Printers Creek Trail (718) is open to motorcycles.

Length: 2.3 miles.Trail Begins: Junction with Forest Road 5553.Trail Ends: Junction with Trail 8

Area Map: Lolo Forest Visitors Map .USGS Map1: Petyy Mountain.Township 13N; Range 22W; Section 17

Pulpit Mountain Trail (366) is an easy hike from Pulpit Mountain down the ridgeline to Rabbit Creek, this trail offers nice views throughout. Below Pulpit Mountain the trail becomes obscure, but can be found easily if you follow the ridgeline.

There is usually enough snowfall on Purcell Mountains Snowmobile Trail by Thanksgiving to enjoy snowmobiling, often through April. Use care as cross-country skiers also like the easy grades and scenery. In addition to the primary snow routes, there are many secondary roads.

Purcell Trail (7) was reopened in 1986 after being abandoned in the 1940s. It provides an excellent horseback opportunity.

Length: 7 miles. Light use, moderate difficulty

Trail Begins: Road 4216D.Trail Ends: Zulu Creek Trail junction

Pyramid Pass Trail (416) is a nice dayhike with an alpine lake at the top. The pass is on the border of the Bob Marshall Wilderness and the trail is for non-motorized use only.

Length: 3.5 miles.Trail Begins: End of Forest Road 4381.Trail Ends: Pyramid Pass

Rainbow Creek Trail (28) travels from the junction of East Fork Trail 27 to the Lake Plateau and Custer National Forest. In conjunction with East Fork Trail 27, this is the most popular trail in the Big Timber Ranger District.

Rainbow Lake Trail

Rainbow Lake Trail (89) provides tremendous vistas of the Wigwam drainage, Galton Range, and especially the Ten Lakes basin. The visitor will also have overviews of Rainbow Lake, Bean Lake, and several other alpine lakes.

Rainbow Ridge Ski Trail has a parking capacity for 10 vehicles. The trail is shared with snowmobiles.

Length: 2.8 km of more difficult trail; intermittent grooming.

Area Map: Kootenai National Forest Visitors Map

Rainy/Dominion Snowmobile Trail offers high altitude snowmobiling. There is a parking capacity of 15 cars.

Length: 15 miles of marked and groomed trails.Trail Beginning: Taft Exit.Trail End: Loop

Area Map: Superior Area Snowmobile Trails

Ralph Thayer Memorial Trail (26) offers exceptional views of Flathead Valley, Cabinet Mountain Range and Glacier National Park. Designated National Recreation Trail. Hiking difficulty is moderate to difficult. Elevation gains varies.

Ramshorn Trail (16) leaves the road through a mix of Douglas fir, lodgepole pine and small open meadows to begin its climb to the east up Ramshorn Creek. The first couple of miles are along the creek through mostly timbered areas with some small meadows.

Ranch Creek Trail (65) is a long trial, flat for a long ways, along Ranch Creek. It takes you to the top of the divide between the Lolo and Deerlodge Forests.

Length: 10.0 miles.Trail Begins: Trailhead in Ranch Creek Road 4296, 1 mile east of Rock Creek Road 102.Trail Ends: Trail 268

The Red Lion Snowmobile Trail System consists of 4 connected snowmobile routes totaling approximately 32 miles. The routes are groomed on a regular basis from December 15 to April 1.

Length: 4.0 miles.Trail Beginning: Trail Junction 481.Trail End: Red Mountain

Area Map: Helena Forest Visitor Map .USGS Map1: Heart Lake.USGS Map2: Stonewall Mountain.Township 16N; Range 9W; Section 13

Refrigerator Canyon Trail is a scenic trail into the Gates of the Mountains Wilderness.

Refuge Point was a vital meeting place after the 1959 Hebgen Lake Earthquake. This ridge provided a place of protection during the night of August 17 for many survivors of the the earthquake. Campers were trapped between Hebgen Dam and the massive rock slide.

Republic Creek Ski Trail enters Wyoming and the North Absaroka Wilderness. This trail is not groomed.

Length: 3 km more difficult trail

Trail Begins: Cooke City.Trail Ends: Republic Creek

Area Map: Gallatin National Forest Visitor Map

Reservation Divide Trail (98) is a trail along the ridgeline. There are several accesses from other points, the most popular of which is the day hike to Squaw Peak from Butler Creek behind the Ninemile Ranger Station. A brochure is available with a map at the Historic Remount Visitor Center.

Reservoir Creek Trail is a steep trail following Reservoir Creek to Alder Peak. Trail is mostly in timber and has numerous boggy areas at its upper end. Trail is open to motorized use but receives little traffic.

Review Mountain Trail (113) offers outstanding views of Canada and Glacier National Park. The elevation gain on this trail is 2,641 feet. This trail provides a loop route joining with Trail 23 back to Tuchuck Campground.

Length: 8.7 miles. High difficulty

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