Elevation gain: 620 feet to "M" (from 3,200 feet to 3,820). 1,958 feet to top of Mount Sentinel (3,200 feet to 5,158) The "M" on the west face of Mount Sentinel has been a Missoula landmark since ...

Mapping Symbols Symbols that appear on maps in this guide indicating special features of trails. In order from left to right: Point of Interest, Restroom, Parking, Trailhead, Picnic Area ...

The 5,500-acre Blue Mountain Recreation Area, just two miles southwest of Missoula, is another close-to-town area to explore. The Lolo National Forest worked closely with Missoula ...

The Nez Perce and Salish once traveled through this area to avoid Blackfeet attacks in nearby Hellgate Canyon. Pattee Canyon was named for David Pattee, an early Bitterroot Valley settler and ...

Few communities enjoy a place quite like the 60,000-acre Rattlesnake National Recreation Area and Wilderness just north of Missoula. Here, you'll find a variety of hiking, backpac ...

Paths along the downtown riverfront are at the heart of Missoula's trail network. Walking, bicycling and, in some places, horseback-riding paths along the Clark's Fork of the Columbia River ...

Miles: North Loop Trail – 3.8 miles; Saddle Trail – 1.1 miles; Backbone Trail 1 – 2.5 miles; “L” Trail – 2/3 mile Elevation gain: Varies. The Saddle and North Loop are easiest, at ...

A cut-off trail gives you the option to go 1.25 or 1.8 miles. Traveling in a clockwise direction, you pass huge cottonwood and ponderosa pine trees. Be observant and you may see evidence of ...

Named in remembrance of Missoula naturalist Kim Williams, the trail follows the old Milwaukee Railroad grade for 2.5 miles through a 134-acre natural area in Hellgate Canyon. It's a good example ...

MAIN RATTLESNAKE TRAVEL CORRIDOR Miles: 15 Elevation gain: 1,248 feet (from 3,850 feet to 5,098 feet) Dogs: From the southern national forest boundary north past the main trailhead to milepost 1.7 ...

SAM BRAXTON NATIONAL RECREATIONAL TRAIL Miles: 3.4 Elevation gain: 350 feet (from 4,100 feet to 4,450 feet) Dogs: No restrictions ...