Rare flowers & a grand view – Darby

Rare Flowers and a Grand View – Piquett Divide trailhead

Saturday, June 6 – 8 am to 6 pm

Join Deborah Goslin, who surveyed this location in 2018, and Laura Johnston, USFS Botanist, on this adventure in Citizen Science. We will carpool from the Bitterroot National Forest Supervisor’s Office (1801 N First in Hamilton) to Piquett Creek Road #5720, to the Piquett Divide trailhead (#676), southwest of Darby. This is a moderate-to-strenuous, 3.6-mile-round-trip hike.

The trail starts in a mixed conifer forest and gains about 700 feet in 1.3 miles. From there, we go off trail, down an open ridge to a meadow filled with balsamroot, lupine, and the sensitive Small Onion.

We will start hiking by 10 am, return to the trailhead by 4 pm, returning to Hamilton by 6 pm. Bring sunscreen, tick repellent, food & water, and dress for the weather. Due to the small trailhead parking area, only 2 cars will fit, so only 8 people can sign up. RSVP to Deborah Goslin at 406-214-7879.