Summer Wilderness Walks
The Montana Wilderness Association's popular summer Wilderness Walks program
begins in May and runs to October of each year.
Walks range from leisurely outings for families with children to moderate walks for the more experienced, and strenuous trips for adventurous types. Participants will explore the rugged peaks of southwest Montana and the Absaroka-Beartooth region, the dense forests of northwest Montana, the mountainous folds and glacial lakes of the Crown of the Continent, open steppe country in the Island Ranges and Eastern Montana and riparian areas, canyons, and buttes.
Summer walks may include the opportunity to Give Back While You Walk. The Bob Marshall Wilderness Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to restoring and preserving the trail system and wilderness values in the Bob Marshall Wilderness Complex. The Foundation is working with four National Forests within the Bob Marshall Complex to provide educational, challenging, and environmentally-minded scenic trail service projects. The Foundation helps coordinate crew leadership, work itineraries, food menus, tool and equipment needs, pack support and post-project reports to the Forest Service. This is a great way to explore "The Bob" and give back while you walk.
To learn all about preparing for a Wilderness Walk, please see Preparing for a Walk.
My father considered a walk among the mountains as the equivalent
of churchgoing. 
— Aldous Huxley
The Walks are organized by region, difficulty and date. Complete descriptions and all the details you need to sign up for a 2010 Walk will be sent to MWA members by April 18, 2010. Non-members may check this page for the PDF two weeks later around April 30th. If you would like to become a member of the Montana Wilderness Association, and automatically receive Walks booklets, a quarterly newsletter, and other special mailings, you can sign up online for information contact at 406-443-7350 ext. 110.
We look forward to seeing you on a Wilderness Walk!