Location: Northwest Montana
Strenuous. Up to 6-mile daily hikes with 500′ gain
Front country: camping in a designated campground
This is a medium elevation project: 4500+ ft.
Join us in iconic Glacier National Park for a week of general trail maintenance like tread work, drainage improvement, and brushing.
Service Project Details
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Volunteers will assist the NPS trail crew in addressing a backlog of general trail maintenance tasks throughout the park. Projects will include treadwork, drainage work, clearing the trail corridor (lopping), and more. We will know more about which trails we will be working on and the distances and elevation gains involved, closer to the project dates. At most, volunteers should be prepared to hike up to 6 miles daily with a 500′ gain. Our group will be based out of either Apgar Campground or Bowman Lake Campground for the week.
Project Leaders: Ross Holloway and Angela Hall
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Itinerary:
Sunday, July 26th. The Volunteer group meets at midday at a time/place TBD. The group will go through check-in, introductions, orientation, and will help set up camp in preparation for the work week ahead.
Monday, July 27th. Workday.
Tuesday, July 28th. Workday.
Wednesday, July 29th. Workday.
Thursday, July 30th. Workday.
Friday, July 31st. Day off.
Saturday, August 1st. Break down camp, goodbyes, and depart.
Nearest Cities
Kalispell, MT
Missoula, MT
Nearest Airports
Missoula Montana Airport (MSO) – ~140 miles away
Great Falls International Airport (GFT) – ~199 miles away
Spokane International Airport (GEG) – ~281 miles away
Free Time Details
Hike, view wildlife, photography, Ranger programs, guided tours, biking, fishing, boating, etc.
Accommodations
Front country: camping in a designated campground
Difficulty
Strenuous. Up to 6-mile daily hikes with 500' gain
Task Details
Bending, cutting, hauling, swinging, digging, throwing, pushing, lifting, kneeling, crouching, sloped terrain, etc.
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