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Rte Of The Olympian / Milwauke

In the Northern Bitterroot Range

Trail27 km · 17 miBest Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct

Next nearby hike: Flat Rock Creek 3.2 mi · 5.1 kmExplore Northern Bitterroot Range →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct · highs 12–22 °C (54–72 °F)

  1. J2°-6°89
  2. F4°-5°72
  3. M8°-2°68
  4. A12°1°56
  5. M18°5°69
  6. J22°9°71
  7. J27°13°30
  8. A28°13°32
  9. S22°8°41
  10. O14°3°68
  11. N5°-2°102
  12. D1°-7°104

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

About this trail

About 27 km (17 mi) long, Rte Of The Olympian / Milwauke is a trail in Lolo National Forest, Montana, United States of America. It is in the Northern Bitterroot Range. It lies about 27 km south of Thompson Falls.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length
27 km · 17 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
US Forest Service
Data from
U.S. Forest Service
Mountain range
Northern Bitterroot Range (Bitterroot Range › Rocky Mountains; GMBA)
Nearest town
27 km S of Thompson Falls (Sanders County, Montana) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Lolo National Forest
Best months
Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
Country
United States of America
Region
Montana
Continent
North America
Route centre
47.3531, -115.2941
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

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distance from the trail centre

Flat Rock Creek

3.2 mi · 5.1 km · Lolo National Forest

Up Up Ridge

3.6 mi · 5.8 km · Lolo National Forest

Up Up Creek

3.7 mi · 5.9 km · Lolo National Forest

Flat Rock Ridge

5.8 mi · 9.3 km · Lolo National Forest

Hub Hazel Lakes

6.1 mi · 9.9 km · Lolo National Forest

Crystal Lake

7 mi · 11 km · Lolo National Forest

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