining and the highway.”
Plays on the road 1.2 mi from the trailhead in the Parkwolf Beartooth Highway Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
- Soda Butte Campground
- Before the Highway: Bannock Trail
- Colter Campground
- Turning Smoke into a Map Location
- 62 audio storiesacross Beartooth Highway’s roads, triggered by GPS as you drive
- Wildlife heatmapsfor Grizzly Bear, Gray Wolf, Bison, and 13 more
- Works offlinemaps, 82 trails, 36 places, and audio download before you lose signal
- CarPlay readysimple controls built for the drive
“Fantastic app with many points of information… It’s great to just turn on while you’re driving and it gives you an audio tour of the national Park. We love it!!!!”
Trail guide
Hiking Black Warrior Trail #578
Route and effortBlack Warrior Trail 578 is a 1.
Black Warrior Trail #578 is a 1.9-mile point-to-point walk from Miller Creek Road to just below Daisy Pass. The mapped line is about 1.75 miles and gains roughly 575 feet on a rough, unpaved track above 9,000 feet. Allow about 1.5 hours each way for the climb and high-altitude footing.
Return planThis is not a loop. Arrange a pickup near the far end or retrace the same trail, making about 3.
This is not a loop. Arrange a pickup near the far end or retrace the same trail, making about 3.8 miles total. A second road access or shuttle has not been confirmed.
Access and footingThe mapped start meets Miller Creek Road, but a signed trailhead, designated parking, legal…
The mapped start meets Miller Creek Road, but a signed trailhead, designated parking, legal vehicle access, and current seasonal road status could not be confirmed. The steepest reported grade is 22%; verify access and conditions locally before setting out. No pet rule or trail facilities are verified.
Wildlife
Wildlife in Beartooth Highway
42 sightingsGrizzly BearMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
22 sightingsGray WolfMost seen around 6 AMSighting map
49 sightingsBisonMost seen around 6 AMSighting map
122 sightingsMooseMost seen around 6 AMSighting map
260 sightingsMountain GoatMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
16 sightingsBighorn SheepMost seen around 7 PMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Beartooth Highway. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
