Lolo Trail Articles
Lewis and Clark Trail Inventory: Idaho
Signs, Statues, and Markers
Archived: 2019
This page is an inventory of sites commemorating the Lewis and Clark journey in the present state of Idaho. In 1805, the Lewis and Clark Expedition entered what is now Idaho via Lemhi Pass. They headed north along the Lemhi River leaving the state above Salmon, Idaho. They returned to Idaho at the summit of […]
The Lolo Trail
The Historic Land Bridge
Archived: 1994
On the Clearwater and Lolo National Forests, in the mountains of Northern Idaho and Western Montana, there is an ancient trail system that has been used for hundreds of years as a land bridge between the Columbia River basin and the Missouri River basin. The approximate route of this trail is westward up Lolo Creek […]
Lolo Trail National Historic Landmark
A Plan For Its Documentation And Preservation
Archived: 1990
The Lolo Trail is a mountain trail in Northern Idaho that ranks second only to the Oregon Trail and the Mullan Wagon Road in its importance to Northwest U.S. History. Due to its remoteness, it may also be the most well preserved and documentable Native American trail left in the entire U.S. Aggressive documentation and […]
Lolo Trail Composite Topographic Maps
Mapping the National Historic Landmark
Archived: 2002
The Lolo Trail National Historic Landmark Composite Topographic maps document the research status for the trail treads and campsites along the Lolo Trail National Historic Landmark in 2002.
The Riddle of Hungery Creek
Lewis and Clark Trail in Idaho
Archived: 2000
Fascination with the route and camping places of Lewis and Clark has remained strong for more than 100 years. With the approaching bicentennial of the Corps of Discovery, this interest is only intensifying. What is more, increasing numbers of people are interested in following the route themselves-not always a wise idea, as is certainly the […]
Travelers’ Rest
The Lewis And Clark Campsite of 1805-09-09
Archived: 1999
This campsite is well know to the Lewis and Clark Trail community. It was a popular camping place for Salish, Nez Perce, and early Explorers. The location was at the junction of the Lolo Trail (from Lolo, Montana to Kamiah, Idaho) with the 1806 Bitterroot Trail (from Missoula, Montana to Gibbon’s Pass). The Corps of […]
Lewis and Clark Lolo Trail Precision Survey
Summary of Research Results
Archived: 2005
In 2001 and 2002, Steve F. Russell and survey assistants, Theo Petersen and Matt Battani, hiked the trail followed by Lewis and Clark and the Corps of Discovery from Lolo Pass, Idaho-Montana to Weippe, Idaho. This trail tread was recorded with a Trimble Pathfinder Pro XRS precision GPS to an accuracy of 3 meters. This […]
Geographic Report on the Bird-Truax Trail
Archived: 1990
This paper documents the history and geographical location of the Bird-Truax Trail surveyed in 1866 which was the mountainous segment of the planned Virginia City and Lewiston Wagon Road that was never built. This wagon road was a federally-funded project in 1866 and was proposed to be built from Lewiston in Idaho Territory to Virginia […]
Bird-Truax Trail 1866
Index Of Geographic Clues
Archived: 1990
Research has been completed on the topographic location of the Bird-Truax Trail—also called the Lolo Trail of 1866. This index documents the route and place names for future researchers. The database will be continually updated to improve its quality. Route description summary and Gazetteer of place names and geographic features for the portion of the […]
Bird-Truax Trail of 1866
Nicholson Profile & Map Analysis
Archived: 1996
George Benson Nicholson was the civil engineer for the survey of the Virginia City and Lewiston Wagon Road project in 1866. Nicholson did two surveys, a course and distance survey of the Northern Nez Perces Trail (NNT) and a stake and chain survey for the wagon road survey. His survey of the NNT between Lolo, […]