Foundation/camp
Montana
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1.4 mi
Distance
389 ft
Gain
No verdict for this trail
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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
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Foundation/camp
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 1.4 mi
- Elevation gain
- 389 ft
- Elevation loss
- 330 ft
- Highest point
- 6,336 ft
- Lowest point
- 5,960 ft
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Directions & GPX
About this trail
Foundation/camp is a 1.40-mile trail in the Clarence Creek Trailhead system in Montana. The route gains 700 feet of elevation and is managed by the Forest Service.
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
Facts about this trail
The climb
- Starts at
- 5,980 ft
- High point
- 6,336 ft
- Total climbing
- 389 ft
- Total descent
- 330 ft
- Steepest stretch
- 13% grade around mile 0.4 from the start
- Length
- 1.4 mi
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
- Grave Creek SnowmobileMountain biking0.3 mi
- Wam LookoutMountain biking1.1 mi
- FoundationHiking1.2 mi
- ClarenceHiking1.6 mi
- Big Therriault Lake CampgroundCamping3.8 mi
- Little Therriault LakeCamping4.3 mi
- Tuchuck CampgroundCamping9 mi
- Grave Creek CampgroundCamping9.5 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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