Hike up Sunday Mountain, explore Turquoise Lake, or run to Heart Lake
Please note: ALL Early Season hikes are canceled
Friday, May 29th (Early Season)
Lake Como - CANCELED
Location: Hamilton
Miles/Difficulty: 6.5 miles/Moderate
Leaders: Annie Paulson Gillespie and Nan Keiser Christianson
Hike to Como Falls and return on the same trail on this easy, low-elevation trek.
Saturday, June 20th (Early Season)
Solstice Saturday at Milltown State Park - CANCELED
Location: Missoula
Miles/Difficulty: 3.5 miles/Moderate
Leaders: Michael Kustudia and Jessica Martin
Learn about human and natural history as we hike from the Milltown Bluff to the restored floodplain of the Clark Fork River.
Saturday, June 27th (Early Season)
Mount Headley - CANCELED
Location: Thompson Falls
Miles/Difficulty: 10 miles/Moderately Strenuous
Leaders: Doug and Mindy Ferrell
This glorious ridgetop hike will lead to a prominent peak with magnificent views into Canada, Idaho, and a big chunk of Montana.
Saturday, June 27th (Early Season)
South Fork Lolo Creek - CANCELED
Location: Lolo
Miles/Difficulty: 4.5 miles/Moderately Strenuous
Leaders: Steve Seninger and Daphne Herling
Join us as we hike to wonderful views of the Graves Range and pass through areas burned in the 2017 Lolo Peak Fire, where we'll observe fire restoration ecology before reaching our end point looking at Bass Peak.
Tuesday, June 30th (Early Season)
Crescent and Marshall Lakes - CANCELED
Location: Seeley Lake
Miles/Difficulty: 10 miles/Extremely Strenuous
Leaders: Gene Schade and Lee Boman
Hike to Crescent Lake, where we'll take a break and then proceed over the Swan Crest into the Bob Marshall Wilderness. We'll pass by some of the Marshall Lakes and look down the Marshall drainage.
Saturday, July 11th (Early Season)
Diamond and Cliff Lakes - CANCELED
Location: Superior
Miles/Difficulty: 2 miles/Easy
Leaders: Kara Hanson and Sadie Rae Russell
On this wonderful kid-friendly hike, our route will take us through the Great Burn Proposed Wilderness, hopping from from one lake to another, and through some woods to a meadow full of spectacular wildflowers.
Saturday, July 11th (Early Season)
Lolo Peak Fire and Whitebark Pine Ecology - CANCELED
Location: Lolo
Miles/Difficulty: 13 miles/Extremely Strenuous
Leaders: C. Alina Cansler and Julee Shamhart
Hike up the Mormon Creek Trail to Carlton Lake to look at alpine larch and whitebark pine forests burned in the 2017 Lolo Peak Fire.
Saturday, July 18th (Late Season)
Blacklead Mountain
Location: Lolo
Miles/Difficulty: 5 miles/Moderate
Leaders: Bert Lindler and Jay Gore
Blacklead Mountain is the most remote portion of the Great Burn Recommended Wilderness, which spans the Idaho-Montana Stateline. We may even see mountain goats as we hike along a ridge overlooking aptly-named Goat Lake.
Saturday, July 18th (Late Season)
Stateline to Heart Lake Trail Run
Location: Superior
Miles/Difficulty: 13 miles/Extremely Strenuous
Leaders: Erin Clark and Mark Hanson
A delightful high-alpine trail run, this lollipop route starts at Hoodoo Pass and travels the Stateline Trail above Heart and Pearl Lakes before dropping down to the lakeside.
Tuesday, July 28th (Late Season)
Sunday Mountain
Location: Seeley Lake
Miles/Difficulty: 6 miles/Strenuous
Leaders: Lee Boman and Gene Schade
This is one of the quickest routes to the crest of the Swan Range, where we'll be treated to steadily improving views of the Mission Mountains Wilderness and the Clearwater Valley.
Friday, August 7th (Late Season)
Rhodes Peak
Location: Lolo
Miles/Difficulty: 16 miles/Extremely Strenuous
Leaders: Bert Lindler and Erin Clark
This multi-day backpack will take us into some of the highest and wildest areas of the Great Burn Recommended Wilderness. We will only be able to accomodate six hikers unless participants have reasonably high-clearance vehicles.
Sunday, August 9th (Late Season)
Mount Silcox Loop
Location: Thompson Falls
Miles/Difficulty: 7.5 miles/Strenuous
Leaders: Mark and Karen Sheets
We'll pass by Goat Lakes at the southeast end of the Cube Iron/Silcox Roadless area and head to the top of Mt. Silcox for some excellent views.
Saturday, August 15th (Late Season)
Clearwater Lake
Location: Seeley Lake
Miles/Difficulty: 3 miles/Easy
Leaders: Lee Boman and Gene Schade
On this family-friendly hike aroud Clearwater Lake, we'll have great views of the Mission Mountains Wilderness Area and a good chance of spotting loons and maybe even some delicious huckleberries.
Saturday, August 15th (Late Season)
Dunham Creek Trail
Location: Seeley Lake
Miles/Difficulty: 8 miles/Moderately Strenuous
Leaders: Clare Ols and Hannah Nikonow
This hike is primarily meant for participants under 30, but all are welcome to join us as we explore this landscape, which stands be added to the Bob Marshall Wilderness by the Blackfoot Clearwater Stewardship Act.
Wednesday, August 26th (Late Season)
South Lost Horse Creek
Location: Hamilton
Miles/Difficulty: 5 miles/Moderate
Leaders: Nancy Brown and Karla Wiencek
After crossing over Lost Horse Creek, we'll follow the creek through a plethora of huckleberry bushes and forest cover, observing interesting rock outcroppings above the trail before reaching a wonderful swimming hole.
Thursday, August 27th (Late Season)
Blodgett Canyon
Location: Hamilton
Miles/Difficulty: 8 miles/Strenuous
Leaders: Mike Young and Wolf Ametsbichler
We'll hike along Blodgett Creek, crossing a couple of talus slopes, on the way to a nice waterfall. From there, we'll tackle a gradual climb through a glacial valley carved into the granite of the Idaho Batholith and enjoy scenery reminiscent of Yosemite.
Thursday, September 3rd (Late Season)
Turquoise Lake
Location: Seeley Lake
Miles/Difficulty: 12 miles/Strenuous
Leaders: Lee Boman and Silke Jauck
The same glaciers that created Glacier National Park also carved the landscape that we'll enjoy on this hike to Turquoise Lake.
Saturday, September 12th (Late Season)
Slide Rock Mountain Whitebark Pine Ecology
Location: Thompson Falls
Miles/Difficulty: 7 miles/Moderate
Leaders: Doug and Mindy Ferrell
We'll head from Vermillion Pass to Slide Rock Mountain on Trail #529, which travels through an area burned in 2017 before reaching a stand of monster spruce trees.
Saturday, September 12th (Late Season)
Hoodoo Pass to Heart Lake
Location: Superior
Miles/Difficulty: 9 miles/Moderately Strenuous
Leaders: Mary Langenderfer and Julie Ellison
Enjoy a point-to-point hike from Hoodoo Pass south to the Heart Lake overlook, where we'll drop down to the lake and out to the trailhead. Along the way, we'll see gorgeous fall colors, ridgeline views, and maybe a few mountain goats.
Friday, September 25th (Late Season)
St. Mary Peak Whitebark Pine Ecology
Location: Stevensville
Miles/Difficulty: 7 miles/Extremely Strenuous
Leaders: Bob Keane and Julee Shamhart
We'll hike from the St. Mary trailhead up to the whitebark pine stands near treeline, where we'll discuss the ecology of whitebark pine ecosystems.
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