Volunteers take on Heart Lake trail maintenance
Lindsay Civn, Susannah Carter and Chase Woodson find shade for a short break on the Heart Lake trail. They work for the Superior Ranger District and were performing trail maintenance which is done by the USFS and other organizations who are curators of the area. (Monte Turner/Mineral Independent)
Lindsay Civn, left, and Susannah Carter with the USFS were doing trail maintenance on the Heart Lake trail Fridy. This was a 6-day hitch keeping them in the field 24/7. (Monte Turner/Mineral Independent)
One of the more popular hikes in Lolo National Forest follows the South Fork Trout Creek to Heart Lake and then Pearl Lake in a cirque basin.
The trail is a gradual, continuous climb of about 1,110 feet over the 3 miles to reach the first lake. The trailhead is easy to find on a well graveled road about 15 miles from the Trout Creek Campground.
Once there, people will find a vault toilet, a couple of hitching posts for livestock and ample parking.
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