Day hikes around Missoula, Montana : including the Bitterroots and the Seeley-Swan Valley

Day Hikes Around Missoula Montana
	Table of Contents
	Hiking Missoula
	MAP OF THE HIKES
	THE HIKES
		NORTHEAST MISSOULA
			Rattlesnake National Recreation Area (including the Sawmill–Curry Trail System)
				NORTHEAST MISSOULA MAP (HIKES 1–21)
					1. Boulder Point and Boulder Lake
					2. West Fork Gold Creek Trail to Primm Lake and Rattlesnake Creek
					3. Main Rattlesnake Corridor
					4. Basic Rattlesnake Loop
					5. Stuart Peak Trail: Spring Gulch Loop
					6. Curry Gulch Trail to Curry Cabin
					7. Lower Sawmill Gulch Loop
					8. Upper Sawmill Gulch Loop to Overlook
					9. Ravine Trail to Overlook
					10. Woods Gulch: Sheep Mountain Trail
			Mount Jumbo Recreation Area East Missoula
				LOWER RATTLESNAKE VALLEY (HIKES 11–21)
					11. Saddle Trail
					12. North Loop Trail
					13. L Trail
					14. Mount Jumbo Traverse in Hellgate Canyon
					15. Canyon River Trail
			North Hills • Rattlesnake Valley
				16. Upper Rattlesnake Greenway
				17. Lower Rattlesnake Greenway
				18. North Hills: Rattlesnake Greenway Loop North Hills Open Space
				19. Waterworks Hill–Randolph Hill–Cherry Gulch Loop North Hills Open Space
				20. Moon–Randolph Homestead from the Orange Avenue Trailhead
				21. Greenough Park: Bolle Birdwatching Trail
		MISSOULA
			City of Missoula • Mount Sentinel Pattee Canyon Recreation Area • South Hills
				MISSOULA MAP (HIKES 22–36)
					22. Clark Fork River Trail in Hellgate Canyon: Ben Hughes Park
					23. Tower Street Open Space along the Clark Fork River
					24. Kelly Island
					25. Clark Fork Northside Riverfront Trail: Orange Street Bridge to Van Buren Street Pedestrian Bridge
				DOWNTOWN MISSOULA MAP
					26. Clark Fork Southside Riverfront Trail: McCormick Park to University of Montana
					27. Kim Williams Nature Trail
					28. Hellgate Canyon–Mount Sentinel Loop
					29. M Trail
					30. Mount Sentinel Loop: Mount Sentinel Fire Road to the M
					31. Crooked Trail–Pengelly Ridge Trail Loop
					32. Crazy Canyon Trail to Mount Sentinel Pattee Canyon Recreation Area
					33. Northside Trails: Meadow Loop Trail Pattee Canyon Recreation Area
					34. Sam Braxton National Recreation Trail Pattee Canyon Recreation Area
					35. Middle Fork Deer Creek Trail
					36. Moose Can Gully and Peery Park South Hills Trail System
			Blue Mountain Recreation Area
				BLUE MOUNTAIN RECREATION AREA MAP (HIKES 37–43)
					37. South O’Brien Creek Loop
					38. Vista Point Loop
					39. Maclay Flat Nature Trail
					40. Deadman Point
					41. Hayes Point
					42. Blue Mountain National Recreation Trail and Blue Mountain Nature Trail
					43. Blue Mountain Lookout from Blue Mountain Saddle
		NORTHWEST MISSOULA
			Frenchtown • Ninemile Valley
				44. Council Grove State Park
				45. Erskine Fishing Access Trail
				46. Grand Menard Discovery Trail
				47. Kreis Pond Trail
				48. Bike Trail Loop at Kreis Pond
				NINEMILE VALLEY MAP (HIKES 46–50)
					49. Sleeping Woman Trail to Cha-paa-qn
					50. Reservation Divide East Trail to Cha-paa-qn
		SOUTHWEST MISSOULA: HIGHWAY 12
			Lolo to Lolo Pass including the Fish Creek Drainage
				HIGHWAY 12 MAP: LOLO TO LOLO PASS AND IDAHO (HIKES 51–65)
					51. Traveler’s Rest Interpretive Trail Traveler’s Rest State Park
					52. Cache Creek Trail
					53. Burdette Creek Trail
				LOLO TRAIL AND CONNECTING HIKES (HIKES 54–61)
					54. North Fork Howard Creek
					55. Lolo Trail from Howard Creek Lewis and Clark/Nez Perce National Historic Trail
					56. Lolo Trail: Fish Creek Road to Granite Creek Lewis and Clark/Nez Perce National Historic Trail
					57. Lolo Trail: Fish Creek Road to Canyon Overlook Lewis and Clark/Nez Perce National Historic Trail
					58. Lee Creek Interpretive Trail
					59. Wagon Mountain Trail from Lee Creek Lewis and Clark/Nez Perce National Historic Trail
					60. Wagon Mountain Trail from Packer Meadows Lewis and Clark/Nez Perce National Historic Trail
					61. Glade Creek Loop
			Lolo Pass into Idaho
				62. DeVoto Memorial Cedar Grove
				63. Jerry Johnson Hot Springs
				64. Hot Springs Lookout Trail along the Lochsa River
				65. Colgate Licks Nature Trail
		BITTERROOT VALLEY
			BITTERROOT VALLEY MAP (HIKES 66–85)
				66. Bass Creek Trail
				67. Larry Creek Fire Ecology Trail
				68. Charles Waters Nature Trail
				69. Kootenai Creek Trail
				70. Bitterroot River Recreation Area Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge
				71. Kenai Nature Trail Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge
				72. Stevensville Nature Trail: Stevensville River Park
				73. Willoughby Environmental Education Area
				74. Big Creek Trail
				75. Glen Lake
				76. Bear Creek Trail to Bear Creek Falls
				77. Mill Creek Trail to Mill Creek Falls
				78. Teller Wildlife Refuge: Teller Trail
				79. Calf Creek Wildlife Management Area
				80. Hieronymus Park
			CITY OF HAMILTON MAP
				81. River Park
				82. Blodgett Canyon to the waterfall
				83. Blodgett Canyon Overlook Fire Ecology Interpretive Trail
				84. Canyon Creek Trail to Canyon Falls and Canyon Lake
				85. Lake Como
		ROCK CREEK DRAINAGE
			86. Valley of the Moon Nature Trail
			87. Babcock Creek Trail to Mormon Spring
			88. Grizzly Creek Trail
			89. Welcome Creek Trail
			90. Beavertail Hill State Park
		BLACKFOOT RIVER RECREATIONAL CORRIDOR
			91. Whitaker Bridge to Belmont Creek
			92. Whitaker Bridge to Red Rock Flat and Goose Rock Flat
		SEELEY–SWAN VALLEY
			SEELEY–SWAN VALLEY MAP (HIKES 93–102)
				93. Morrell Lake and Falls: Morrell Falls National Recreation Trail
				94. Big Larch Nature Trail
				95. Clearwater River Canoe Trail
				96. Lake Dinah Trail from Lake Elsina
				97. Clearwater Lake Loop
				98. Holland Lake and Falls
				99. Everchanging Forest Nature Trail
				100. Lower Cold Lake
				101. Sprunger–Whitney Nature Trail
				102. Bond Creek Trail at Swan Lake
	Companion Guides
	Index
	Section Maps:
		Overall map of all hikes
		Northeast Missoula • Hikes 1–21
		Sawmill–Curry Trail System • Hikes 5–9
		Lower Rattlesnake Valley • Hikes 11–21
		City of Missoula • Hikes 22–36
		Downtown Missoula
		Blue Mountain Recreation Area • Hikes 37–43
		Ninemile Valley • Hikes 46–50
		Highway 12: Lolo to Lolo Pass and Idaho • Hikes 51–65
		Lolo Trail and connecting hikes • Hikes 54–61
		Bitterroot Valley • Hikes 66–85
		City of Hamilton
		Seeley–Swan Valley • Hikes 93–102