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<SiteDetail xmlns="tvmt" xmlns:i="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"><Activities>Backcountry Camping#Big Game#Bird Watching#Fishing#Fly Fishing#Hiking#Horseback Riding#Photography#Picnicking#Walking#Wildlife Viewing</Activities><AltSiteTypes>National Forest Trail</AltSiteTypes><Amenities>Trail</Amenities><Bookit i:nil="true"/><CreatedBy>dbo</CreatedBy><DateCreated>2026-04-04T17:01:03</DateCreated><DefImageAuthor/><DefImageDesc i:nil="true"/><DefImageFileName i:nil="true"/><DefImageType i:nil="true"/><Directions>Take the St. Regis Interchange on I-90. Then take the south side Road 69, southeast for 2 miles to Road 3803. Turn right on that road and go approximately 150 feet to the fork.  Take the left on 18523 and go 2 miles to the end where the trail begins.1</Directions><Discounts/><Email i:nil="true"/><Emailit i:nil="true"/><EventDay i:nil="true"/><EventEndDt i:nil="true"/><EventRecurDesc i:nil="true"/><EventRecurInd i:nil="true"/><EventStartDt i:nil="true"/><HrsOfOp i:nil="true"/><ImageAuthor/><ImageFileDesc i:nil="true"/><ImageFileName i:nil="true"/><ImageType i:nil="true"/><Latitude>47.275852</Latitude><Longitude>-115.085135</Longitude><MailingCity>Superior</MailingCity><MailingFirm>Lolo National Forest</MailingFirm><MailingState>MT</MailingState><MailingStreet>PO Box 460</MailingStreet><MailingZip>59872</MailingZip><NetDescriptions>Valach Trail (1203) meanders along the bottom of Cold Creek most of the way before joining the upper part of Road 3803, which has a seasonal closure.  Check the travel map for clouser dates.   It was named for Vern Valach who worked on many trails on the Superior District and had a great love for the outdoors and the trails on which he worked.Length: 4.5 milesTrail Begins: Forest Road 18523Trail Ends: Cold Peak Road 3803Area Map: Lolo Forest Visitors Map   USGS Map1: Illinois PeakTownship 17N; Range 28W; Section 1</NetDescriptions><NoOfRooms i:nil="true"/><OutfitterLicNo i:nil="true"/><OutfitterName i:nil="true"/><PaymentMethods/><PhoneNo1>406-822-4233</PhoneNo1><PhoneNo2 i:nil="true"/><PhoneNof>406-892-3903</PhoneNof><PhoneNot i:nil="true"/><Prices/><Reservations/><SeasonOfOp>Closes if there is snow.</SeasonOfOp><ServiceCity>Superior</ServiceCity><SiteId>4287</SiteId><SiteMembers>1|http://www.visitmt.com|Y#11|http://www.wintermt.com|#32|http://www.lewisandclark.state.mt.us|#94|http://indiannations.visitmt.com|</SiteMembers><SiteName>Valach Trail</SiteName><SiteRegMem>GLACIER</SiteRegMem><SiteRegion>Glacier</SiteRegion><SiteType>National Forest Trail</SiteType><SiteTypeId i:nil="true"/><StreetCity/><StreetFirm i:nil="true"/><StreetState i:nil="true"/><StreetStreet i:nil="true"/><StreetZip i:nil="true"/><Url>http://www.fs.fed.us/r1/lolo/</Url></SiteDetail>