Montana, United States of AmericaMontanaOxbow Trail Loop · MontanaEndStart5 kmN ↑

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Best time to hike

Best months: May–Oct · highs 12–26 °C (54–79 °F)

  1. J0°-8°47
  2. F2°-7°36
  3. M7°-4°43
  4. A12°0°53
  5. M17°4°80
  6. J21°8°103
  7. J26°12°54
  8. A26°12°43
  9. S20°8°52
  10. O12°2°45
  11. N4°-3°57
  12. D-1°-8°54

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

Trail facts

Mapped length
2.2 km · 1.4 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Mountain range
Salish Mountains (Rocky Mountains › North American Cordillera; GMBA)
Nearest town
6.0 km SW of Kalispell (Flathead County, Montana) · GeoNames
Best months
May–Oct
Country
United States of America
Region
Montana
Continent
North America
Route type
Local route
Route centre
48.1498, -114.3584
Route start
48.1493, -114.3531
OpenStreetMap
relation 18376200
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

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