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Bitterroot Backpacking

City: Missoula
Phone: 732.272.6878

Physical Address:
1519 Ashberry Court, Suite 12
Missoula, MT 59801
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Mailing Address:
1519 Ashberry Court, Suite 12
Missoula, MT 59801

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Bitterroot Backpacking provides guided backpacking and custom hiking trips in Montana's national forests and parks. They guide guests on amazing, memorable adventures and give them the knowledge and confidence to navigate the backcountry in a safe and responsible way by teaching the ins and outs of hiking and camping off the beaten path and practicing Leave No Trace principles. Trips include day hike and backcountry float combos, sunrise and sunset hikes, custom private day trips, and multiday backpacking trips.

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