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All-Women Backpacking Trip in the Beartooth Mountains

Nothing compares to spending a night deep in the wild, where you’re far away from everyday chaos and it’s just you and the stars. This 3 or 4-day, all-women backpacking adventure in the Beartooth Mountains is more than just a hike—it’s a welcoming, safe space for women wanting to discover the mountains and themselves. A fantastic guide (with local geology and history knowledge) will take you off the beaten path, through serene conifer woods and past remote alpine lakes, all the while teaching you important outdoor skills and ethics. You can choose between several different trail options, including a special yoga combo! All set for a journey that promises personal growth, camaraderie, and a newfound appreciation for the great outdoors?

Adventure highlights

  • Beginners welcomed and encouraged
    A thoughtful guide will enable you to learn all the necessary outdoor skills
  • An adventure just for the ladies
    Hike through Montana’s wilderness alongside like-minded women
  • Pristine Beartooth wilderness & wildlife
    Spot deer, moose, marmots, or elk in pine forests and wildflower-strewn meadows

Available itineraries

All-Women Backpacking in the Beartooth Mountains: West Fork Loop Trail

Spend four days exploring Montana’s backcountry on this all-women backpacking adventure in the Beartooth Mountains! Beginners are encouraged to join, as your guide provides you with expert leadership, meals, cooking equipment, and can provide you with tents and sleeping bags. You will follow the 22-mile West Fork Loop Trail over four days. You will learn important outdoor skills (such as Leave No Trace as well as local geology and history) and even spot exciting wildlife, such as moose, deer, elk, or marmots! Ready for a journey full of serenity and peacefulness of the great outdoors?

  • Today we will hike along the West Fork Creek of Rock Creek at 7,900 ft, a drainage of the Beartooth Mountains. Camp for tonight will be at Quinnebaugh meadows. There’s also the option to hike up to Lake Mary, one way it’s 2 miles with 1,000 ft elevation gain.

    Distance: 5 miles / 8 km
    Elevation gain: 1,000 ft / 305 m
    Meals: Dinner

    Montana small lake
  • We’ll hike along the West Fork Creek today, ending at Shadow or Sundance Lake. The environment will change from higher forests to a more alpine terrain.

    Distance: 5 miles / 6.5 km
    Elevation gain: 900 ft / 275 m
    Meals: Breakfast and dinner

    Tent and wildlife in Montana
  • Hiking up to Sundance Pass will bring us to the highest point at 11,000 ft of elevation. Then we’ll descend to September Lake in the Lake Fork of Rock Creek. The environment is still alpine with September Lake being at 9,694 ft.

    Distance: 5 miles / 8 km
    Elevation gain: 1,500 ft / 460 m
    Elevation loss: 1,400 ft / 425 m
    Meals: Breakfast and dinner

    Alpine lake in Montana
  • For our last day of the trip, we’ll descend back into the valley along the Lake Fork of Rock Creek. Our surroundings will feature more forests again and finally, we’ll reach Lake Fork trailhead at 6,900 ft—marking the end of our adventure.

    Distance: 8 miles / 13 km
    Elevation loss: 2,500 ft / 765 m
    Meals: Breakfast

    Wildflowers and tent in Montana
All-Women Backpacking Trip in the Beartooth Mountains: Mystic Lake Trail

Spend three days exploring Montana’s backcountry on this all-women backpacking adventure in the Beartooth Mountains! If you’ve got no backpacking experience, no worries, you’re still welcome, but keep in mind that great fitness is a must for this trail. Your guide provides you with expert leadership, meals, cooking equipment, and can provide you with tents and sleeping bags. You will follow the 14-mile Mystic Lake Trail over three days. You will learn important outdoor skills (such as Leave No Trace as well as local geology and history) and even spot exciting wildlife, such as moose, deer, elk, or marmots! Ready for a journey full of serenity and peacefulness of the great outdoors?

  • Starting from the Mystic Lake trailhead at 6,500 ft at 8am, we will hike along the scenic mystic river valley, a drainage of the Beartooth Mountains. We will reach Mystic Lake, which is where we’ll set up our camp and spend the night.

    Distance: 5 miles / 8 km
    Elevation gain: 1,000 ft / 305 m
    Meals: Dinner

    Beartooth women tour
  • Let’s pack up and start hiking again. From Mystic Lake, we will enjoy a gorgeous hike to Princess Lake—this is a day marked by a remote alpine lake, quietness, and wildlife seeings. There’s also an option to explore and day hike to Avalanche Lake.

    Distance: 2 miles / 3.2 km
    Elevation gain: 1,400 ft / 427 m
    Meals: Breakfast and dinner

    Woman backpacking in the Beartooth Mountains
  • For our last day on the trek, we will hike from Princess Lake to the trailhead. Expect to return around 3pm. 

    Distance: 7 miles / 11.2 km
    Elevation gain: 500 ft / 152 m
    Elevation loss: 1,400 ft / 427 m
    Meals: Breakfast

    Forest in Beartooth mountains
All-Women Backpacking Trip in the Beartooth Mountains: Timberline Lake Trail & Yoga

Spend four days exploring Montana’s backcountry on this all-women backpacking adventure in the Beartooth Mountains! Beginners are encouraged to join, as your guide provides you with expert leadership, meals, cooking equipment, and can provide you with tents and sleeping bags. This trip is all about getting to a gorgeous spot—Timberline Lake—and reset there. Morning and evening yoga practices, lymphatic drainage self massage, journaling prompts and mindful conversation and connections are to be expected! You will also learn important outdoor skills (such as Leave No Trace as well as local geology and history) and even spot exciting wildlife, such as moose, deer, elk, or marmots! Ready for a journey full of serenity and peacefulness of the great outdoors?

  • We will start our journey at the Timberline trailhead at 7,700 ft at 8am. We will hike in a forested area next to Timberline Creek with great views of the valley floor. We will reach Timberline Lake, set up our camp, and spend the night there.

    Distance: 4 miles / 6.4 km
    Elevation gain: 2,000 ft / 610 m
    Meals: Dinner

    Hiking Mystic Lake Trail
  • We will go for a day hike in the area with a potential summit of North Silver Run. You can expect gorgeous views of the Silver Run moraines and the surrounding mountains. Yoga and mindfulness lessons on the way!

    Meals: Breakfast and dinner

    Woman hiker on Mystic Lake
  • For our last day on the trek, we will hike from Timberline Lake back to the trailhead.

    Elevation loss: 2,000 ft / 610 m
    Meals: Breakfast

    Happy hiker in Beartooth
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Meet your guides

Anju Samuelson
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Anju Samuelson
AMGA Assistant Rock Guide and Apprentice Alpine Guide
AMGA Assistant Rock Guide and Apprentice Alpine Guide
Anju is an AMGA Assistant Rock Guide and Apprentice Alpine Guide. Together with her partner, she runs Beartooth Mountain Guides located in Southern Montana. She is passionate about making the outdoors accessible for underrepresented groups in a supportive and empowering way. Originally from Germany, she has lived in Turkey, Chile, and the US and loves to connect her climbing pursuits with traveling.
Elise Marquette
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Elise Marquette
Trekking and Hiking Guide, PSIAA Level 1 Ski Instructor
Trekking and Hiking Guide, PSIAA Level 1 Ski Instructor
Based out of Red Lodge, Montana, Elise is an experienced trekking and hiking guide and a backcountry traveler through Montana’s wilderness. She focuses on following Leave-No-Trace standards and is an Emergency Medical Technician. Her love for the mountains started early on while growing up in Colorado. Elise is also a PSIAA Level 1 Ski instructor and ventures into the winter backcountry in her free time.
Beartooth Mountain Guides
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Beartooth Mountain Guides
Beartooth Mountain Guides
Beartooth Mountain Guides have a team of experienced guides who provide safety in the mountains as well as mental support during your adventure. Regardless of what you might choose—ice climbing, skiing, rock climbing, hiking, backpacking, mountaineering, rafting, ice climbing—they’ve got you covered. Beartooth Mountain Guides think of the mountains not only as a source of mental rest but also a place to challenge themselves and their perceptions. They know where to lead you safely and plan private or group outings accordingly to your skill level and ability.

Things to know

  • Included:

      • An experienced, local hiking guide with extensive knowledge of the area
      • 3 or 4-day all-women Beartooth Mountains backpacking adventure
      • Breakfasts and dinners
      • Group and cooking equipment
      • Tent rental — free of charge

    Add-ons:

      • Sleeping bag, sleeping pad, backpack — rental available ($15/item/day), but limited (let us know upon booking if interested)

    Not included:

      • Transportation to and from the starting point
      • Lunches
      • Eating utensils
      • Guide gratuities — optional
      • Travel and medical insurance — optional
  • This all-women Beartooth Mountains backpacking adventure has several different options for a backpacking trip, but in general, decent shape is certainly required. Below you will find a breakdown of trails, their distances, and required fitness levels.

    West Fork Loop Trail

      • Total of 22.03 miles (35.5 km), 3,571 ft (1,143 m) of elevation gain, 4,279 ft (1,304 m) of elevation loss.
      • Rated intermediate. No previous backpacking experience required, but great fitness is. You need to be able to carry 30lbs while hiking 2,000 ft (610 m) over 4 miles.

    Mystic Lake Trail

      • Total of 14 miles (22.5 km), 2,400 ft (732 m) of elevation gain, 2,400 ft (732 m) of elevation loss.
      • Rated beginner. No previous backpacking experience required, though good fitness is.. You need to be able to carry 30lbs while hiking 1,000 ft (305 m) over 5 miles.

    Timberline Lake Trail

      • This trip will include three days of hiking, morning and evening yoga practices, lymphatic drainage self massage, journaling prompts, and mindful conversation and connections.
      • Rated beginner. Exact mileage isn’t set yet, but this trip is beginner-friendly and you don’t need to have previous backpacking or yoga experience.

    If you feel like carrying a heavy backpack would be too exhausting for you, your guides have the option of hiring a porter who would carry it for you. If you’re interested, let us know.

  • Here’s a list of the equipment you need to bring:

      • Backpack large enough to carry all the items listed (+55L) — rental available
      • Hiking poles
      • Sleeping bag and sleeping poles — rental available
      • Tent — rental available
      • Water bottle or hydration bladder (2L capacity)
      • Hiking boots or shoes
      • Spare clothes for layering
      • Waterproof rain jacket
      • Comfortable outdoor clothing
      • Sunhat
      • Water filter
      • Toiletries (sunscreen, hand sanitizer, bug spray, toilet paper, etc.)
      • Headlamp or flashlight
      • Sunglasses
      • Eating utensils
      • Mosquito headnet
      • Camera — optional (but recommended)

    Dress comfortably and for the weather in clothes you can move in. We suggest bringing clothing appropriate for the season. Layers are best and don’t wear jeans.

  • Indeed you can! You can rent a tent, sleeping bag, sleeping pad, and a backpack with your guides. You can register your interest upon checkout.

  • Group sizes and prices:

      • For this all-women Beartooth Mountains backpacking adventure, maximum group size is 6. There will be one guide on the trip.
      • It takes a minimum of 4 people for this tour to operate.

    Beartooth Mountains backpacking can be arranged for larger groups. Contact us to make arrangements.

    Min. age requirements:

      • If you are older than 18, you’re good to go.
      • Minors younger than 18 and older than 8 may be permitted to join the hike on a case-by-case basis, but must be in the presence of a parent or legal guardian.

    If your group has hikers under the age of 18, contact us prior to booking to make arrangements.

  • To get to Red Lodge, Montana, the starting point of your all-women backpacking trip, it’s best to fly into Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport (BZN) and Billings Logan International Airport (BIL). It takes one to two hours to reach Red Lodge from these two airports by car. There’s also the option of flying into Jackson Hole Airport (JAC), from which there’s a 5-hour drive to Red Lodge.

    Regardless of the trail you choose, you will meet your guide a day prior to Day 1 of the trip in Red Lodge. There will be a mandatory gear check at 4pm, ensuring that you’ve got everything necessary for the adventure ahead!

  • We highly recommend that you cover all your bases with both medical and travel protection. To make your booking and traveling experience as carefree as possible, simply choose Redpoint—the official 57hours insurance partner!

    Redpoint tailors their protection packages for adventure travel, offering a comprehensive travel program, even in remote locations. Trip cancellation, natural disasters, pandemic coverage, medical evacuation, primary medical expenses—regardless of the travel interruption that may happen, Redpoint will have you covered.

    Once your booking is confirmed and your trip is paid in full, you will be offered to purchase Redpoint’s protection. If you need any help or require more information, let us know and we will be happy to help!

  • Secure your early bird spot with a 10% deposit! This tour gets sold out very quickly, but with early-bird booking, you’ll be the first one to know. Pick the month that suits you best and we’ll let you know once the dates are live—don’t risk missing out on your bucket list adventure!

      • Only 10% of the total amount should be paid as a deposit upon booking. This deposit is non-refundable, but can be transferred to another 57hours adventure anytime in case the dates don’t suit you.
      • Once the set dates for the following season are live, you can confirm your booking by the end of this year by paying another 20% of the total amount.
      • The final balance is due 3 months (90 days) prior to departure.
      • Once the trip has been confirmed, the regular cancellation policy applies.

    To secure your spot, a deposit in the amount of 30% is required at the time of booking. The remaining amount must be paid 90 calendar days prior to the trip departure. Once the trip is confirmed by the guide, the cancellation policy stated below applies. If you cancel the booking…

      • More than 31 days before the departure date, you are entitled to a full refund (less the booking fees).
      • 30 to 14 days before the departure date, you are entitled to a refund in the amount of 50% of the full trip price (less the booking fees).
      • Within 13 days of the departure date, no refund will be issued.

    Please note that booking fees are non-refundable in all cases and will be deducted from the refund amount.

  • 57hours partners with Redpoint Travel Protection, offering you a fully integrated program with a single point of contact for all your needs, from emergency services to travel assistance and protection claims. We highly recommend purchasing a comprehensive protection policy from Redpoint, which will protect you both before and during your travels. Before your departure, your investment is protected by the trip cancellation benefit. Once you depart, your policy provides coverage for trip interruption, medical assistance and rescue, baggage loss, trip delay, and more. Once you complete booking with 57hours, we'll create bespoke quote for you (and your group), making sure you're fully protected for the adventure ahead.
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