Boles Point
- 5.4 mi
- round trip
- 1,185 ft
- climb
- 6,361 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Is Boles Point open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists an alert for Lolo National Forest.
East Fork Big Creek Road & Trail Closure- Superior Ranger District
Agency alert covering Lolo National Forest · Order 26-003- · USFS · Lolo National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Lolo National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Boles Point is a hike in the Seeley Lake Ranger District of Montana's Lolo National Forest, on land managed by the Forest Service. It's rated hard and runs about 5.4 miles as an out-and-back on a natural-surface trail. The route climbs about 1,185 feet one way, from a low point near 5,400 feet to a high point of about 6,361 feet, so expect a steady ascent on the way out and a descent on the return over the same ground. Mountain bikes are allowed, so hikers may share the trail with riders. Other trails sit close by, including Grouse Creek about 2 miles away and Wolverine and Spook Lake at roughly 2 miles each. For camping, Seeley Lake Campground Complex is about 8 miles away.
Local outfitters
- Granite Peak RV Resort25 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Grouse CreekHiking1.9 mi
- WolverineHiking2 mi
- SPOOK LAKEHiking2 mi
- Boles CreekHiking3.3 mi
- FINLEY SPOOK CUTOFFHiking3.5 mi
- River Point Campground ComplexCamping7.9 mi
- Seeley Lake Cg ComplexCamping8 mi
- Big Larch Cg ComplexCamping8.7 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Big Larch NatureHiking · ~15 min drivePhoto: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- Grouse CreekHiking · ~3 min drive
- SPOOK LAKEHiking · ~3 min drive
- ARCHIBALD LOOPHiking · ~12 min drive
- LOGGING CAMP LOOPHiking · ~17 min drivePhoto: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
- WolverineHiking · ~3 min drive
- GOLD CREEKHiking · ~6 min drive
- Boyscout Trail AHiking · ~14 min drive
- FINLEY SPOOK CUTOFFHiking · ~6 min drive
- Boles CreekHiking · ~6 min drive
Route details
- Distance
- 5.4 mi round trip
- Climbing
- About 1,185 ft
- Summit
- 6,361 ft
- Difficulty
- Hard
- Time
- About 2.5 hours
Season
Season: Year-round.
Questions about this route
How long is the Boles Point on Boles Point?
About 5.4 mi round trip.
How much elevation gain is on the Boles Point?
About 1,185 ft of climbing round trip.
How hard is the Boles Point?
It is rated hard.
How long does the Boles Point take?
About 2.5 hours round trip.
When is the best time for the Boles Point?
Year-round.
Conditions and forecast on Boles Point
Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at the summit and route start for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
