About hiking in Beaverhead County

Beaverhead County, Montana has 37 named trails tagged for hiking, covering 200 miles, an average of 5.4 miles each. The longest is cdt, at 47.4 miles. 12 run 5 miles or longer.

What the hiking trails in Beaverhead County are like

By length, 6 are under a mile, 19 run 1 to 5 miles, and 12 are 5 miles or longer. 1 is a loop, ending where it starts; the longest is Technique, at 0.4 miles.

Every one carries a difficulty rating: 10 easy, 26 moderate, and 1 hard. Of the 37 with measured elevation, cdt climbs the most, about 21,543 ft, and 14 gain 1,000 ft or more.

All 37 hiking trails, longest first

cdtHike47.4 mi Continental Divide TrailHike29.7 mi Brownes LakeHike15.2 mi Gold CreekHike10.6 mi cdt-2Hike7.3 mi May Creek TrailHike7.0 mi David CreekHike6.9 mi May Creek RidgeHike5.7 mi Elk Creek TrailHikeMTB5.6 mi Continental Divide National Scenic Trail xxxHike5.4 mi Mussigbrod LakeHike5.2 mi Bender CreekHike5.1 mi Odell LakeHike4.3 mi USFS 924HikeMTB3.6 mi Bobcat LakesHike3.5 mi Gorge LakesHike3.4 mi Buttler Creek TrailHikeMTB3.4 mi Tendoy LakeHike3.1 mi Shoofly Creek TrailHike3.0 mi Elkhorn LakeHike2.8 mi Cabinet Creek TrailHike2.1 mi Pioneer LoopHike2.0 mi Bender CabinHike2.0 mi Steel Creek-Lily LakeHikeMTB2.0 mi Nez Perce National Historic TrailHike1.9 mi Banshee TrailHike1.7 mi Joseph Creek TrailHike1.7 mi Hogan CreekHike1.5 mi BeaverheadHike1.2 mi Bender PointHike1.1 mi Deerhead LakeHike1.1 mi Crystal TrailHike0.9 mi Nez Perce Camp TrailHike0.8 mi Sentinel MeadowHike0.8 mi TechniqueHike0.4 mi Forest Service Road 2401AHike0.4 mi Lake Agnes TrailHike0.1 mi

← All Beaverhead County trails

Trail geometry from OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed ODbL. Elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Compiled and published by Trailmonger · trail data last rebuilt October 18, 2026.