All-Women Backpacking Tours in Whitefish Montana

What you get on this adventure:

• • An experienced, local hiking guide with extensive knowledge of the area
  • Three days of hiking 
  • Campsite accommodations
  • Food and snacks for the duration of the tour
  • All group hiking and camping gear

If you have any dietary restrictions or allergies, let us know upon booking. Your guides can adjust the menu accordingly.

What’s not included:

• • Transportation to Whitefish, Montana
  • Accommodations before and after the trip
  • Anything not mentioned above
  • Guide gratuities — optional

No prior multi-day hiking experience is required for this hiking adventure, but you do need to have a good fitness level. Check out the itinerary for detailed day-to-day distances and elevation gains, but in general, if you can hike for a maximum of 13 km (8 miles) per day and overcome up to 730 m (2,400 ft) of elevation gain a day, you’re good to go!

Your guides will accommodate less fit hikers with more frequent breaks, and you can always choose to spend more time at the camp.

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

• • Backpack large enough to carry all the items listed (can be provided by guide)
  • Hiking poles — optional (can be provided by guide)
  • Water bottle or hydration bladder (2L capacity)
  • Lightweight hiking boots or shoes
  • Spare clothes for layering and 5 days of hiking
  • Waterproof rain jacket
  • Sunhat
  • Toiletries (sunscreen, hand sanitizer, bug spray, toilet paper, etc.)
  • Headlamp or flashlight
  • Sunglasses
  • Camera — optional (but recommended)
  • Sleeping bag and sleeping pad (can be provided by guide)

The sleeping bag, sleeping pad, tent, hiking poles, backpack, and cooking system can be provided by your guides. If you need hiking and camping gear, make sure to notify your guides in advance. 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.

Group sizes and prices:

• • For the Doris Peak hike, the max client-to-guide ratio is 10:1.
    It takes a minimum of 2 people for these tour to operate.
  • For this all-women adventure, you’ll have two women guides on your trip. All hikers and guides on this adventure are women.

Hiking in Whitefish 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.

To get to Whitefish, MT, most people fly into Glacier Park International Airport only 15 minutes away from Whitefish. The airport has daily direct flights from most major cities in the US. From there, you can take a taxi or a shuttle service to Whitefish.

Once you and your guide agree on the details of your itinerary, your guide will suggest the best place to meet, which will usually be at Whitefish Depot Park. Once you reach the meeting location, you will distribute gear and go over the game plan. At that location clients are able to park and leave their cars there for the weekend.

Your meeting location will have safe (and free) parking and a safe place to store your car keys while you are in the backcountry. Meeting time on Friday morning departure date will most likely be around 9 am. Return to your meeting location will depend on the hiking pace of the group but will be no later than 3-4 pm.

We highly recommend that you cover all your bases with both emergency medical and travel insurance.

With medical insurance, if you have an accident or medical emergency on or off the mountain, you’ll avoid paying out of pocket for costly expenses. This covers everything from hospital treatments to emergency air transportation and more. Travel insurance covers canceled flights, natural disasters and other scenarios that may interrupt your travel plans.

If you need assistance selecting the right insurance for your group, let us know and we will be happy to help!