Blacktail Creek
1.9 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 997 · trail class 3 · typical grade 12-20% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking · seasonal: hiking 06/01-10/31
Trailhead #997 Blacktail Creek Trailhead Drive there
#997 Blacktail Creek Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up
Blacktail Creek Trail #997 is a short access trail that leads into the Blacktail Creek drainage. The trail receives relatively little use with most of the users being hunters.
The trail crosses Blacktail Creek twice just up from the trailhead. Most of the year these crossings are easily negotiated by hikers and stock users.
Blacktail Creek Trail #997
Restrictions <ul><li><strong>No motorized vehicles.</strong></li><li><strong>No mechanized use.</strong></li><li>Properly possess and store all food, refuse, and other attractants pursuant to Kootenai National Forest Food Storage Order (CFR 261.58 (cc)).</li><li>Please practice Pack-in-Pack-out and Leave-No-Trace ethics.</li></ul>
This trailhead on fs.usda.gov
Every trail in Kootenai National Forest
The lines are the US Forest Service's National Forest System trails layer (public domain), read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end, and the class, surface, grade and tread width are the forest's own entries where it publishes them - a forest that publishes the centreline alone has none. The trailheads and the points along the way are the Service's recreation points, and the write-ups its own recarea text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the forest's own site before you go.
