Trail
Sawmill Trail #24
This trail begins on the edge of the meadow and progresses uphill and into ponderosa pine forests. It is steeper than the main Rattlesnake trail and provides good access to other trails in the area - many of which can be combined to make loop routes.
Listed under Hiking trails · Bike trails · Cross-country skiing & snowshoeing
Practical information
- Town
- Missoula
- Arrival
- From Interstate 90 in Missoula, take the Van Buren Street exit #105 and head north. Van Buren Street will turn into Rattlesnake Drive. Stay on Rattlesnake Drive for approximately 3 miles until you reach the Rattlesnake National Recreation Area entrance. Travel another 0.25 mile and turn left on Sawmill Gulch Road. The trailhead is at the end of the road.
- Route surface
- Standard/Terra Trail — A trail that has a surface consisting predominantly of the ground and that is designed and managed to accommodate use on that surface.
- Difficulty
- It is steeper than the main Rattlesnake trail
- Use rules
- Please visit the Forest's Alerts page for information on restrictions, in particular please review the Food/Wildlife Attractant Storage Order to help reduce the likelihood of human-to-bear conflicts.
- Managed by
- Federal agency
- Phone
- 406-329-3814
Activities
- Biking
- Hiking
- Winter Sports
- Biking - Mountain
- Day Hikes
- XC Skiing/Snowshoeing