Checked out this new (to me) trail that was not far off the freeway on my way to Bozeman. What a gem!

Road - fantastic all the way, no issues

Trailhead - huge parking area, though there was only one portajohn. there is also a waterpump but water is non-potable.

Trail - wonderful rolling trails throughout this area and you can take direct routes to the summit or meander on the sides, too. only thing to be aware of is that it is fairly exposed to the sun mid-day and can get toasty so plan accordingly :)

From the Trentwood trailhead, I hiked up the boundary road and the new west side trail to join the Emerald Necklace trail, then east to the junction with the Arrowleaf trail, south on that trail and the Lost Apple trail to return to the trailhead. My watch  said it was five and a half miles and nine hundred feet of elevation gain. The trail was all in good condition and it made for a beautiful evening hike. 

Spent the day with Jane Baker and the crew working on building a connector trail from Trentwood Trailhead Up to Emerald Necklace. 

Five of us, including one little person in her carrier, headed out hiking for the full moon. Moon never made an appearance but we had fun anyway. Foggy night with drizzling rain so we kept our hike short and sweet. Hiked up Arrow Leaf trail and about a half mile beyond before turning around and hiking back down to the Lost Apple Trail to make a loop back to trail head. A little over 3 miles and approximately 500 ft elevation gain/ loss. My favorite part of this trail at night is the lights from the Spokane Valley at every viewpoint! Plus the extremely well built trails by local volunteers. #lovelocaltrails

Hiked this new trail for the first time and enjoyed it!

Felt easier to make it to top of Antoine Peak versus accessing from our usual east side entrance.

Saw wooly mammoths right at the trailhead... okay, not mammoths, but fuzzy bulls or cows or whatever farm animal type they are. They were adorable.

Was great to see so many cars parked at the trailhead. About 30% full and we arrived early afternoon around 1:30.

Trail is in good condition. No more mud. Sadly, however, an equestrian on a previous muddy day managed to really screw up the trail. Lots of horse hooves denting the trail causing trip hazards. People! Don't be jerks. Stay off the trails when muddy. Volunteers work really hard to create these trails. All we gotta do is simply respect it by adhering to rules: no hiking, horse riding, and biking when the trails are too muddy. There are signs posted right at the trailhead so it's not like people aren't told.

I like that this trailhead is ever so slightly closer to us (we live in Cheney), but my favorite access point will remain the east side entrance. This trail starts out open and exposed farmland. Then goes into the woods as it meanders upwards. You eventually cross over a field with towering power lines - I think for kids that can be a cool thing to look up at structures. Then to get to the peak you'll connect up with dirt road then finish by going up the older built trails by WTA.