List of trails of Montana explained

There are at least 993 named trails in Montana according to the U.S. Geological Survey, Board of Geographic Names. A trail is defined as: "Route for passage from one point to another; does not include roads or highways (jeep trail, path, ski trail)."^[1]

• List of trails of Beaverhead County, Montana
• Big Horn County, Montana
  • Soldier Trail, 45.2333°N -107.9453°W, el. 4455feet ^[2]
  • Three Springs Trail, 45.1897°N -107.9064°W, el. 5469feet ^[3]
• Blaine County, Montana
  • Cow Island Trail, 47.9631°N -109.1622°W, el. 3402feet ^[4]
• Broadwater County, Montana
  • Divide Trail, 46.4689°N -111.2519°W, el. 8576feet ^[5]
  • Flathead Indian Trail, 46.2903°N -111.205°W, el. 6457feet ^[6]
• List of trails of Carbon County, Montana
• Chouteau County, Montana
  • Hole in the Wall Trail, 47.8142°N -110.0567°W, el. 2644feet ^[7]
• Clearwater County, Idaho
  • Lolo Trail, 46.6361°N -114.6072°W, el. 6424feet ^[8]
  • State Line Trail (Montana), 46.7319°N -114.6497°W, el. 7087feet ^[9]
• Dawson County, Montana
  • Cap Rock Nature Trail, 47.0522°N -104.68°W, el. 2615feet ^[10]
• Deer Lodge County, Montana
  • Long Canyon Trail, 46.0364°N -112.8997°W, el. 6201feet ^[11]
• Fergus County, Montana
  • Crystal Lake National Recreation Trail, 46.7967°N -109.5197°W, el. 6227feet ^[12]
  • Old Musselshell Trail, 47.5053°N -108.395°W, el. 2887feet ^[13]
  • Skyline Trail, 47.5364°N -108.3611°W, el. 2743feet ^[14]
  • Wagon Wheel Trail, 47.6958°N -109.7006°W, el. 3094feet ^[15]
  • Wilder Trail, 47.5725°N -108.4439°W, el. 2887feet ^[16]
• List of trails of Flathead County, Montana
• List of trails of Gallatin County, Montana
• List of trails of Glacier County, Montana
• List of trails of Granite County, Montana
• Hill County, Montana
  • Mogul Alley Ski Trail, 48.1778°N -109.6342°W, el. 4767feet ^[17]
  • North Bowl Ski Trail, 48.1778°N -109.6342°W, el. 4767feet ^[18]
  • Screaming Eagle Ski Trail, 48.1778°N -109.6342°W, el. 4767feet ^[19]
  • Teacup Ski Trail, 48.1778°N -109.6342°W, el. 4767feet ^[20]
  • The Face Ski Trail, 48.1778°N -109.6342°W, el. 4767feet ^[21]
  • Towering Heights Ski Trail, 48.1778°N -109.6342°W, el. 4767feet ^[22]
• Jefferson County, Montana
  • Fetters Trail, 46.0744°N -112.0081°W, el. 6719feet ^[23]
  • Upper Whitetail Park Trail, 46.0364°N -112.2286°W, el. 6434feet ^[24]
• Lake County, Montana
  • Crow Creek Trail, 47.5808°N -113.9656°W, el. 4800feet ^[25]
  • Crow Creek Trail, 47.6347°N -113.8375°W, el. 3917feet ^[26]
  • Peterson Creek Trail, 48.0419°N -113.8875°W, el. 5873feet ^[27]
  • Wire Trail, 47.9094°N -113.7744°W, el. 5807feet ^[28]
• Lemhi County, Idaho
  • Divide Trail, 45.5819°N -114.1167°W, el. 7677feet ^[29]
• List of trails of Lewis and Clark County, Montana
• List of trails of Lincoln County, Montana
• List of trails of Madison County, Montana
• List of trails of Meagher County, Montana
• Mineral County, Montana
  • Cedar Creek Stock Driveway, 47.1447°N -115.0458°W, el. 5741feet ^[30]
  • Oriole Creek Trail, 46.7875°N -114.6206°W, el. 5423feet ^[31]
  • Storm Peak Trail, 47.3869°N -115.4722°W, el. 5098feet ^[32]
  • Trout Creek Stock Driveway, 47.1081°N -114.9569°W, el. 6457feet ^[33]
• List of trails of Missoula County, Montana
• List of trails of Park County, Montana
• Petroleum County, Montana
  • Horse Camp Trail, 47.5064°N -108.3044°W, el. 2844feet ^[34]
• Pondera County, Montana
  • North Badger-Elbow Creek Trail, 48.1878°N -113.1547°W, el. 5909feet ^[35]
• List of trails of Powell County, Montana
• Prairie County, Montana
  • Calypso Trail, 46.7939°N -105.4686°W, el. 2434feet ^[36]
• List of trails of Ravalli County, Montana
• Richland County, Montana
  • Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail, 48.1264°N -104.8547°W, el. 1916feet ^[37]
• List of trails of Sanders County, Montana
• Sweet Grass County, Montana
  • Black Butte Trail, 45.6308°N -109.865°W, el. 5643feet ^[38]
  • Bozeman Trail, 45.6583°N -109.7119°W, el. 4764feet ^[39]
  • Lodgepole Trail, 45.5503°N -109.9661°W, el. 7195feet ^[40]
• Teton County, Montana
  • Jones Creek National Recreation Trail, 47.9489°N -112.7436°W, el. 5833feet ^[41]
  • Mortimer Gulch National Recreation Trail, 47.6392°N -112.7744°W, el. 5712feet ^[42]
  • South Fork Teton-Blacktail National Recreation Trail, 47.7294°N -112.7558°W, el. 6165feet ^[43]
  • West Fork Jones Creek National Recreation Trail, 47.9425°N -112.7589°W, el. 6092feet ^[44]
• Toole County, Montana
  • Bootlegger Trail, 48.2364°N -111.3192°W, el. 3212feet ^[45]
• Yellowstone County, Montana
  • Bill Bartley Trail, 45.7322°N -108.8306°W, el. 3970feet ^[46]
  • John Dunn Trail, 45.7378°N -108.8186°W, el. 3674feet ^[47]

Further reading

• Book: Arthur, Jean . Winter Trails Montana: The Best Cross-Country Ski & Snowshoe Trails . Globe Pequot . Guilford, CT . 2000 . 0-7627-0730-5 .
• Book: Spring, Ira . Wilderness trails Northwest;: A hiker's and climber's overview-guide to national parks and wilderness areas in Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, Northern California, . British Columbia, Canadian Rockies . Touchstone Press . 1974 . 0-911518-25-8 .
• Book: Willard, John A. . Adventure Trails in Montana . Pruett Publishing Co . 1986 . 0-87108-726-X.
• Book: Howard, Lynna and Leland . Along Montana & Idaho's Continental Divide Trail . Westcliff Publishers . 2000 . 1-56579-343-9.
• Book: Wolf, John R. . Guide to the Continental Divide Trail: Northern Montana . Continental Divide Trail Society . 1992 . 0-934326-01-0.
• Book: Barnett, Carellen . Trail Riding Western Montana . Falcon Press Publishing . Guilford, CT . 1997 . 1-56044-336-7 .
• Book: Schneider, Bill . Hiking Montana . Falcon Press Publishing . Guilford, CT . 1995 . 1-56044-381-2 .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Feature Class Definitions . U.S. Geological Survey . 2011-07-26.
2. 776735. Soldier Trail.
3. 777608. Three Springs Trail.
4. 770232. Cow Island Trail.
5. 782415. Divide Trail.
6. 783513. Flathead Indian Trail.
7. 772463. Hole in the Wall Trail.
8. 2664027. Lolo Trail.
9. 391368. State Line Trail.
10. 1715424. Cap Rock Nature Trail.
11. 786518. Long Canyon Trail.
12. 794004. Crystal Lake National Recreation Trail.
13. 774936. Old Musselshell Trail.
14. 776627. Skyline Trail.
15. 778071. Wagon Wheel Trail.
16. 778497. Wilder Trail.
17. 1744155. Mogul Alley Ski Trail.
18. 1744158. North Bowl Ski Trail.
19. 1744156. Screaming Eagle Ski Trail.
20. 1744160. Teacup Ski Trail.
21. 1744159. The Face Ski Trail.
22. 1744161. Towering Heights Ski Trail.
23. 783366. Fetters Trail.
24. 792661. Upper Whitetail Park Trail.
25. 781928. Crow Creek Trail.
26. 781929. Crow Creek Trail.
27. 788789. Peterson Creek Trail.
28. 793429. Wire Trail.
29. 380641. Divide Trail.
30. 781105. Cedar Creek Stock Driveway.
31. 788491. Oriole Creek Trail.
32. 791571. Storm Peak Trail.
33. 792405. Trout Creek Stock Driveway.
34. 772529. Horse Camp Trail.
35. 788063. North Badger-Elbow Creek Trail.
36. 769514. Calypso Trail.
37. 801970. Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail.
38. 779981. Black Butte Trail.
39. 769175. Bozeman Trail.
40. 786441. Lodgepole Trail.
41. 793975. Jones Creek National Recreation Trail.
42. 793973. Mortimer Gulch National Recreation Trail.
43. 793966. South Fork Teton-Blacktail National Recreation Trail.
44. 793971. West Fork Jones Creek National Recreation Trail.
45. 769110. Bootlegger Trail.
46. 768850. Bill Bartley Trail.
47. 772842. John Dunn Trail.