Join us for our fifth year of partnering with the Rocky Mountaineers on a trail improvement project. You do not have to be a member of the group to sign up, however, we can bet that you’ll want to be after a trip with these awesome folks! We are lucky to have such a hardworking group so passionate about maintaining trails. This year, we will be car camping from the Cache Creek trailhead. Each day, we will be working up the drainage, working to brush and repair drainages along the way.

Trailhead: Cache Creek #317, Ninemile Ranger District, Lolo National Forest

Closest Town: Lolo, MT

**All volunteer trips are subject to change due to ever-changing fire activity.

Difficulty

Hiking

Easy. Our work begins right at the trailhead as we brush and maintain the Cache Creek trail. A majority of the trail is at creek gradient and there are no steep climbs.

Work

Strenuous. This trip involves heavy trail work including brushing, cleaning drainages, and realigning tread. Hand tools may include: shovels, picks, mattocks, McLeods, Pulaskis, loppers, hand saws, and more.

Itinerary

Day 1 | Meet at the Cache Creek trailhead at 0900 MST. The group will get camp set up and be briefed on the project at hand. We will begin working on clearing and repairing the trail. After a full day’s work, we’ll head back to the trailhead for a night of car camping. 

Day 2 | Continue working to clear and brush the trail. 

Day 3 | Continue working to clear and brush the trail. 

Day 4 | Finish up any work that needs to be done in the morning. Pack up camp and head out around lunchtime.

Great Burn Conservation Alliance trips are free. Each volunteer will be required to make a 100% refundable deposit to secure a trip spot. The cost of the deposit is $50, which will be returned if you cancel at least 3 weeks before your scheduled trip or once you attend the trip. A lot of planning goes into these trips and we need to make sure you’re committed! If you are unable to make a deposit, please reach out to volunteer@greatburn.org.