Indian Springs Montana
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Birch X-C Ski Loop a
Montana
Blocked todayMontana
Blocked today
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0.7 mi
Distance
468 ft
Gain
19 min
Time
Conditions: Blocked
for hike, todayAn agency closure order is in effect for this area; weather is good
2 factors · 2 sources
Newest 21 h ago · oldest 21 h
problem: Agency alerts
3 active alerts in Kootenai National Forest; most severe: Kootenai Flood Event & Inaccessible Areas
USFSPosted Dec 16, 2025 · checked 21 h ago
clear: Weather
Clouds, high 46°F / low 46°F, 0% precip — 98/100 for hike
OpenWeather21 h ago
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Why you'll love it
Quick trip — under 2 mi
Out & back
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Birch X-C Ski Loop a
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 0.7 mi
- Elevation gain
- 468 ft
- Elevation loss
- 468 ft
- Highest point
- 3,738 ft
- Lowest point
- 3,557 ft
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Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this trail
BIRCH X-C SKI LOOP A is a 1.4-mile out-and-back ski trail in Montana with 468 feet of elevation gain and loss. The route reaches a maximum elevation of 3,738 feet.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- Starts at
- 3,698 ft
- High point
- 3,738 ft
- Total climbing
- 468 ft
- Total descent
- 468 ft
- Steepest stretch
- 13% grade around mile 0.4 on the way out
- Length (round trip)
- 1.4 mi
- Shape
- Out and back
Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)
Where it is
- Fortine Ranger District · Ranger district
- Kootenai National Forest · National forest
- Managed by
- Forest Service
Conditions
Active alerts for Fortine Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:
Deep Creek Road #368 Closure due to Culvert Replacement
caution · posted Sep 24, 2026
Updated Skillet Fire Area, Road, Trail Closure
fire-restriction · posted Sep 11, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- Williams CreekHiking0.8 mi
- Cat CreekHiking1.3 mi
- Gibraltor RidgeMountain biking1.6 mi
- GRAVE CREEK SNOWMOBLE CLARENCEHiking2.5 mi
- Grave Creek CampgroundCamping3.8 mi
- Big Therriault Lake CampgroundCamping5.8 mi
- Little Therriault LakeCamping6.4 mi
- Tobacco RiverCanoeing9.3 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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