Kreis Pond Blue Loop
- 4.6 mi
- round trip
- 405 ft
- climb
- 4,196 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Jun, Sep–Oct
- best months
Caution today
Agency alerts are in effect for this area; weather is good · USFS, OpenWeather · checked 5 h ago
Is Kreis Pond Blue Loop 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.
Kreis Pond Blue Loop is a 4.6-mile out-and-back hike in the Ninemile Ranger District of Montana's Lolo National Forest. The trail is rated moderate and gains about 405 feet of elevation from its low point of 3,739 feet to the high of 4,196 feet. The Forest Service manages the land, and the route is marked as natural surface. The most comfortable stretch for a visit runs from late spring through early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Alberton show July highs around 87°F and September highs near 76°F, while winter brings highs in the low to mid 30s and regular snow days. Bikes are allowed, so the route works for hikers and riders alike. Kreis Pond Campground and the Kreis Pond Green Loop both sit about a mile away. The Ch-Paa-Qn Peak hike lies roughly 2 miles off.
Local outfitters
- Granite Peak RV Resort17 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Kreis Pond Red LoopMountain biking0.8 mi
- Kreis Pond Orange LoopMountain biking0.8 mi
- Kreis Pond Blue Loop - AMountain biking1 mi
- Kreis Pond CampgroundCamping1 mi
- Kreis Pond Green LoopHiking1 mi
- Kreis Pond Yellow LoopHiking1.1 mi
Ch-Paa-Qn PeakHikingPhoto: Forest Service - Northern Region, Public Domain Mark (via Flickr)1.9 mi- Grand Menard Envir DiscoveryMountain biking2.4 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Ch-Paa-Qn PeakHiking · ~3 min drivePhoto: Forest Service - Northern Region, Public Domain Mark (via Flickr)
High Point TrailHiking · ~30 min drivePhoto: astrophotography_andy, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- Kennedy CreekHiking · ~7 min drive
- Kreis Pond Orange LoopHiking · ~1 min drive
Snowbowl Mountain BikeHiking · ~35 min drivePhoto: Evan-Lovely, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- Stark MountainHiking · ~8 min drive
- Kreis Pond Yellow LoopHiking · ~2 min drive
- Grand Menard Envir DiscoveryHiking · ~4 min drive
- Reservation DivideHiking · ~9 min drive
- Kreis Pond Blue Loop - AHiking · ~2 min drive
Best time to visit Kreis Pond Blue Loop
Best months: June and September–October. 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
35° / 18°
14 wet · 9 snow
Feb
40° / 20°
12 wet · 8 snow
Mar
49° / 24°
14 wet · 5 snow
Apr
58° / 30°
13 wet · 2 snow
May
68° / 38°
13 wet
Jun
75° / 44°
12 wet
Jul
87° / 49°
6 wet
Aug
86° / 47°
6 wet
Sep
76° / 40°
8 wet
Oct
58° / 30°
12 wet · 1 snow
Nov
41° / 24°
13 wet · 5 snow
Dec
33° / 19°
14 wet · 9 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Alberton, MT, 8.1 mi away at 3,060 ft. The station sits about 1,100 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
