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Lewis and Clark Pass

Lewis and Clark Pass

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406-362-7000
lat: 47.1388941 long: -112.4564282

The Alice Creek Trail, located in the high terrain of the Lincoln Ranger District of the Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest in Montana, leads to Lewis and Clark Pass and the Scapegoat Wilderness. This family-friendly trail has a gradual incline, and the hike to the pass is 1.7 miles. At the summit, it connects with the Continental Divide Trail.

When traveling by foot or horse, present Lewis and Clark Pass was the easiest crossing of the Rocky Mountains available between Missoula and the eastern plains. (The modern highway crosses Rogers Pass a few miles to the south.) Along Alice Creek, the travois marks of earlier travelers can still be seen.

Many of the same plants that Lewis found along this route are easily spotted growing along the trail. Wildlife abounds too. It’s easy to imagine Lewis and his group crossing here or sense that Blackfoot marauders a nearby.

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