2025 Pronghorn Pursuit Results

The Beaverhead Trails Coalition and BCHS Cross Country team hosted the annual Pronghorn Pursuit Trail Run on June 7, 2025.  This year saw the largest number of participants with 28 racers in the 15k and 38 racers in the 5k.  The striking hot pink paintbrush super bloom and perfect weather provided an ideal setting.  We can’t wait to do it again next year!  Thank you to our financial sponsors- Pioneer Federal Savings and Loan, Stockman Bank, and Suenram & Bergeson; our prize donors- REI, Patagonia, Duckworth, Dillon Liquor Store, Beaverhead Brewing, BCHS XC; and all the volunteers- including Orthopedic Rehab, Beaverhead Ski Patrol, and Montana Youth Challenge.  We couldn’t do this event celebrating National Trails Day without you!

15K Men’s

First- Dylan Zitzer

Second- Jake Iverson

Third- Joshua Thornton

15K Women’s

First- Jessie Salix

Second- Arica Crootof

Third- Alexis Ziebleman

5k Men’s

First- Joel Smith

Second- Benjamin Smith

Third- Jaron Laws

5k Women’s

First- Tiffany Hendrickson

Second- Katie Christensen

Third- Kherington Adams

5k Kids Under 10

First- Kaenan Adams

Second- Scottie Rose

BTC in the News

BTC recently finished acquisition on a new trailhead for the High Trails system. We need some help cleaning it up! See the article in the Dillon Tribune for more details!

https://www.dillontribune.com/news/trails-group-seeks-cheap-manure-removal/article_a8cfa860-87f1-11ef-b3b8-e3a954f338df.html

Join us for our monthly meeting October 17th!

Join us for our monthly meeting, Thursday, October 17th from 5:30-7:00 at the Sheriff’s Annex. Learn about our current projects and events as well as planning for future projects.

Community Day of Service

Come and help us clean up the dump road.  Meet at the Dillon Town Overlook Trailhead.  Trash bags will be provided.  Wear work gloves and bring plenty of water! All ages are welcome, but children must be accompanied by an adult.

Sign up on JustServe to let us know you are coming.

https://www.justserve.org/projects/1116e4d7-295c-4491-b894-90e94258a98a

Explore New Trails

Have you had a chance to hike the recently opened Land Bridge Trail that connects the Northwest Passage Trail to the BLM Land to the North? We were able to open this trail last winter after generous donations from The Wilderness Society and the Kendeda Fund for fencing costs.

If you have let us know and send a picture to beaverheadtrails@gmail.com

Happy Hiking!

All Trails are back open!

We are finished with the first round of weed spraying in the Back Valley of the High Trails. There will likely be another round in the coming month. We’ll keep everyone informed.

Thanks for your understanding and happy hiking!

Trails Closures

PSA: We will be having some arial drone spraying occurring this Friday- Saturday (6/21-22) in the Back Valley between the Northwest Passage and West Traverse. Some trails will be closed for a couple of days during and after the spraying for safety reasons. There will be signs on the trails indicating the closures. We will announce when the trails are back open for public use.

If you have any concerns, please email beaverheadtrails@gmail.com

Pronghorn Pursuit and National Trails Day Event Success

The Beaverhead Trails Coalition hosted the 5th annual Pronghorn Pursuit Trail Run and 1st annual National Trails Day Celebration on June 1st at the Dillon Town Overlook Trailhead. A total of 86 runners were present across the 15k, 5k, 5k youth, and 2.5k fun run. The 15k 1st place finishers were Dallas Eborn (1:19:36) and Ali Wolpern (1:35:54). The 5k 1st place finishers were Taylor Grover (28:48) and Corrick Connors (27:14) and 1st place in the 5k youth division went to Kaenan Adams with a time of 42:05. The 2.5k fun run had a special twist of 25 hidden Chamber Treasure glass mushrooms provided generously from the Beaverhead County Chamber of Commerce and the University of Montana Western Glass Club.

In addition to the trail run, there were booths with kids’ activities and games throughout the afternoon from the Early Childhood Coalition of Beaverhead County, Concierge OT, Wild Montana, and Patagonia outlet Dillon.

In total we estimated at 140+ people in attendance at the events throughout the day.

The BTC would like to thank all of our sponsors and partners that made this event possible: Patagonia Outlet Dillon, Stockman Bank, Bank of Commerce, Pioneer Federal Savings and Loan, High Peaks Federal Credit Union, Ortho Rehab, Town and Country Foods, Concierge OT, Dillon Liquor Store, The Andrus Hotel, Angler Village Inn, the Early Childhood Coalition of Beaverhead County, Beaverhead County Chamber of Commerce, Wild Montana, LMNT, Beaverhead County High School Cross Country Team, University of Montana Western Glass Club, and the Butte Running Club. Thanks to the many volunteers that helped with planning and implementing the event and a special thanks to Joyce Connors and Betty Iverson for their tireless commitment to making this event happen year after year.

Noble Avenue Dedication

The Beaverhead Trails Coalition dedicated the recently completed Noble Avenue Trail on Friday May 3rd. Approximately 30 people attended the dedication, including Mayor McGinley who performed the ribbon cutting. Planning for the trail began nearly 7 years ago with construction completed in three phases. Sources recognized on the trailhead sign provided funding of nearly $140,000. The trail is an important piece in a larger system of connected pedestrian and bicyclist routes and trails in the community. The Beaverhead Trails Coalition would like to thank our partners that made this trail possible. Our partners include, in no particular order, City of Dillon, Montana F.W.P., LOR Foundation, Union Pacific Foundation, Kendeda Fund, Patagonia, Steele-Reese Foundation, United Way of Beaverhead County, Dillon Rotary Club, R.E. Miller and Sons, Great Harvest Co., and Individual Contributors.

-Brandon Parker

Executive Director

Beaverhead Trails Coalition

National Trails Day Celebration

 Join us on June 1st for a fun family-oriented afternoon at the BTC trailhead. There will be kids’ activities, A Fun Run, BBQ, scavenger hunt, and more.

We will be hosting a Fun Walk/Run fundraiser for the Early Childhood Coalition of Beaverhead County and the Beaverhead Trails Coalition on the trails where there will be 25 Chamber Treasures hidden along the route for participants to find!

More information coming soon!

Our Awesome Partners for the Event:

Early Childhood Coalition of Beaverhead County

Concierge OT

Beaverhead County Chamber of Commerce

Patagonia Outlet Dillon