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Kismet Creek
Montana
Montana
Free — you'll pick up right here.
0.7 mi
Distance
952 ft
Gain
38 min
Time
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
Quick trip — under 2 mi
Out & back
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Kismet Creek
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 0.7 mi
- Elevation gain
- 952 ft
- Elevation loss
- 952 ft
- Highest point
- 4,855 ft
- Lowest point
- 4,218 ft
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Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Dogs
- unknown
- Bikes
- no
About this trail
KISMET CREEK is a 1.4-mile out-and-back trail in Montana with 952 feet of elevation gain and loss. The route reaches a maximum elevation of 4,855 feet.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- Starts at
- 4,221 ft
- High point
- 4,855 ft
- Total climbing
- 952 ft
- Total descent
- 952 ft
- Steepest stretch
- 30% grade around mile 0.2 on the way out
- Length (round trip)
- 1.4 mi
- Shape
- Out and back
It rolls up and down the whole way rather than holding one long climb.
Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)
Where it is
- Cabinet Ranger District · Ranger district
- Kootenai National Forest · National forest
- Managed by
- Forest Service
Conditions
Active alerts for Kootenai National Forest as of Oct 9, 2026:
Updated Skillet Fire Area, Road, Trail Closure
fire-restriction · posted Aug 28, 2026
Kootenai Flood Event & Inaccessible Areas
critical · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- STEVENS RIDGEHiking0.8 mi
- Marten Creek CampgroundCamping1.7 mi
- Stevens CreekHiking2.1 mi
- Sorrel GulchHiking2.8 mi
- Marten CreekCanoeing3.2 mi
- Minton Peak LookoutCamping5.4 mi
- North Shore CampgroundCamping6.4 mi
- Trout CreekCanoeing7 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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Kootenai River Campground
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Lost Moose Campground
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