Kootenai National Forest · Montana

Grouse Lake

1.6 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 423 · trail class 3 · typical grade 0-5% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, bike · seasonal: hiking 05/01-11/30

Trailhead #423 Grouse Lake Drive there

#423 Grouse Lake the Forest Service's write-up

Trail Length: 1.3 miles

This is a fine hike for almost anyone, the walk is enjoyable with only a few steep sections. The trail travels through a birch glade most of the way, emerging occasionally onto a talus slope.

Restrictions Closed yearlong to all wheeled motorized vehicles

This hike on fs.usda.gov

#848 Grouse Ridge Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

Grouse Ridge Trail #848 is a short trail from the upper end of Cataract Trail #847 (just below Seven Point Mountain) down to Grouse Lake. Be advised most users access the trail via Cataract Creek Trail #847 (8.1 miles). There are no stream crossings.

Grouse Ridge Trail #848

Restrictions <ul><li><strong>No motorized use.&nbsp;</strong></li><li>Properly possess and store all food, refuse, and other attractants pursuant to Kootenai National Forest <a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb5424578.pdf">Food Storage Order</a> (CFR 261.58 (cc)).</li><li>Please practice Pack-in-Pack-out and Leave-No-Trace ethics.</li></ul>&nbsp;

This trailhead on fs.usda.gov

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About this trail's facts

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.