Bluebird

Montana

Montana

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1.8 mi

Distance

832 ft

Gain

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What we do know

  • Inside Kootenai National Forest

    2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.

    Boundary data

What's missing

  • No access route mapped

    We don't yet know which road reaches this trailhead, so we can't tell you if it's gated.

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Why you'll love it

Part of Clarence Creek Trailhead

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Elevation & route

Distance
1.8 mi
Elevation gain
832 ft
Elevation loss
131 ft
Highest point
6,844 ft
Lowest point
6,001 ft

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About this trail

Bluebird is a 1.75-mile trail at Clarence Creek Trailhead in Montana with 993 feet of elevation gain. The trail is managed by the Forest Service as part of the Clarence Creek Trailhead system.

Permits & access

Managing agency
Forest Service

Facts about this trail

The climb

High point
6,844 ft
Total climbing
832 ft
Total descent
131 ft
Steepest stretch
21% grade around mile 0.9 from the start
Length
1.8 mi

Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)

Where it is

Managed by
Forest Service

Source: USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1

Conditions

Active alerts for Fortine Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)

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