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 ...

WOODS GULCH - SHEEP MOUNTAIN TRAIL Miles: 11 miles to Sheep Mountain Elevation gain: 3,846 feet (from 3,800 feet to 7,646 feet) Dogs: No restrictions To explore one of the less-traveled portions ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Forty-two acre Greenough Park, along Rattlesnake Creek, was donated to the city of Missoula by the Greenough family with the understanding that the area would be maintained in its natural state ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Tower Complex Trail Miles: 1 Elevation gain: None Running between Tower Street and North Avenue, this trail provides many entrances to Big Sky Park, Missoula's biggest expanse of open space on the ...