Kintla Trail
Photo: lamblukas, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- 11.1 mi
- round trip
- 517 ft
- climb
- 4,823 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- May–Sep
- best months
Is Kintla Trail open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Glacier National Park. It doesn't name Kintla Trail, so check the source for the area it covers.
Going-to-the-Sun Road Seasonal Closure
Park closure covering Glacier National Park · NPS · Glacier National Park
As of · Source: NPS · Glacier National Park. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Kintla Trail is an out-and-back hike in Glacier National Park in northwest Montana, on land managed by the National Park Service. The trail is about 11 miles long, with a total elevation gain of about 520 feet, and it is rated moderate. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Polebridge show July and August highs around 81 to 82°F with lows near 40°F, and the station sits well below the trail, so temperatures on the route run cooler. The trail starts and ends in the park, and Kintla Lake Campground is about 4 miles away. Boulder Pass Trail is about 3 miles off, and Kishenehn Trail is a little farther at roughly 4.6 miles. Ford Cabin, a cabin campground, is about 7.5 miles away.
Local outfitters
- Indian Springs Montana34 mi away
- North American RV Park & Yurt Village39 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
Best time to go · May–Sep
Best time to visit Kintla Trail
Best months: May–September. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
31° / 10°
Feb
35° / 8°
Mar
44° / 16°
Apr
54° / 24°
May
63° / 32°
Jun
70° / 39°
Jul
81° / 40°
Aug
82° / 38°
Sep
70° / 32°
Oct
54° / 26°
Nov
39° / 19°
Dec
31° / 10°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Polebridge, MT, 14.3 mi away at 3,520 ft. The station sits about 1,300 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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