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Glacier View & Hungry Horse trail condition reports for June 23 posted

Glacier View Mtn Tr 381-Demers Ridge Tr 266 Junction, May 3, 2025 - W. K. Walker

Glacier View Mtn Tr 381-Demers Ridge Tr 266 Junction, May 3, 2025 – W. K. Walker

The June 23, 2025 Forest Service Trail Condition Reports for the Glacier View and Hungry Horse Ranger Districts have been posted to the website Trail Conditions page.

These reports contain a fair amount of useful information. Besides trail conditions, they include trail numbers, their official names and end-to-end mileages. The reports may also list information on trail and area closures, especially during fire season.

The current fire danger at the time of this post was MODERATE.

First segment of Pacific Northwest Trail cleared

Whitefish Divide Tr #26 trailhead on Red Meadow Road (FS 115), July 23, 2023 - W. K. Walker

Whitefish Divide Tr No 26 trailhead on Red Meadow Road (FS 115), July 23, 2023 – W. K. Walker

Thanks to a couple of folks who didn’t wait for it to come around on our schedule, the section of Whitefish Divide Trail No 26 from Red Meadow Road to the junction with Hay Creek Trail No 3 is now clear. This is part of the Pacific Northwest Trail, which  passes through the North Fork, including a stretch that runs up the Hay Creek Drainage.

Tuchuck Creek segment of ‘Review Mountain Loop’ cleared

Clearing Tuchuck Creek Tr No 23, June 7, 2025 - photo by Steve Lundberg

Clearing Tuchuck Creek Tr No 23, June 7, 2025 – photo by Steve Lundberg

On June 7th, we cleared the 3.3 mile (5.3 km) Tuchuck Creek segment of the “Review Mountain Loop,” a popular hike of some 12 miles (19 km)  that offers broad views of the Tuchuck Research Natural Area (RNA). A Wild Montana crew is scheduled to perform some overdue brushing out on this same Tuchuck Creek stretch in a couple of weeks.

Lots of downfall! Dead Horse-Elelehum Trail open to Forks Patrol junction

It was a good start. On May 31, we got the Dead Horse-Elelehum Trail (T255) open from the southern trailhead to the Forks Patrol Trail (T452) junction . It was no small feat. After three years, there was a lot of accumulated downfall, including several large, shaggy, old spruce that required considerable disassembly. We actually continued beyond the trail junction on both trails, but there is still a lot that remains to be done.

Aside from all the debris, it was a pleasant hike along a series of small, high altitude lakes.

Cyclone Lookout Trail No. 40 is clear

Cyclone Lookout, Flathead National Forest, May 15, 2023 - W. K. Walker

Cyclone Lookout, Flathead National Forest, May 15, 2023 – W. K. Walker

The popular Cyclone Lookout Trail is clear as of May 23. This is one of the few North Fork trails that opens all the way up in May, It is what passes for a moderate trail around here, being only about 2.1 miles (3.4 km) long with an elevation gain of a little over 1000 feet (305 m). The lookout, active during fire season, sits at just over 6000 feet (1830 m).