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Route of the Hiawatha Trail Ride with Women Bike Missoula

Name: Route of the Hiawatha Trail Ride with Women Bike Missoula
Start: 2025-08-25T07:30:00-06:00
End: 2025-08-25T19:00:00-06:00
Location: Bluebird Preserve Trailhead

Ride the Route of the Hiawatha Trail with Women Bike Missoula — Meet up at 7:30 am Monday, August 25 at the **Lower Snowbowl Parking Lot** with **Women Bike Missoula** to carpool out for a daytrip bicycle ride on the **Route of the Hiawatha Trail**

August 25, 2025 @ 7:30 am – 7:00 pm

MEET/LEAVE: at 7:30 am Monday morning, August 25 at the Bluebird Trailhead (lower Snowbowl parking lot) on the NE corner of Reserve and I-90 in Missoula. We’ll have carpools organized prior to meeting so we make sure there’s room for everyone. Click here for map.

This ride is a classic rails to trails path here in Montana, where trains once passed between Chicago and the Pacific NW. Now privately managed, it requires you purchase a pass to access the 15 mile trail from the East Portal in Montana to the Pearson Trailhead in Idaho. In this direction it’s all downhill and includes trestles with incredible views and tunnels (one is 1.7 miles long!) so it’s truly a unique experience. This is a first for Women Bike Missoula and if you’ve always wanted to try it but wanted to go with a buddy, this is your chance!

Because this takes a bit more organization, we’re asking for everyone to RSVP Carol Admire (ride leader) by either responding back to this email or text/call 720-353-1812 no later than Friday, August 22. THIS IS CRITICAL. We have to be able to organize the carpools and know how many people to wait for at the parking lot before departure. Each rider will need to pre-purchase their own ticket and choose whether to ride both directions or just down and take the shuttle back up. Visit here to purchase your pass ($18 without shuttle, $35 with shuttle) and for any additional information on the trail itself.

A good bike light and light jacket are necessary for this ride. Rental lights may be available according to the website. Bring your own lunch or there are opportunities to purchase food and snacks at the start and end of the trail. The menus are available at https://www.ridethehiawatha.com/food-for-sale-on-the-trail.

For all our rides: don’t forget your helmet, water, sunscreen and bike light. If weather conditions exist where the ride would need to be cancelled (heat, air quality, thunderstorms), someone from WBM will be at the trailhead(s) to let you know.

$18 – $35 Route of the Hiawatha Trail Pass