Hiking trails in Montana
61 routes catalogued · 29 with detail pages
Our database holds 61 named hiking routes in Montana. 29 have enough source data to support a dedicated page; the remainder are listed here with their name, length, and network type.
Long-distance trails crossing Montana: Continental Divide National Scenic Trail (3,100 mi) · Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail (1,200 mi)
Always check current trail conditions, permits, and water sources with the maintaining organisation before heading out. Many western trails are impassable for half the year due to snow.
Montana trails — curated + by length
| Trail | Length | Network |
|---|---|---|
| Continental Divide National Scenic Trail + NM, CO, WY… | 3,100 mi | National |
| Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail + ID, WA | 1,200 mi | National |
| Beaver Ponds Trail + WY | 5 mi | Local |
| 30007 | — | |
| Akokala Lake Trail | — | Local |
| Apikuni Falls Trail | — | |
| Avalanche Lake Trail | — | |
| Barry’s Island Trail | — | |
| Beaver Pond Nature Trail | — | |
| Bighorn Head Gate Trail | — | |
| Boulder Pass Trail | — | Local |
| Bowman Lake Trail | — | Local |
| CDT -a-XX Continental Divide Trail Misc Alernate Old Routes + ID, WY | — | |
| CDT fccCM - Chief Mountain Route to Canada | — | Regional |
| CDT ffj Spotted Bear Route | — | Regional |
| CDT fmcAC | — | Regional |
| CDT fqhAC | — | Regional |
| Cabinet Divide South Trail | — | |
| Como Lake Loop National Recreation Trail | — | Local |
| Continental Divide National Scenic Trail xxx + ID | — | |
| Copperway Regional Trail | — | Regional |
| Cosley Lake Cutoff | — | Local |
| Divide Trail + ID | — | |
| Easthouse National Recreation Trail | — | |
| Foot Trail + ID | — | |
| Forest and Fire Nature Trail | — | |
| Forest and Fire Nature Trail Fire Ecology | — | |
| Helen Lake Trail | — | Local |
| Hillsboro Trail | — | |
| Iceberg Lake Trail | — | Local |
| Kintla Trail | — | Local |
| Lockhart Ranch Trail | — | |
| Lower Layout Creek Trail | — | |
| Mokowanis Lake Trail | — | Local |
| Mouth of the Canyon Trail | — | |
| North Boundary Trail | — | Local |
| North Shore Rivers Edge Trail | — | |
| Numa Ridge Lookout Trail | — | Local |
| Palookaville Trail | — | Local |
| Paradise Point Trail | — | |
| Piegan Pass Trail | — | Local |
| Ptarmigan Trail | — | Local |
| Rainy Divide Loop / Canoe Gulch #512 | — | Local |
| Ranger's Delight Trail | — | |
| Redgap Pass Trail | — | Local |
| Redrock Falls Trail | — | |
| Rising Sun Trail | — | Local |
| Siyeh Pass Trail | — | Local |
| South Pasture + WY | — | |
| St. Mary Falls Trail | — | |
| State Line Trail | — | |
| Stoney Indian Pass Trail | — | Local |
| Sullivan's Knob Trail | — | |
| Swamp Creek Trail | — | |
| Sykes Mountain Trail | — | |
| The Loop | — | |
| Trail of the Cedars | — | |
| Trout Creek National Recreation Trail + ID | — | |
| Two Eagles Interpretive Trail | — | |
| Upper Layout Creek Trail | — | |
| null + WY | — |
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About this list
Trail data comes from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) plus a hand-curated set of America's 11 National Scenic Trails and 26 well-known regional long-distance trails. Multi-state trails appear under each state they pass through. See our methodology page.