Missoula\u00a0<\/strong> Parks & Recreation<\/a>
\nGreenough Park
\nGreenough Park Trail is a 0.8 mile loop described on TrailLink<\/a> as “one of urban Missoula’s best”.
\n“…. Rattlesnake Creek\u00a0….\u00a0courses through the park’s center. Cottonwoods and conifers are thick throughout, as are willows and other woody and herbaceous plants. It’s a great place for bird-watching” \u00a0“Several dirt paths wind through the trees and along Rattlesnake Creek”
\nKim Williams Nature Trail 4.2 miles from TrailLink<\/a>: \u00a0the trail \u00a0“…meanders alongside the Clark Fork River in downtown Missoula. It connects to the Riverfront Trail, giving users an uninterrupted 4 miles of trail from which to enjoy the river or access Missoula’s neighborhoods, commercials areas, parks, and the university.”
\nRiverfront Trail<\/a> 3.5 miles “follows an abandoned right-of-way along the old Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific railroad, commonly known as the Milwaukee Road.”<\/p>\n

This guide to “trails in & around Missoula<\/a>” has excellent descriptions and directions.<\/p>\n