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°14′00″N 107°56′43″W / 45.23333°N 107.94528°W, el. 4,455 feet (1,358 m) [2]
- Three Springs Trail, 45°11′23″N 107°54′23″W / 45.18972°N 107.90639°W, el. 5,469 feet (1,667 m) [3]
- Blaine County, Montana
- Cow Island Trail, 47°57′47″N 109°09′44″W / 47.96306°N 109.16222°W, el. 3,402 feet (1,037 m) [4]
- Broadwater County, Montana
- Divide Trail, 46°28′08″N 111°15′07″W / 46.46889°N 111.25194°W, el. 8,576 feet (2,614 m) [5]
- Flathead Indian Trail, 46°17′25″N 111°12′18″W / 46.29028°N 111.20500°W, el. 6,457 feet (1,968 m) [6]
- List of trails of Carbon County, Montana
- Chouteau County, Montana
- Hole in the Wall Trail, 47°48′51″N 110°03′24″W / 47.81417°N 110.05667°W, el. 2,644 feet (806 m) [7]
- Clearwater County, Idaho
- Lolo Trail, 46°38′10″N 114°36′26″W / 46.63611°N 114.60722°W, el. 6,424 feet (1,958 m) [8]
- State Line Trail (Montana), 46°43′55″N 114°38′59″W / 46.73194°N 114.64972°W, el. 7,087 feet (2,160 m) [9]
- Dawson County, Montana
- Cap Rock Nature Trail, 47°03′08″N 104°40′48″W / 47.05222°N 104.68000°W, el. 2,615 feet (797 m) [10]
- Deer Lodge County, Montana
- Long Canyon Trail, 46°02′11″N 112°53′59″W / 46.03639°N 112.89972°W, el. 6,201 feet (1,890 m) [11]
- Fergus County, Montana
- Crystal Lake National Recreation Trail, 46°47′48″N 109°31′11″W / 46.79667°N 109.51972°W, el. 6,227 feet (1,898 m) [12]
- Old Musselshell Trail, 47°30′19″N 108°23′42″W / 47.50528°N 108.39500°W, el. 2,887 feet (880 m) [13]
- Skyline Trail, 47°32′11″N 108°21′40″W / 47.53639°N 108.36111°W, el. 2,743 feet (836 m) [14]
- Wagon Wheel Trail, 47°41′45″N 109°42′02″W / 47.69583°N 109.70056°W, el. 3,094 feet (943 m) [15]
- Wilder Trail, 47°34′21″N 108°26′38″W / 47.57250°N 108.44389°W, el. 2,887 feet (880 m) [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°10′40″N 109°38′03″W / 48.17778°N 109.63417°W, el. 4,767 feet (1,453 m) [17]
- North Bowl Ski Trail, 48°10′40″N 109°38′03″W / 48.17778°N 109.63417°W, el. 4,767 feet (1,453 m) [18]
- Screaming Eagle Ski Trail, 48°10′40″N 109°38′03″W / 48.17778°N 109.63417°W, el. 4,767 feet (1,453 m) [19]
- Teacup Ski Trail, 48°10′40″N 109°38′03″W / 48.17778°N 109.63417°W, el. 4,767 feet (1,453 m) [20]
- The Face Ski Trail, 48°10′40″N 109°38′03″W / 48.17778°N 109.63417°W, el. 4,767 feet (1,453 m) [21]
- Towering Heights Ski Trail, 48°10′40″N 109°38′03″W / 48.17778°N 109.63417°W, el. 4,767 feet (1,453 m) [22]
- Jefferson County, Montana
- Fetters Trail, 46°04′28″N 112°00′29″W / 46.07444°N 112.00806°W, el. 6,719 feet (2,048 m) [23]
- Upper Whitetail Park Trail, 46°02′11″N 112°13′43″W / 46.03639°N 112.22861°W, el. 6,434 feet (1,961 m) [24]
- Lake County, Montana
- Crow Creek Trail, 47°34′51″N 113°57′56″W / 47.58083°N 113.96556°W, el. 4,800 feet (1,500 m) [25]
- Crow Creek Trail, 47°38′05″N 113°50′15″W / 47.63472°N 113.83750°W, el. 3,917 feet (1,194 m) [26]
- Peterson Creek Trail, 48°02′31″N 113°53′15″W / 48.04194°N 113.88750°W, el. 5,873 feet (1,790 m) [27]
- Wire Trail, 47°54′34″N 113°46′28″W / 47.90944°N 113.77444°W, el. 5,807 feet (1,770 m) [28]
- Lemhi County, Idaho
- Divide Trail, 45°34′55″N 114°07′00″W / 45.58194°N 114.11667°W, el. 7,677 feet (2,340 m) [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°08′41″N 115°02′45″W / 47.14472°N 115.04583°W, el. 5,741 feet (1,750 m) [30]
- Oriole Creek Trail, 46°47′15″N 114°37′14″W / 46.78750°N 114.62056°W, el. 5,423 feet (1,653 m) [31]
- Storm Peak Trail, 47°23′13″N 115°28′20″W / 47.38694°N 115.47222°W, el. 5,098 feet (1,554 m) [32]
- Trout Creek Stock Driveway, 47°06′29″N 114°57′25″W / 47.10806°N 114.95694°W, el. 6,457 feet (1,968 m) [33]
- List of trails of Missoula County, Montana
- List of trails of Park County, Montana
- Petroleum County, Montana
- Horse Camp Trail, 47°30′23″N 108°18′16″W / 47.50639°N 108.30444°W, el. 2,844 feet (867 m) [34]
- Pondera County, Montana
- North Badger-Elbow Creek Trail, 48°11′16″N 113°09′17″W / 48.18778°N 113.15472°W, el. 5,909 feet (1,801 m) [35]
- List of trails of Powell County, Montana
- Prairie County, Montana
- Calypso Trail, 46°47′38″N 105°28′07″W / 46.79389°N 105.46861°W, el. 2,434 feet (742 m) [36]
- List of trails of Ravalli County, Montana
- Richland County, Montana
- Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail, 48°07′35″N 104°51′17″W / 48.12639°N 104.85472°W, el. 1,916 feet (584 m) [37]
- List of trails of Sanders County, Montana
- Sweet Grass County, Montana
- Black Butte Trail, 45°37′51″N 109°51′54″W / 45.63083°N 109.86500°W, el. 5,643 feet (1,720 m) [38]
- Bozeman Trail, 45°39′30″N 109°42′43″W / 45.65833°N 109.71194°W, el. 4,764 feet (1,452 m) [39]
- Lodgepole Trail, 45°33′01″N 109°57′58″W / 45.55028°N 109.96611°W, el. 7,195 feet (2,193 m) [40]
- Teton County, Montana
- Jones Creek National Recreation Trail, 47°56′56″N 112°44′37″W / 47.94889°N 112.74361°W, el. 5,833 feet (1,778 m) [41]
- Mortimer Gulch National Recreation Trail, 47°38′21″N 112°46′28″W / 47.63917°N 112.77444°W, el. 5,712 feet (1,741 m) [42]
- South Fork Teton-Blacktail National Recreation Trail, 47°43′46″N 112°45′21″W / 47.72944°N 112.75583°W, el. 6,165 feet (1,879 m) [43]
- West Fork Jones Creek National Recreation Trail, 47°56′33″N 112°45′32″W / 47.94250°N 112.75889°W, el. 6,092 feet (1,857 m) [44]
- Toole County, Montana
- Bootlegger Trail, 48°14′11″N 111°19′09″W / 48.23639°N 111.31917°W, el. 3,212 feet (979 m) [45]
- Yellowstone County, Montana
- Bill Bartley Trail, 45°43′56″N 108°49′50″W / 45.73222°N 108.83056°W, el. 3,970 feet (1,210 m) [46]
- John Dunn Trail, 45°44′16″N 108°49′07″W / 45.73778°N 108.81861°W, el. 3,674 feet (1,120 m) [47]
Further reading
edit- Arthur, Jean (2000). Winter Trails Montana: The Best Cross-Country Ski & Snowshoe Trails. Guilford, CT: Globe Pequot. ISBN 0-7627-0730-5.
- Spring, Ira (1974). 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. ISBN 0-911518-25-8.
- Willard, John A. (1986). Adventure Trails in Montana. Pruett Publishing Co. ISBN 0-87108-726-X.
- Howard, Lynna and Leland (2000). Along Montana & Idaho's Continental Divide Trail. Westcliff Publishers. ISBN 1-56579-343-9.
- Wolf, John R. (1992). Guide to the Continental Divide Trail: Northern Montana. Continental Divide Trail Society. ISBN 0-934326-01-0.
- Barnett, Carellen (1997). Trail Riding Western Montana. Guilford, CT: Falcon Press Publishing. ISBN 1-56044-336-7.
- Schneider, Bill (1995). Hiking Montana. Guilford, CT: Falcon Press Publishing. ISBN 1-56044-381-2.
Notes
edit- ^ "Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Feature Class Definitions". U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-07-26.
- ^ "Soldier Trail". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Three Springs Trail". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Cow Island Trail". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Divide Trail". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Flathead Indian Trail". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Hole in the Wall Trail". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Lolo Trail". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "State Line Trail". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Cap Rock Nature Trail". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Long Canyon Trail". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Crystal Lake National Recreation Trail". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Old Musselshell Trail". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Skyline Trail". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Wagon Wheel Trail". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Wilder Trail". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Mogul Alley Ski Trail". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "North Bowl Ski Trail". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Screaming Eagle Ski Trail". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Teacup Ski Trail". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "The Face Ski Trail". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Towering Heights Ski Trail". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Fetters Trail". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Upper Whitetail Park Trail". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Crow Creek Trail". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Crow Creek Trail". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Peterson Creek Trail". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Wire Trail". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Divide Trail". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Cedar Creek Stock Driveway". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Oriole Creek Trail". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Storm Peak Trail". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Trout Creek Stock Driveway". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Horse Camp Trail". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "North Badger-Elbow Creek Trail". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Calypso Trail". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Black Butte Trail". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Bozeman Trail". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Lodgepole Trail". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Jones Creek National Recreation Trail". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Mortimer Gulch National Recreation Trail". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "South Fork Teton-Blacktail National Recreation Trail". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "West Fork Jones Creek National Recreation Trail". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Bootlegger Trail". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Bill Bartley Trail". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "John Dunn Trail". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.