Historic Trails Research

Lolo Trail National Historic Landmark
Photo Gallery of  Trail Tread and Significant Landmarks
Steve F. Russell

Revised: May 6, 2010

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B00.00
 Musselshell Bridge
 Bridge across Musselshell Creek where the Bird-Truax Trail started toward Lolo Pass. There has been a bridge at this location for at least 100 years. This landmark makes a good location for measuring distances on the Bird-Truax Trail 1866.




































N114.23
 Aboriginal Trail - Lolo Forks
 Northern Nez Perces Trail, on the nose of the ridge, east of Lolo Forks. Approximate location is: NAD 27, UTM, 601,490N, 5,138,173W. The photo is taken hiking eastward where there are two switchbacks on the ridge point just above Forest Road 5019.










































































































































































































































PERSONAL NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR

    I welcome any feedback from visitors to this site. Please email me if you have any comments or suggestions about how this web page can be improved or questions about historical accuracy. All information has been based on: 1) my personal observations and experience hiking the trail. or 2) original journal sources. Thank you. Steve F. Russell, SFR@IASTATE.EDU
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