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Kismet Creek
Montana
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Blocked today
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1.7 mi
Distance
804 ft
Gain
58 min
Time
Conditions: Blocked
for hike, todayAn agency closure order is in effect for this area; weather is good
2 factors · 2 sources
Newest 4 h ago · oldest 4 h
problem: Agency alerts
2 active alerts in Kootenai National Forest; most severe: Kootenai Flood Event & Inaccessible Areas
USFSPosted Dec 16, 2025 · checked 4 h ago
clear: Weather
Rain, high 59°F / low 42°F, 33% precip — 84/100 for hike
OpenWeather4 h ago
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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
- 1.7 mi
- Elevation gain
- 804 ft
- Highest point
- 4,208 ft
- Lowest point
- 3,292 ft
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Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Bikes
- Allowed
- Surface
- Natural
- Accessibility
- Not an accessible trail (Forest Service accessibility status)
Source for bikes, surface, accessibility: USDA Forest Service National Forest System Trails (EDW)
About this trail
Kismet Creek is a 1.68-mile out-and-back trail in Montana with 804 feet of elevation gain. The route follows a creek and returns via the same path it went out on.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- High point
- 4,208 ft
- Length (round trip)
- 1.7 mi
- Shape
- Out and back
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 RIDGEHiking1.2 mi
- Marten Creek CampgroundCamping1.5 mi
- Stevens CreekHiking2.3 mi
- Sorrel GulchHiking2.4 mi
- Marten CreekCanoeing2.7 mi
- Minton Peak LookoutCamping5.1 mi
- North Shore CampgroundCamping6.7 mi
- Trout CreekCanoeing7.1 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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