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Downtown Missoula: 221 E. Front St. Missoula, Montana 59802 1-406-543-6966
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Day Hikes Overnighters Three Day Multi Day Peak Bagging Wildlife Viewing
Day Hikes
Please practice Leave No Trace Skills & Ethics
Bitterroots:
Blodgett Canyon
43 Miles south of Missoula on Hwy 93,
near Hamilton. Waterfalls 7 miles roundtrip.
Look for climbers on the granite walls.
Great Burn:
Heart Lake
I-90 West to Trout Creek Rd.
Go south 19 miles to the switchback.
Awesome alpine lake,
8 miles roundtrip
Missions:
Mission Falls
Hwy 90 north 40 miles to St. Ignatius,
Trail Head at Mission Reservoir
Must have tribal permit,
available at the General Store
in St. Ignatius. Steep, hard hike
Swan Valley:
Holland Falls
Hwy 200 east to the Clearwater Junction
(Big cow), 36 miles north to
Holland Lake Road.
3 miles roundtrip to the falls,
6 miles oneway to
Upper Holland Lake.
Overnighters
Please practice Leave No Trace Skills & Ethics
Bitterroots:
Bass Creek to Bass Lake
Hwy 93 South, 23 miles
to Bass Creek Road
Great Hike close to town
17 miles roundtrip
Rattlesnake Wilderness:
Boulder Lake
Right in our own backyard,
Call for us for directions 406-543-6966
7 miles roundtrip,
gets buggy mid-summer
Swan Valley:
Upper Holland Lake
Hwy 200 east to the Clearwater Junction
(Big cow), 36 miles north to
Holland Lake Road.
12 miles round trip
Three Day
Please practice Leave No Trace Skills & Ethics
Anaconda-Pintlar Wilderness:
Warren Pass Loop
Call the Trail Head
406-543-6966 for directions
Great beginning backpack
trip for kids, only
10 miles round trip.
Bitterroots:
Fred Burr to Mill Creek
Call the Trail Head
406-543-6966 for directions
26 mile point to point hike,
need to arrange shuttle
Glacier National Park Two Medicine Area:
Dawson Pass-Pitamakin Loop
Great Hike, 18 mile loop,
High alpine splendor
Multi Day
Please practice Leave No Trace Skills & Ethics
Great Multi Day options all around Montana.
Glacier National Park, Bob Marshall Wilderness, and Yellowstone National Park
offer enough hiking for a life time. Our staff would be glad to help you plan a trip
suitable to your ability and time available. Call us at 406-543-6966
Peak Bagging
Please practice Leave No Trace Skills & Ethics
Cha-paa-qn/Sleeping Woman Check out our Around Town
page for details
Elevation gain
approx. 2,000 feet,
5 or 7 mile roundtrip option
Lolo Peak
Check out our Around Town
page for details
Elevation gain 2,894,
13 miles roundtrip
St. Mary's Peak in
the Bitterroots
Hwy 93 south to
Indian Prairie Rd.,
4 miles south of Stevensville
Elevation gain 2,500 feet,
9 miles round trip
Stuart Peak
in the Rattlesnake Wilderness
Start at Rattlesnake Main
Trailhead, Call for us for details
406-543-6966
Long day,
20 miles roundtrip
Wildlife Viewing
Lee Metcalf
Wildlife Refuge
(Special Events)
Hwy 93 South 24 miles,
Just north of Stevensville on
the eastside Hwy.
Great Birding, look and listen
for the Great Horned Owls
Nine Pipes National
Wildlife Refuge
Hwy 93 North,
45 miles to the Refuge,
Just north of St. Ignatius
Home to over 200
species of birds, home of the
Owl Research Institute
Day Hikes Overnighters Three Day Multi Day Peak Bagging Wildlife Viewing
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Trail Head
221 E. Front St, Missoula, Montana 59802
1-406-543-6966          F-406-543-8440

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