Phantom Creek Trail #17 is a 9.7 mile heavily trafficked out and back trail located near Roscoe, Montana that features a lake and is rated as difficult. The trail is primarily used for hiking, camping, fishing, and horses and is best used from May until October. Dogs are also able to use this trail but must be kept on leash.
June 10, 2020Beautiful views! Pretty good incline. No snow as far as we went (5 miles) started to snow a little and we couldn’t see the weather coming in over the mountains so turned around. Would do it again in a heartbeat! First Lake, Slough Lake, was unique & shallow, but pretty.
August 25, 2019Great trail. Not difficult, just steep in a few spots. made it just past Slough Lake before we ran out of time.
July 21, 2019Hiked up to Phantom July 19 for a night. Once you get off main trail and cross the creek the trail becomes not well maintained. Last mile is very steep and wouldn’t recommend for kids or novices. Fishing at the lake was great. Enjoy
July 1, 2019Very limited viewing, super steep, half mile longer than projected. Pretty Lake but considering the hike it was marginal. It is not something I would hike again or recommend.
October 29, 2017I would rate this hike as more difficult than moderate, which is due the path being very narrow in a lot of places and a heavy amount of rocks on the trail. However, the scenery more than made up for the difficulty level! I wasn't able to get to Phantom Lake (1000yds short) due to deep snow.
August 10, 2017Fish were too easy to catch at Phantom lake. We lost the trail just below the lake but made our way to the lake and across to the other end where there was a nice place to set up camp near the water. Only ones up there 4th of July weekend.
August 30, 2016Definitely a moderate hike, however the elevation change is spread out pretty well. When you reach the second section of switchbacks be careful, you can easily miss the turn off for the lake. If you continue up these switchbacks you are heading up the trail to Mystic Lake. There is a tower of stones to help guide you to Phantom Lake. Very pretty area with nice views of the valley and lots of small creeks throughout the trail even through August. We ran into several groups during our day hike with a few being backpackers hiking through.
June 15, 2016Beautiful hike it's a must
October 12, 2015Great challenging hike. I would say due to the vertical this should def be an intermediate hike. Beautiful scenery!
August 29, 2015Slough Lake is merely a pit stop about 2.5 miles along the Phantom Creek Trail; go 7 miles (one way) and you are on top of Froze-to-Death plateau where you can see Mystic Lake, Island Lake and Silver Lake. While Slough Lake is an easy +125ft gain getting to the top is a more demanding hike with a +4000ft gain.
July 12, 2015LOVED this hike. It was beautiful and remote and not too crowded at all. I didn't bring my fishing rod, but I wished I had. Even on a hot day, much of the trail was shady and cool. The first part of the hike is a steady uphill climb, but it evens out the closer you get to the lake. Perfect day hike.
July 1, 2014This is a fairly easy trail that leads to a beautiful calm, clear lake. What a nice place to have a picnic or do a little fishing.
May 27, 2014Scenic, dog friendly, easy trail that ends on a small lake. It was 85 degrees out and there was still plenty of snow to plow though in the last mile.
January 15, 2014
First to Revieweasy hike to a small lake. good views along the way
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