Montana Dirt Girls Hike at Missoula’s Ravine Trail

Meeting Location: 2 options

1) Meet to carpool at 5:45 pm at the parking lot near the Grant Creek exit of the interstate, just north of the TownPump/Conoco Gas Station.  Please try and do this!

2) Ravine Parking Area
There is limited parking at the Ravine Trailhead and only accommodates ~6 cars with no on-street parking.

The Ravine Trail is a 3-mile uphill switchback trail (6 miles round-trip) located up Grant Creek that leads over to the Rattlesnake. 1280′ of climbing. We’ll plan on continuing up to the Snowbowl overlook for those interested.

Ravine Trailhead – From Interstate 90 in Missoula, take exit #101 and head north on Grant Creek Road for about 5 miles. About 1 mile past the turn for Snowbowl Ski area, you will see hiking signs for the trailhead. Just past the first sign on the right is a small parking area. This is Ravine Gulch trailhead.

Suggest traction. It’s likely that there will be slippery areas.

Trailhead
Map of Route

Items to bring for  hiking:

• water                    * snacks
• headlamp             * bear spray          
• layers of clothing  * hiking poles
• gaiters
• foot grippers (depending on snow and ice)

We have lots of gals coming in and out each week. Here are some good rules of thumb.
* Try to get the group started ASAP after 6:00 pm
* Do intros, ask if we have any new gals and get a head count
* Break into groups if needed & find a gal to coordinate each group
* You don’t have to be the fastest in the group to lead, but just make sure we don’t leave someone behind
* Have fun!

Note:
No dogs are allowed in the Rattlesnake at this time of year.