About trails in Carbon County, Montana

Carbon County has 62 named trails on the map, covering 200 miles in total, an average of 3.2 miles per trail. That is the 11th largest mapped trail network among 34 counties in Montana. 53 of them are tagged for hiking and 8 for mountain biking.

The longest single trail is East Rosebud Trail, at 16.8 miles. 11 trails run 5 miles or longer. Mapped points of interest in the county include 13 trailheads, 49 campsites, 12 waterfalls, and 7 boat launches. The nearest towns to these trails are Red Lodge, Luther, and Lovell.

What the trails in Carbon County are like

By length, 18 are under a mile, 33 run 1 to 5 miles, and 11 are 5 miles or longer. 1 is a loop, ending where it starts; the longest is Silver Run Trail, at 8.1 miles.

Of the 62 with measured elevation, East Rosebud Trail climbs the most, about 7,634 ft, and 17 gain 1,000 ft or more.

Explore by activity

200Total miles

49Campsites

7Boat launches

12Waterfalls

13Trailheads

East Rosebud TrailHike16.8 mi Mount Maurice TrailHike14.8 mi Bear Track TrailHike11.6 mi West Fork Rock Creek TrailHikeMTB10.9 mi Lake Fork TrailHikeMTB9.2 mi Silver Run TrailHike8.1 mi Red Lodge Creek TrailHike7.6 mi Farley Lake Loop TrailHike7.5 mi Spread Creek TrailHike7.5 mi Camp Senia TrailHike7.0 mi Meeteetsee Trail6.6 mi Face of the Mountain TrailHike4.8 mi Timberline Lake TrailHike4.5 mi South PastureHike4.3 mi Nichols Creek TrailHike4.3 mi Corral Creek TrailHike4.2 mi Green Lake TrailHike3.8 mi Basin Lakes TrailHike3.7 mi Line Creek Basin TrailHike3.6 mi Palisades TrailHikeMTB3.6 mi Widewater TrailHike3.4 mi Silver Run Plateau TrailHike3.2 mi Barry's IslandHike3.0 mi Hellroaring Plateau Trail2.9 mi Ingles Creek TrailHike2.5 mi Otter Lake TrailHike2.5 mi Airport TrailHike2.4 mi Lower Parkside TrailMTB2.1 mi Glacier Lake TrailHike2.1 mi Lockhart Ranch TrailHike2.1 mi Parkside TrailHike2.1 mi Moon Lake TrailHike2.0 mi Stockman Trail2.0 mi Lower Layout Creek TrailHike2.0 mi Willow Creek TrailHike1.8 mi Tipi Trail1.6 mi Lower Lake Fork TrailHikeMTB1.5 mi Keyser Brown TrailHike1.4 mi Mariane Lake TrailHike1.3 mi Granite Lake Loop TrailHike1.3 mi Moochdocker Private Path to Scenic OverlookHikeMTB1.3 mi Moochdocker privateHikeMTB1.2 mi Lake Mary TrailHike1.1 mi Hillsboro TrailHike1.0 mi Crooked Creek PlateauHike0.9 mi Meeteetse Trail0.8 mi Footpath to Rock Creek OverlookHike0.7 mi DCO RidgeHike0.7 mi Sylvan Lake TrailHike0.6 mi Crow Lake TrailHike0.5 mi Sullivans Knob TrailHike0.5 mi State Line TrailHike0.5 mi Silver Run Tie A TrailHike0.5 mi Rangers Delight TrailHike0.4 mi Upper Layout Creek TrailHike0.3 mi Lodge Trail0.3 mi Granite Lake Loop ConnectorHike0.3 mi Hellroaring Traverse0.3 mi Lost Lake TrailHike0.3 mi TreelineMTB0.2 mi Greenough Lake TrailHike0.2 mi Footpath the Clear Creek FishingHike0.1 mi

Trails by town in Carbon County

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Trail geometry from OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed ODbL. Elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Compiled and published by Trailmonger · trail data last rebuilt September 24, 2026.