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The hike from Blue Mountain Saddle up to the fire lookout follows the last mile of the 8-mile Blue Mountain National Recreation Trail. The lookout tower, at the top of Blue Mountain, is a working Fore
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Greenough Park has hiking paths that wind along Rattlesnake Creek as it flows through this 42-acre park at the mouth of the Rattlesnake Valley. The park is a bird habitat donated to the City of Missou
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A scenic hike to a high mountain lake away from the heavily used lower Rattlesnake. In 1980 Congress established the Rattlesnake National Recreation Area and Wilderness to provide a place where water,
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The Burdette Creek Trail, located in the Lolo National Forest, provides access into the drainage for five
miles, then deadends. The trail follows Burdette Creek through meadows and an old growth fores
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Lolo Hot Springs
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The Cache Creek Trail is located in the Fish Creek drainage, part of the Lolo National Forest. The trail
parallels Cache Creek through a portion of the famous 1910 fire, known as the “Great Burn.” The
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The Northside Riverfront Trail is in the heart of Missoula above the banks of the Clark Fork River. The
path leads through the city parks of Caras Park, Bess Reed Park and Kiwanis Park. From Caras Par
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The Southside Riverfront Trail is a wide, level, unpaved path that extends east from McCormick Park into the University of Montana. The trail was once the Old Milwaukee Railroad bed. The meandering pa
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The Clearwater River Canoe Trail is used as a return route for canoeing on the slow-moving Clearwater
River. The level trail is a wonderful path through forests and wetlands parallel to the serpentine
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Seeley Lake
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An easy hike to experience Mission Mountain beauty and fish in high mountain lakes. This hike is an example of the positive changes taking place in the wilderness even with increased use. Lower Cold L
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Swan Lake
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The Crazy Canyon Trail begins in the Pattee Canyon Recreation Area. The trail follows a road through Crazy Canyon in the Lolo Forest to the summit of Mount Sentinel, the 5,158-foot peak above the Univ
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A forested lake basin in the Mission Mountains Wilderness. This is a heavily used area, so be sure to check the information board at the trailhead to review current regulations. For example, the shore
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Seeley Lake
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The Curry Cabin is a multi-room log cabin built in the late 1800s by Jacob Curry. At the cabin site are two additional log structures—an earth-covered root cellar and an old shed. The trail to the cab
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Deadman Point is a rounded grassy knoll at the south edge of the Blue Mountain Recreation Area. From
the 4,005-foot summit are panoramic 360-degree views of the Missoula Valley, Bitterroot River and t
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Located in the Lolo National Forest, the Grand Menard Discovery Trail is an interpretive trail in the
Ninemile Valley. The rambling nature trail has two loops that wind through a ponderosa pine and Do
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The Grizzly Creek Trail is a beautiful yet seldom hiked trail. It is located in the 28,000-acre Welcome
Creek Wilderness, part of the Lolo National Forest. This remote hike has a deep wilderness feel.
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Hayes Point is a rocky tree-covered over-look in the center of the Blue Mountain Recreation Area. From
the 4,754-foot summit are panoramic views of the Missoula Valley, Bitterroot River and the surrou
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The hike up Hellgate Canyon begins by the University of Montana along the Kim Williams Nature Trail, an abandoned railroad bed on the banks of the Clark Fork River. The trail climbs 2.5 miles up the f
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The Kim Williams Nature Trail follows the abandoned Milwaukee Railroad track through Hellgate Canyon
along the base of the steep north face of Mount Sentinel. The wide, level hiking, biking and equest
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Mount Jumbo sits to the north of Mount Sentinel across from Hellgate Canyon and the Clark Fork River.
The northern portion of Mount Jumbo Recreation Area is a winter range for elk and mule deer. It is
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Both Lake Dinah and Lake Elsina are gorgeous subalpine lakes in the high country basins of the Mission
Mountains. The lakes are partially covered with lily pads and are surrounded by conifer forest. T
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Seeley Lake
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The Lolo Trail is an ancient Nez Perce Indian route over the Bitterroot Mountains into the buffalo plains of eastern Montana. The Salish Indians also used the trail to reach the Lochsa and Clearwater
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Lolo Hot Springs
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The M Trail is a popular trail with a steady stream of hikers throughout the day. The trail begins at the
University of Montana. Thirteen switchbacks zigzag up the sunny west face of Mount Sentinel. F
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The Maclay Flat Trail is a wide, level interpretive trail that loops through a riparian forest rich with aspen, cottonwood, ponderosa pine trees and meadows. There are sixteen information sites that d
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The 61,000-acre Rattlesnake National Recreation Area, part of the Lolo National Forest, is located at the
northern city limits of Missoula. This spectacular area has sweeping mountains, hanging valley
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The Meadow Loop Trail is on the north side of the Pattee Canyon Picnic Area. The hike has a network
of unsigned, interconnecting trails that loop through beautiful sloping meadows and shady ponderosa
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The Blue Mountain National Recreation Trail is an 8-mile trail from the foothills at the east end of the park to the Blue Mountain Lookout. This hike follows a two-mile section of the trail along a be
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The North Loop Trail winds through the north region of Mount Jumbo Recreation Area, then makes
connections with the Rattlesnake Recreation Area. This region is a winter range for mule deer and elk. It
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The Saddle Trail crosses the saddle between the northern and southern peaks of Mount Jumbo. The
trail connects Rattlesnake Canyon with Marshall Canyon, from Lincoln Hills Drive to Marshall Road. The S
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The Sam Braxton Trail is located in the Pattee Canyon Recreation Area, four miles southeast of Missoula. The area is an old homestead named after a well-known local skier and outdoorsman. The trail is
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A high alpine lake with spectacular views of the Swan Range ad the Mission Mountains. This hike describes the second usiest access route into the Bob Marshall Wilderness (Benchmark in the Rocky Mounta
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Seeley Lake
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Sawmill Gulch, part of the Curry Trail System, is a more recent addition (acquired in 1986) to the
Rattlesnake National Recreation Area. The trails are quieter and less frequented than the Main Rattle
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This loop hike follows Sawmill Gulch and Curry Gulch through the winding forest terrain. The trail heads up a ridge to a 4,915-foot overlook. From the ridge are views north into the Rattlesnake Wilder
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The Stuart Peak Trail heads up Spring Gulch parallel to Spring Creek. The Spring Creek Loop follows old cow paths and a farm lane, looping around both sides of the creek. Spring Creek empties into rat
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Dome Shaped Mountain and pristine Stony Lake. Part of the enjoyment of hiking in the Sapphires is the feeling that you have discovered an area that most hikers would ordinarily drive past without a se
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Hamilton
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Vistas of at least four mountain ranges from the summit of Stuart Peak. Probably no other city has such a spectacular yet accessible wild area as Missoula with its backyard paradise, the 61,000-acre R
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Vista Point is in the 5,500-acre Blue Mountain Recreation Area, part of the Lolo National Forest. The
recreation area is located only two miles southwest of Missoula. The hike to Vista Point crosses o
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Waterworks Hill is a forgotten gem in the city of Missoula. The trail follows the treeless ridge past the
peace sign that can be seen throughout Missoula. The dog-friendly trail gains elevation gradua
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A very accessible, pleasant hike in one of Montana's smallest wilderness areas, the Welcome Creek Wilderness. Besides offering scenic, timbered hiking trails, the Welcome Creek Wilderness has a rich h
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The “Indiana Jones” style suspension bridge, crossing high over Rock Creek, makes the Welcome Creek Trail a hike long remembered. Below the suspension bridge is a white sand beach. The Welcome Creek T
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Woods Gulch is a lush, streamside canyon near the southern boundary of the Rattlesnake National Recreation Area. The 11-mile Sheep Mountain Trail ascends through Woods Gulch, following the stream drai
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Missoula
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