National Forest Trail Shafer Creek Trail

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Website http://www.fs.usda.gov/main/kootenai/home Phone 406-293-7773

Overview Service & Activities

About Shafer Creek Trail #226 offers a good opportunity for the day hiker or stock user. The bottom 4 miles offer snags which house bird species such as the American red-crested woodpecker and several types of owls. The upper stretch follows old clear-cuts and natural openings, and is marked with rock cairns (rock stacks) to show the way. People renting the Big Creek Baldy Lookout also hike the upper stretch of the trail. Length: 6.5 miles Use: light Difficulty: Moderate Trail Begins: 2950' on Pipe Creek road Trail Ends: 5768' at Big Creek Baldy Lookout Area Map: Kootenai National Forest Visitors Map USGS Map: Gold Hill, Banfield Mountain, Pink Mountain Township 32N, Range 31W, Section 4

Contact

MAILING ADDRESS 12557 MT Highway 37
Libby, MT 59923

CONTACT 406-293-7773

FAX 406-283-7531

Details

SEASON Spring - Fall

SPECIAL DIRECTIONS From Libby, travel north on Highway 37 for 1 mile. Turn left on Pipe Creek Road 68 and travel 14 miles to the trailhead.

SERVICES Trail

ACTIVITIES Bird Watching Hiking Nature Area Photography Picnicking Sightseeing Walking Wildlife Viewing