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Akamina Ridge Trail

📍 Waterton Lakes, Glacier NP border, MT
Difficult 📏 7.8 out-and-back

Difficult hiking trail near Waterton Lakes, MT. 7.8 mi, 2,200 ft gain, out-and-back on rock.…

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Appekunny Falls Trail

📍 Many Glacier, Glacier NP, MT
Moderate 📏 3.5 out-and-back

Moderate hiking trail near Many Glacier, MT. 3.5 mi, 700 ft gain, out-and-back on rock.…

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Avalanche Lake Trail

📍 Avalanche Creek, Glacier NP, MT
Easy 📏 4.5 out-and-back

Easy hiking trail near Avalanche Creek, MT. 4.5 mi, 730 ft gain, out-and-back on dirt.…

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Beehive Basin Trail

📍 Big Sky, Gallatin NF, MT
Moderate 📏 6.2 out-and-back

Moderate hiking trail near Big Sky, MT. 6.2 mi, 1,600 ft gain, out-and-back on rock.…

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Big Timber Canyon Trail

📍 Big Timber, Absaroka Range, MT
Difficult 📏 12.0 out-and-back

Difficult hiking trail near Big Timber, MT. 12.0 mi, 2,600 ft gain, out-and-back on rock.…

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Bob Marshall Wilderness Trail

📍 Gibson Reservoir, Lewis and Clark NF, MT
Difficult 📏 16.0 point-to-point

Difficult hiking trail near Gibson Reservoir, MT. 16.0 mi, 2,400 ft gain, point-to-point on dirt.…

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Cascade Creek Trail Glacier

📍 Lake McDonald, Glacier NP, MT
Moderate 📏 7.4 out-and-back

Moderate hiking trail near Lake McDonald, MT. 7.4 mi, 1,000 ft gain, out-and-back on dirt.…

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Columbia Falls Trail

📍 Columbia Falls, Flathead NF, MT
Moderate 📏 6.5 out-and-back

Moderate hiking trail near Columbia Falls, MT. 6.5 mi, 1,200 ft gain, out-and-back on dirt.…

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Dirty Face Peak Trail

📍 Noxon, Cabinet Mountains, MT
Strenuous 📏 10.0 out-and-back

Strenuous hiking trail near Noxon, MT. 10.0 mi, 3,000 ft gain, out-and-back on rock.…

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Elkhorn Mountains Trail

📍 Boulder, Elkhorn WMA, MT
Difficult 📏 9.0 out-and-back

Difficult hiking trail near Boulder, MT. 9.0 mi, 2,400 ft gain, out-and-back on dirt.…

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Emerald Lake Trail Montana

📍 Whitefish, Whitefish Range, MT
Difficult 📏 7.0 out-and-back

Difficult hiking trail near Whitefish, MT. 7.0 mi, 2,000 ft gain, out-and-back on rock.…

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Freezeout Lake Loop

📍 Choteau, Teton County, MT
Easy 📏 3.0 loop

Easy hiking trail near Choteau, MT. 3.0 mi, 100 ft gain, loop on dirt.…

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Glacier View Trail

📍 Whitefish, Flathead NF, MT
Moderate 📏 5.2 out-and-back

Moderate hiking trail near Whitefish, MT. 5.2 mi, 1,400 ft gain, out-and-back on dirt.…

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Glacier Whitefish Divide

📍 Whitefish, Flathead NF, MT
Difficult 📏 11.0 out-and-back

Difficult hiking trail near Whitefish, MT. 11.0 mi, 2,800 ft gain, out-and-back on rock.…

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Granite Peak Approach

📍 Cooke City, Beartooth Range, MT
Strenuous 📏 22.0 out-and-back

Strenuous hiking trail near Cooke City, MT. 22.0 mi, 5,700 ft gain, out-and-back on rock.…

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Grinnell Glacier Trail

📍 Many Glacier, Glacier NP, MT
Moderate 📏 10.6 out-and-back

Moderate hiking trail near Many Glacier, MT. 10.6 mi, 1,600 ft gain, out-and-back on rock.…

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Hidden Lake Trail

📍 Logan Pass, Glacier NP, MT
Moderate 📏 5.4 out-and-back

Moderate hiking trail near Logan Pass, MT. 5.4 mi, 1,400 ft gain, out-and-back on rock.…

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Highline Trail Glacier

📍 Logan Pass, Glacier NP, MT
Moderate 📏 11.4 point-to-point

Moderate hiking trail near Logan Pass, MT. 11.4 mi, 800 ft gain, point-to-point on rock.…

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Hyalite Peak Trail

📍 Hyalite Canyon, Gallatin NF, MT
Difficult 📏 11.0 out-and-back

Difficult hiking trail near Hyalite Canyon, MT. 11.0 mi, 2,900 ft gain, out-and-back on dirt.…

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Ibex Peak Trail

📍 Libby, Cabinet Mountains, MT
Strenuous 📏 9.5 out-and-back

Strenuous hiking trail near Libby, MT. 9.5 mi, 3,100 ft gain, out-and-back on rock.…

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Iceberg Lake Trail

📍 Many Glacier, Glacier NP, MT
Moderate 📏 9.6 out-and-back

Moderate hiking trail near Many Glacier, MT. 9.6 mi, 1,200 ft gain, out-and-back on dirt.…

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Inspiration Point Trail

📍 Lindbergh Lake, Flathead NF, MT
Moderate 📏 5.5 out-and-back

Moderate hiking trail near Lindbergh Lake, MT. 5.5 mi, 1,400 ft gain, out-and-back on dirt.…

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Jewel Basin Loop

📍 Bigfork, Flathead NF, MT
Difficult 📏 14.0 loop

Difficult hiking trail near Bigfork, MT. 14.0 mi, 2,800 ft gain, loop on rock.…

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Kootenai Falls Trail

📍 Troy, Kootenai NF, MT
Easy 📏 1.5 out-and-back

Easy hiking trail near Troy, MT. 1.5 mi, 200 ft gain, out-and-back on rock.…

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Lolo Peak Trail

📍 Lolo, Bitterroot NF, MT
Strenuous 📏 10.5 out-and-back

Strenuous hiking trail near Lolo, MT. 10.5 mi, 3,200 ft gain, out-and-back on rock.…

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M Trail — Missoula, Montana

📍 Missoula, MT
Moderate 📏 3.4 miles Out-and-back

M Trail is one of Montana's most rewarding hiking destinations, offering 3.4 miles of challenging terrain with 620 feet …

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Mount Aeneas Trail

📍 Jewel Basin, Flathead NF, MT
Difficult 📏 9.0 out-and-back

Difficult hiking trail near Jewel Basin, MT. 9.0 mi, 2,400 ft gain, out-and-back on rock.…

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Mount Brown Lookout

📍 Lake McDonald, Glacier NP, MT
Strenuous 📏 10.4 out-and-back

Strenuous hiking trail near Lake McDonald, MT. 10.4 mi, 4,300 ft gain, out-and-back on dirt.…

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Mount Sentinel M Trail

📍 University of Montana, Missoula, MT
Moderate 📏 3.0 out-and-back

Moderate hiking trail near University of Montana, MT. 3.0 mi, 1,100 ft gain, out-and-back on dirt.…

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Pine Butte Swamp

📍 Choteau, Rocky Mountain Front, MT
Easy 📏 5.0 loop

Easy hiking trail near Choteau, MT. 5.0 mi, 400 ft gain, loop on dirt.…

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Ptarmigan Tunnel Trail

📍 Many Glacier, Glacier NP, MT
Difficult 📏 10.2 out-and-back

Difficult hiking trail near Many Glacier, MT. 10.2 mi, 2,300 ft gain, out-and-back on rock.…

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Quartz Lake Loop

📍 Polebridge, Glacier NP, MT
Moderate 📏 12.8 loop

Moderate hiking trail near Polebridge, MT. 12.8 mi, 1,600 ft gain, loop on dirt.…

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Rattlesnake Wilderness Trail

📍 Rattlesnake NRA, Missoula, MT
Moderate 📏 10.0 out-and-back

Moderate hiking trail near Rattlesnake NRA, MT. 10.0 mi, 1,600 ft gain, out-and-back on dirt.…

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Running Eagle Falls

📍 Two Medicine, Glacier NP, MT
Easy 📏 0.9 loop

Easy hiking trail near Two Medicine, MT. 0.9 mi, 50 ft gain, loop on paved.…

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Sacajawea Peak Trail

📍 Bridger Range, Bozeman, MT
Strenuous 📏 10.0 out-and-back

Strenuous hiking trail near Bridger Range, MT. 10.0 mi, 3,200 ft gain, out-and-back on rock.…

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Siyeh Pass Trail

📍 Going-to-the-Sun Road, Glacier NP, MT
Difficult 📏 10.3 point-to-point

Difficult hiking trail near Going-to-the-Sun Road, MT. 10.3 mi, 2,240 ft gain, point-to-point on rock.…

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Sperry Chalet Trail

📍 Lake McDonald, Glacier NP, MT
Difficult 📏 12.4 out-and-back

Difficult hiking trail near Lake McDonald, MT. 12.4 mi, 3,300 ft gain, out-and-back on dirt.…

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Stillwater Canyon Trail

📍 Nye, Beartooth Range, MT
Difficult 📏 14.0 out-and-back

Difficult hiking trail near Nye, MT. 14.0 mi, 1,800 ft gain, out-and-back on rock.…

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Sun Point Nature Trail

📍 St. Mary, Glacier NP, MT
Easy 📏 3.5 out-and-back

Easy hiking trail near St. Mary, MT. 3.5 mi, 200 ft gain, out-and-back on paved.…

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Swan River Trail

📍 Condon, Flathead NF, MT
Easy 📏 8.5 out-and-back

Easy hiking trail near Condon, MT. 8.5 mi, 600 ft gain, out-and-back on dirt.…

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Swiftcurrent Loop

📍 Many Glacier, Glacier NP, MT
Moderate 📏 6.5 loop

Moderate hiking trail near Many Glacier, MT. 6.5 mi, 700 ft gain, loop on dirt.…

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Tally Lake Overlook

📍 Whitefish, Flathead NF, MT
Moderate 📏 4.5 out-and-back

Moderate hiking trail near Whitefish, MT. 4.5 mi, 800 ft gain, out-and-back on dirt.…

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Triple Divide Peak Trail

📍 Cut Bank, Glacier NP, MT
Strenuous 📏 16.0 out-and-back

Strenuous hiking trail near Cut Bank, MT. 16.0 mi, 3,400 ft gain, out-and-back on rock.…

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Twin Lakes Wilderness Trail

📍 Lewis and Clark NF, Great Falls, MT
Difficult 📏 8.0 out-and-back

Difficult hiking trail near Lewis and Clark NF, MT. 8.0 mi, 2,200 ft gain, out-and-back on rock.…

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