National Forest Trail

West Fork Dry Creek Trail (572) is a short trail that intersects the Continental Divide trail.

Length: 4.0 miles.Trail Begins: Forest road 7614.Trail Ends: Junction of trail 404

West Fork Fish Creek Trail (101) is another divide trail from Clearwater Crossing. It follows the West Fork of the creek all the way up. Closed to motorized vehicles. There is room for horse trailers, a small public corral and an unloading ramp.

West Fork Fishtrap Trail is fairly level following dry benches on the north side of Fishtrap Creek but it crosses a few small creeks. Most of it passes through dry stands of lodgepole pine. Many wildflowers grow in the open areas along the trail, including lupine Sego lily, and water hemlock.

West Fork Quartz Creek Trail follows along the creek bottom for the first 0.3 mile, crosses West Fork Quartz Creek and parallels the creek on the northeast bank for the next 1.5 miles, then climbs steeply until the south shoulder of Huson Peak is reached.

West Fork Stillwater Trail (90) is at the end of the West Fork Road, and provides easy access to Sentinel and Calamity Falls, where tumbling waters of the West Fork race through granite chutes of more than 100 feet.

Length: 4.6 miles.Trail Begins: Road 5070.Trail Ends: Road 5071

Area Map: Deerlodge National Forest Visitors Map .USGS Map1: Skalkaho Pass.USGS Map2: Mount Emerine.Township 5N; Range 17W; Section 34

West Fork Upper Deer Creek Trail (108) starts at the end of the Cherry Creek Road 206. It travels south along the West Fork of Upper Deer Creek to the junction with Boone's Peak Stock Driveway Trail 2.

West Fork West Boulder Trail (143) is a 2.3 mile spur trail that starts at its junction with West Boulder Trail 41 about 13 miles south of West Boulder Trailhead. It travels southwest mainly through timber to open meadows. Can be used to access to high elevation mountain peaks and small lakes.

West Morrell - Rice Ridge Loop Snowmobile Trail begins at Seeley Creek Trailhead to West Morrell Road 4353, then Rice Ridge Road 720 at Junction C to Road 4361, Junction E (Route 3 A) to Road 4353 to Junction B and then back to the trailhead. Scenic, but watch for drifts.

Horse use restricted on West Rosebud Trail (19) during the summer.

Length: 6.0 miles.Trail Begins: Forest Road 72.Trail Ends: Island Lake

Westside Bypass Snowmobile Trail begins at Seeley Lake West Side Road 2190, and continues to Archibald Loop Road 2192, Junction R (Route 8B). This is a good family trail, and has scenic views.

Wheeler Creek Trail joins the Alpine Trail 7 on the south boundary of the Jewel Basin.

Length: 4.5 miles. Low difficulty

Trail Begins: Forest Road 895F.Trail Ends: Trail 7

Length: 8.0 miles.Trail Begins: Road 5073 (primitive road and impassable when wet).Trail Ends: Frogpond Basin

Area Map: Deerlodge National Forest Visitors Map .USGS Map1: Whetstone Ridge.USGS Map2: Moose Lake.Township 4N; Range 17W; Section 9

White Mountain Trail (318) is one of the Granite Pass area trails to the Bitterroot Divide. It's high dry country with Ponderosa, granite boulders, bring water. Closed to motorized vehicles.

Whitefish Divide Trail, a ridgeline trail, is one of the main feeder trails in the Thompson Seton Proposed Wilderness. It accesses several high mountain lakes and a number of trails that lead into both the Kootenai and Flathead portions of the Thompson Setons.

Wildfire Trail - Lost Trail Pass Ski Trail takes off from Saddle Mountain Trail and follows ridge out into the Saddle Mountain Burn. Provides 3 separate routes through the burn; 1 most difficult and 2 more difficult. Trails are marked, signed, and maintained. This trail is not groomed.

Wildhorse/Lick Creek Trail is shared with snowmobiles. This trail is not groomed. It offers mountain bike opportunities in summer months.

Length: 12.9 km of more difficult trail.Trail Begins: Wildhorse\Lick Creek.Trail Ends: Loop

Area Map: Gallatin National Forest Visitor Map

Wilkes Creek Trail (584) is a creek bottom trail which eventually climbs up to a major watershed divide. The trail forks near the upper end and so provides a loop opportunity. This trail is a popular fall hunter access route.

Williams Creek Ski Trail passes through a rapidly growing regeneration unit. Views of Krinklehorn Peak and the sounds of Grave Creek in the background make for a easily accessed, diverse skiing opportunity. Limited parking. Trails shared with snowmobiles. This trail is not groomed.

Most of Williams Creek Trail (73) is actually a closed road, easy to walk or ride horses. It branches near the end; one side goes into a flat basin encircled by steep rock walls and the other goes east to a short trail leading to Trail 26 and Mt. Locke.