Pattee Canyon has been a favorite Missoula recreation spot since the 1930s, when Civilian Conservation Corps members constructed the first picnic facilities. A downhill ski area was also in ...

To explore one of the less-traveled portions of the Rattlesnake, try Sheep Mountain Trail, on the Recreation Area's southern boundary. Start at the trailhead on Woods Gulch Road, east of ...

When you're out on Missoula's trails, whether in town or in the national forest, remember that you are one of many traveling these pathways. If you meet other people on the trail, be considerate ...

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 ...

This popular trail is a stopping-off point on your way up Forest Road No. 365 to the Blue Mountain lookout. One of the few Missoula-area trails with interpretive information on-site, it's also a ...

Named after a well-known Missoula skier, bicyclist and outdoorsman, this trail loops around the southeast portion of Pattee Canyon Recreation Area. You might want to pick up one of Lolo National ...

Feel like getting away from it all, but don't have time to leave town? Take a walk, run, bicycle ride or horseback ride down the Kim Williams Nature Trail, the eastern-most segment of the ...

Dogs: From the southern national forest boundary north past the main trailhead to milepost 1.7 and on Ravine Trail 34, there are seasonal restrictions on pets: Dogs are not allowed from Dec. 1 to ...

• Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. Hell Gate Lodge 383. 112 N. Pattee St. Meets second and fourth Tuesday of every month at 7:30 p.m. 549-0542. • Bitterroot Shrine Club. Meets third ...

• Big Sky A’s. 4040 Fox Farm Road. Robert Hillard, 549-4509. Devoted to the preservation and restoration of the Model A auto from 1928 to 1931. Meets second Tuesday of the month at 7:30 p.m ...

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 ...

The Fire Road traverses the face of Mount Sentinel from above the “M” south to Pattee Canyon. Access is at the south end of Maurice Avenue near the University Villages Community Center or from ...