Hiking Montana's Bob Marshall Wilderness

by Erik Molvar

Overview

Discover the trails located with the glorious 1.5 million acres of the Bob Marshall Wilderness located in Northwestern Montana. From rugged ridge tops to gently sloping meadows this updated and comprehensive guide contains detailed maps and trail descriptions that leads hikers of all levels through the expansive region.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781493074372
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	05/07/2024
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	400
File size:	25 MB
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About the Author

Veteran author and backcountry explorer Erik Molvar discovered backpacking while working on a volunteer trails crew in the North Cascades of Washington. He is the author of more than a dozen FalconGuides for such places as Glacier National Park, the Bob Marshall Wilderness, Olympic National Park, Zion and Bryce Canyon National Park, as well as Colorado's Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness.

Table of Contents

	Acknowledgments	vi
	Overview Map	vii
	USGS Topographic Maps	viii
	Legend	ix
	Introduction	1
	Planning Your Trip	2
	A Few Words of Caution	3
	Zero Impact	9
	Using the Guide	16
	The Hikes
Region 1	The North Boundary	19
1	Ousel Peak	20
2	The Grant Ridge Loop	22
3	Dickey Lake	25
4	Marion Lake	27
5	Vinegar Mountain	28
6	The Tranquil Basin Overlook	31
7	Devil Creek	34
8	The Snake Loop	36
9	Grizzly Creek	39
10	Granite Creek-Castle Lake	41
11	Dolly Varden Creek	44
12	The Trilobite Range	47
13	Argosy Creek	50
14	Gateway Gorge	52
	Additional Trails	54
Region 2	The Spotted Bear Country	57
15	Sunburst Lake	58
16	Picture Ridge	61
17	Black Bear Creek	64
18	Mid Creek	66
19	Spotted Bear Lookout	68
20	Pagoda Mountain	70
21	Twin Peak	73
22	Gunsight Lake	76
23	The Spotted Bear River	79
24	Elk Ridge	82
25	Switchback Pass	86
26	Hart Lake	88
27	Bungalow Mountain	90
	Additional Trails	93
Region 3	The Swan Range	95
28	Pyramid Pass	96
29	Morrell Falls	99
30	The Upper Holland Loop	102
31	Gordon Pass-Koessler Lake	105
32	Pendant Pass-Lena Lake	109
33	Necklace Lakes	112
34	Holland Falls	115
35	Smith Creek Pass	118
36	Lion Creek Pass	121
37	Inspiration Point	124
38	The Swan Crest Trail	128
39	Hall Lake	133
40	The Jewel Basin Complex	135
41	Big Hawk Lakes	141
Region 4	The Upper Basin of the South Fork	145
42	Big Salmon Trail	146
43	Garnet Peak	150
44	Burnt Creek	153
45	Bartlett Mountain	156
46	Cardinal Peak-Fossil Mountain	158
47	Monture Creek-Hahn Pass	162
48	Limestone Pass	166
49	Youngs Pass	169
50	Youngs Creek	171
51	Danaher Valley	174
52	Triple Divide	179
53	Jumbo Mountain Lookout	181
54	The White River	183
55	Haystack Mountain	189
	Additional Trails	191
Region 5	The Scapegoat Massif	193
56	The Hobnail Tom Trail	194
57	The Flint Mountain Palisades	199
58	The Dry Fork Divide	202
59	The East Fork of the Blackfoot	205
60	Meadow Creek	209
61	Webb Lake	213
62	Devils Glen	215
63	Steamboat Lookout	218
64	Welcome Pass	220
65	Crown Mountain	223
66	Scapegoat Mountain	225
67	Cigarette Rock	229
	Additional Trails	231
Region 6	The Sun River Basin	233
68	Gibson Reservoir	235
69	The West Fork of the Sun	238
70	Hoadley Pass	240
71	The Grizzly Basin	244
72	Prairie Reef Lookout	246
73	Pearl Basin-Camp Creek Pass	249
74	White River Pass	253
75	The Chinese Wall	256
76	Beartop Lookout	260
77	Red Shale Meadows	263
78	Moonlight Peak	265
79	The North Wall	268
	Additional Trails	271
Region 7	The Rocky Mountain Front	273
80	Willow Creek Falls	275
81	Patricks Basin	278
82	Mortimer Gulch	281
83	Blacktail Creek	283
84	Cabin Creek	286
85	Biggs Creek	289
86	The South Fork of the Teton	292
87	Green Gulch	296
88	Rierdon Gulch	297
89	Ear Mountain	299
90	Clary Coulee	302
91	Jones Gulch	305
92	The Volcano Reef Loop	307
	Additional Trails	310
Region 8	The Sawtooth Range	313
93	Our Lake	313
94	Headquarters Creek Pass	316
95	Route Creek Pass	319
96	Mount Wright	322
97	Washboard Reef	324
98	The North Fork of the Teton	327
99	Corrugate Ridge	331
100	The South Fork of Birch Creek	334
101	The Birch Creek Loop	337
102	The North Fork of Birch Creek	342
103	The Crucifixion Loop	345
	Additional Trails	348
	Extended Trips	349
Appendix A	Mileages of Some Important Trunk Trails	355
Appendix B	Fishing Opportunities	357
Appendix C	For More Information	358
	Index	359
	About the Author	365