Welcome to the 2024 North Fork Trails Association activity calendar! Weather and other circumstances keep things a bit fluid, but the schedule below has most of the principle elements in place — enough for planning purposes, certainly.
All that being said, here’s the fixed part of our calendar through the end of this year. Use the “Contact Us” page if you have questions.
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April
Wednesday, April 10, 4:00pm – NF Trails Board of Directors meeting (open event); contact us for details.
Saturday, April 13, 9:00am – Glacier View Mtn Spur #381.1 maintenance.
Saturday, April 20, 9:00am – Du Hein Trail #383 maintenance Canceled due to conflict with USFS activities.
Saturday, April 27, 9:00am – Glacier View Mtn Trail #381 maintenance
May
Wednesday, May 8, 4:00pm – NF Trails Board of Directors meeting (open event); contact us for details.
Saturday, May 11, 9:00am – Cyclone Lookout Trail #40 maintenance.
Sunday, May 19, 9:00am (fallback date) – Cyclone Lookout Trail #40 maintenance.
Wednesday, May 15, 9:00am – Trail 4 survey and maintenance.
Wednesday, May 22, 9:00am (fallback date) – Trail 4 survey and maintenance.
Tuesday, May 21, 9:00am – 4:00pm – First Aid/CPR/AED course. Due to maintenance activities at Sondreson Community Hall during May, the course will be held at the Rittenburg’s, 1276 Long Bow Trail.
June
Saturday, June 1 – National Trails Day
Saturday, June 8, 9:00am – Chain Lakes Trail #377 maintenance.
Wednesday, June 12, 4:00pm – NF Trails Board of Directors meeting (open session); contact us for details.
Saturday, June 15, 9:00am (fallback date) – Chain Lakes Trail #377 maintenance.
Wednesday, June 19, 8:30am – Pacific Northwest Trail: Hay Creek Trail #3 & T26 segment maintenance. (Also June 26 & July 27 if needed.)
Saturday, June 22, 8:30am – Moran Creek Trail #2 maintenance. (Also June 29 if needed.)
Wednesday, June 26, 8:30am (if needed) – Pacific Northwest Trail: Hay Creek Trail #3 & T26 segment maintenance. Wednesday, June 19, 8:30am – Pacific Northwest Trail: Hay Creek Trail #3 & T26 segment maintenance. (Also July 27 if needed.)
Saturday, June 29, 8:30am (if needed) – Moran Creek Trail #2 maintenance.
July
Wednesday, July 10, 1:00pm-4:00pm – Summer Interlocal meeting at Sondreson Hall, sponsored this year by North Fork Preservation Association!
Saturday, July 13, 9:00am – Coal Ridge Hike in conjunction with Wild Montana.
Saturday, July 20, 8:30am – Trail 4 maintenance. (Also on Aug 3.)
Tuesday, July 23, 9:00am – 4:00pm – First Aid/CPR/AED course at Sondreson Hall
Wednesday, July 27, 8:30am – Pacific Northwest Trail: Hay Creek Trail #3 & T26 segment maintenance.
August
Saturday, August 3, 8:30am – Trail 4 maintenance.
Saturday, August 10, 8:30am – Grizzly Inn window repair and general maintenance. (Alternate is Aug 17.)
Wednesday, August 14, 6:00pm – monthly meeting, details TBA.
Saturday, August 17, 8:30am (fallback date from Aug 10) – Grizzly Inn window repair and general maintenance.
Wednesday, August 21, 8:30am – Cleft Rock Trail #13 route survey.
September
Wednesday, September 11, 4:00pm – monthly meeting, details TBA.
Saturday, September 14 – (open)
Wednesday, September 18 – (open)
October
Saturday, October 5, 8:30am – Coal Creek Coal Ridge Trail #239 end-of-season hike.
Wednesday, October 9, 5:00pm – NF Trails 11th Annual Meeting, location TBA.
November
Wednesday, November 13, 4:00pm – NF Trails Board of Directors meeting (open session); contact us for details.
December
Nothing scheduled.
January 2025
Wednesday, January 8, 4:00pm – NF Trails Board of Directors meeting (open session); contact us for details.
February 2025
Wednesday, February 12, 10:00am-1:00pm – Winter Interlocal meeting, location TBD, sponsored by Montana DNRC.
Wednesday, February 19, 4:00pm – NF Trails Board of Directors meeting (open session); contact us for details