Recreation Region: Missoula Area
Sawmill Trail #24.0
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.
Specific Trail Information
Trail Number
24
Trail Type
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.
General Information
Getting There
Directions
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.
