Valley View Trail

Valley View Trail effort & difficulty

GoatBeam summarizes Valley View Trail (Lone Pine State Park, Montana) effort from verified route geometry and DEM elevation — planning context, not a fitness or safety rating.

Trip distance is about 0.8 mi with roughly +194 ft of elevation gain on this out-and-back.

Difficulty from verified grades

Along-trail grade distribution (by distance): 42% gentle, 33% mostly level, 25% moderate. Bands describe slope magnitude from the DEM profile, not trail difficulty labels from guidebooks.

Average climbing grade on ascent samples is about 6.1%.

The steepest rolling uphill grade in the verified profile reaches about 10.9%.

Verified DEM grades show climbing concentrated earlier in the trip.

Elevation & elevation gain

Valley View Trail elevation gain is about +194 ft on the published outing.

The verified elevation range runs from roughly 3071 ft to 3245 ft.

Elevation loss along the trip is about 194 ft.

Elevation profile

The GoatBeam elevation profile charts distance against DEM elevation for Valley View Trail, so you can see where gain accumulates before you hike.

Use the profile together with the grade callouts above to locate the steepest verified section and where climbing concentrates.

3D map & trail map

GoatBeam’s interactive 3D map and trail map for Valley View Trail show the verified corridor on terrain — spin and beam tools help you read the landscape before you go.

Immersive Beam imagery is not yet available here; the 3D trail map, elevation profile, and effort tools still are.