South Fork Lolo Creek Trail

Lolo Montana

Listing Type: National Forest Trail
City: Lolo Montana
Region: Glacier Country
406-329-3814
http://www.fs.fed.us/r1/lolo/

South Fork Lolo Creek Trail (311) is one of the northern most accesses to the Selway/Bitterroot Wilderness. It climbs from Lolo Creek up the South Fork to it's headwaters in the Wilderness. The first part is a steep climb above the creek. The trail crosses an old, closed logging road about 5 times up to Lantern Ridge. Then it levels out a little. About 4 or 5 miles past the wilderness boundary there is an open meadow with campsites on either side of the creek. The creek is slow and flat across this opening with high rocky ridges on either side of the valley. There is an alpine lake up in the rocks where the trail is only marked with rock cairns. The trail is thickly lined with alpine, Douglas fir and spruce trees all the way up except for the meadow.

Length: 8.5 miles.Trail Begins: Trailhead Forest Road 2160.Trail Ends: Lolo/Bitterroot National Forest boundary

Area Map: Lolo Forest Visitors Map .USGS Map1: Dick Creek.USGS Map2: St. Joseph's Peak.Township 11N; Range 21W; Section 6

Directions: Take Highway 12 South from Lolo. Within 10 miles from Highway 93 you'll see the Elk Meadows Road sign. Go left on that road. Two miles up, across 3 cattle guard there is a road that goes left across the creek. This is the South Fork of Lolo Creek Road 2160. The Trailhead is first with parking, stock ramps and hitch rails a mile beyond.

South Fork Lolo Creek Trail
Lolo National Forest, Missoula, MT 59804

Activities
Hiking
Horseback Riding
Fishing
Backcountry Camping
Wildlife Viewing
Bird Watching
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