Dates:

Meeting Date/Time/Location:
July 6th, 7:00 PM, Cave Mountain Campground

Hike In Date: July 7th

Hike Out Date: July 11th

Ranger District:

Rocky Mountain Ranger District

Trailhead:

Middle Fork Teton

Campsite:

Large slide path around Route Creek in Ninemile Park

Miles to camp:

10

Hiking Difficulty:

Difficult: A hike of about 10 miles to your basecamp over Route Creek Pass. Hike includes over 2000 feet of elevation gain.

Work Difficulty:

Difficult: Full days using picks and shovels to remove scree and slough that is encroaching onto the trail. Frequently bending over to saw out small trees that are within the trail corridor.

Project Description

Nobody likes hiking over boulders or scree that has fallen onto a trail, including horses and mules! This is the condition of the Route Creek trail, and your help is needed to remove roots and rocks that have become a hazard to users. You’ll also reestablish and widen the tread in places where scree is sloughing onto the trail. You know what else no one likes!? Small lodgepole brushing your face as you hike along! Your crew will also use hand saws to cut out these nuisance trees, making for a better experience for both human and hooved users of this popular, beautiful section of trail.

Big thanks to Glacier High School for joining us in the Bob!

Cancellation Policy

It is very important to know that you are expected to commit to the project once you sign up. All of our projects take a lot of time and effort to organize and we want to make sure that we have full trips so that we can complete the project as outlined by our Forest Service partners. Please do not sign up for a trip unless you are committed to doing it.

We do, of course, understand that things happen and circumstances change, so if you must cancel, please do so as soon as possible. Cancellations made less than 45 days before the trip and no-shows will forfeit their project registration deposit as a cancellation fee. 

While uncommon, BMWF may find it necessary to cancel a project due to low volunteer sign-ups or safety reasons (i.e. wildfires), but will contact volunteers as soon as possible and typically no later than two weeks before the project start date.  For this reason we strongly recommend volunteers purchase trip insurance when making airline reservations or other travel arrangements.

To see how many spots are available click the SIGN UP button below. The second page will tell you when there are fewer than 4 spots remaining on a trip.

We encourage you to join the waitlist if a trip is full – we often have openings for these spots throughout the summer!