About hiking in Gallatin County

Gallatin County, Montana has 224 named trails tagged for hiking, covering 670 miles, an average of 3.0 miles each. The longest is Jeep Trail, at 60.8 miles. 39 run 5 miles or longer.

What the hiking trails in Gallatin County are like

By length, 81 are under a mile, 104 run 1 to 5 miles, and 39 are 5 miles or longer. 4 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is Reflector Trail, at 2.5 miles.

Of the 95 with a difficulty rating, 25 easy, 62 moderate, and 8 hard. Of the 224 with measured elevation, Bridger Foothills Trail climbs the most, about 14,287 ft, and 64 gain 1,000 ft or more.

All 224 hiking trails, longest first

Jeep TrailHikeMTB60.8 mi Skyline TrailHike21.2 mi Bridger Foothills TrailHikeMTB20.6 mi Bozeman Creek TrailHike19.9 mi Bangtail Divide TrailHikeMTB17.4 mi Gallatin Crest TrailHike13.0 mi NORTH COTTONWOODHikeMTB11.1 mi New World GulchHike11.0 mi Hyalite Creek TrailHike10.5 mi Continental Divide TrailHike10.2 mi Indian Ridge TrailHike9.4 mi Fairy Creek TrailHikeMTB9.2 mi Lower Wildhorse Lick TrailHikeMTB8.6 mi Diaper LineHike8.6 mi Bear BasinHike8.1 mi ELKHORN RIDGEHikeMTB8.1 mi Fs 136Hike7.8 mi Storm Castle Creek TrailHikeMTB7.8 mi Sage Creek trailHike7.7 mi FS 440Hike7.4 mi Sky RimHike7.1 mi Watkins CreekHike7.0 mi Kirkwood TrailHike6.8 mi Hyalite Canyon TrailHike6.4 mi CDT Fs 1790Hike6.3 mi Bridger RidgeHike6.2 mi Upper Wildhorse Lick TrailHikeMTB6.0 mi Black ButteHike6.0 mi Down River LoopHike5.8 mi Shaft House TrailHike5.7 mi HATFIELD MOUNTAINHikeMTB5.7 mi Chestnut Mountain - FS 458Hike5.6 mi Eldridge TrailHike5.6 mi Corbly Gulch TrailHikeMTB5.6 mi Whiskey TrailHikeMTB5.6 mi Mount Hebgen TrailHikeMTB5.4 mi Blackmore TrailHike5.4 mi Fs 2522Hike5.2 mi Fs 6989Hike5.2 mi HORSETHIEF MOUNTAINHikeMTB5.0 mi Bacon Rind TrailHike4.9 mi Ranch LoopHike4.9 mi Daly CreekHike4.9 mi Red Cub TrailHikeMTB4.7 mi Leverich Canyon TrailHike4.7 mi Mystical BearHike4.7 mi BOSTWICK CANYONHikeMTB4.6 mi North Fork Hell Roaring TrailHike4.5 mi Bridger Ridge TrailHike4.5 mi Fs 980HikeMTB4.3 mi Cinnamon Buck TrailHike4.2 mi Fs 62THike4.2 mi Dead Horse TrailHike3.8 mi Upper Bracket Creek TrailHikeMTB3.6 mi Mountain to MeadowHikeMTB3.5 mi 189 Gallatin Peak TrailHike3.4 mi Vengeful HipsterHike3.3 mi First Yellow Mule TrailHike3.3 mi Sypes Canyon Trail 531HikeMTB3.2 mi Garnet Mountain TrailHike3.2 mi Must Come DownHikeMTB3.1 mi Canyon Creek TrailHike3.0 mi Fs 3100CHike3.0 mi Little Hell Roaring Creek TrailHike2.9 mi Big Thigh CountryHikeMTB2.9 mi Fs 712Hike2.8 mi Truman Gulch TrailHikeMTB2.8 mi Mystic Lake TrailHikeMTB2.8 mi Nya-Nuki Trail SystemHike2.7 mi Lava Lake TrailHike2.7 mi Triple Tree Summit TrailHike2.7 mi Big Spring Creek TrailHike2.6 mi Crail Ranch TrailHike2.6 mi Connector to Riverside Ski TrailsHikeMTB2.6 mi FELIX CANYONHikeMTB2.5 mi SOUTH FORK SIXTEENMILEHikeMTB2.5 mi Reflector TrailHike2.5 mi Five Rings RoadHikeMTB2.4 mi Ross Pass TrailHikeMTB2.4 mi Grotto Falls TrailHike2.4 mi Buffalo Horn Pass TrailHike2.4 mi Storm Castle TrailHike2.3 mi Raptor ViewHikeMTB2.3 mi North Cottonwood Access No. 546Hike2.2 mi JOHNSON CANYONHikeMTB2.2 mi Black Butte-Daly Creek CutoffHike2.2 mi Hidden Lakes TrailHikeMTB2.2 mi Bacon Rind CreekHike2.1 mi Drinking Horse Mountain TrailHike2.1 mi FS 6220Hike2.1 mi Hood Creek TrailHikeMTB2.0 mi FS 203Hike2.0 mi Ridge TrailHike2.0 mi Sage PeakHike2.0 mi East Bridger NorthHikeMTB1.9 mi Fs 1018BHike1.9 mi Burke Park TrailHikeMTB1.9 mi Tom Miner Divide TrailHike1.8 mi SOUTH FORK BRACKETT CREEKHikeMTB1.7 mi What Goes Up (2/2)HikeMTB1.7 mi North Ridge TrailHike1.7 mi JONES CREEKHikeMTB1.6 mi Highland Bike PathHikeMTB1.6 mi Up River LoopHike1.6 mi Fs 6991CHike1.6 mi Rim TrailHike1.6 mi Painted Hills ConnectorHike1.6 mi Fs 62TaHike1.6 mi Logger's (4)HikeMTB1.5 mi 1.23k SW fenceline connectorHikeMTB1.5 mi Fairy Lake Access TrailHike1.5 mi Sandhill ConnectorHikeMTB1.5 mi Uplands TrailHike1.4 mi Northwest PassageHikeMTB1.4 mi Triple Tree Neighborhood TrailHikeMTB1.4 mi Fs 6991DHike1.4 mi Fs 3163CaHike1.4 mi MILLER GULCHHikeMTB1.4 mi Black DiamondHike1.4 mi Yoda's ReturnHikeMTB1.4 mi Fs 6993Hike1.3 mi Logger's (2)HikeMTB1.3 mi Fs 704Hike1.3 mi Fs 6959BHike1.3 mi Missouri Headwaters State Park TrailHike1.3 mi Ewok Forest (South)HikeMTB1.2 mi Fs 3100BHike1.2 mi Got To Love It (Blue)HikeMTB1.2 mi Fs 3165Hike1.2 mi Ousel Falls TrailHike1.1 mi Fs 5400Hike1.1 mi Middle Cottonwood TrailHikeMTB1.1 mi Fs 6994Hike1.1 mi Triple Tree TrailHike1.1 mi Johnson Lake TrailHike1.1 mi Fs 1016Hike1.1 mi Painted Hills TrailHikeMTB1.1 mi West Fork Beaver Creek TrailHike1.1 mi Karst LoopHike1.1 mi Fs 3100DHike1.1 mi Bullwinkle (Snowshoe)Hike1.0 mi Sourdough TrailHike1.0 mi Upper Moose Swan Cutoff TrailHike1.0 mi Bozeman Pass TrailHike1.0 mi What Goes Up (1/2)HikeMTB0.9 mi Fs 544Hike0.9 mi FELIX CANYON EASTHikeMTB0.9 mi Mystic Lake CutoffHike0.9 mi Downey’s Loop (3/3)HikeMTB0.9 mi East Bridger North TrailHike0.9 mi Frog Rock TrailHike0.9 mi EAST BRIDGER SOUTHHikeMTB0.9 mi Whits Lake TrailHike0.9 mi Chestnut MountainHike0.9 mi The LoopHike0.9 mi Muddy Creek TrailHikeMTB0.9 mi Summer Road (1/2)HikeMTB0.9 mi FS 441Hike0.8 mi Fs 980BHike0.8 mi Ewok Forest (North)HikeMTB0.8 mi Fawn Pass Spur/Bacon Rind THHike0.8 mi Downey’s Loop (2/3)HikeMTB0.8 mi Fs 1005BHike0.8 mi Fs 3100CaHike0.8 mi Kirk HillHike0.7 mi Chestnut Mountain TrailHikeMTB0.7 mi QUAW CREEKHikeMTB0.7 mi Meadow Loop (South)HikeMTB0.7 mi Upper Biathlon Range TrailHikeMTB0.7 mi Got To Love It (Green)HikeMTB0.7 mi Buffalo TrailHike0.7 mi Daly Creek SpurHike0.6 mi Fs 3163CHike0.6 mi College 'M' Popular TrailHike0.6 mi Meadow Loop (North)HikeMTB0.6 mi Fs 3165AHike0.6 mi Wildhorse Cutoff TrailHikeMTB0.6 mi Bridger BowlHikeMTB0.6 mi Fs 8HdHike0.6 mi Gallatin East Side ApproachHike0.6 mi Fs 6991Hike0.5 mi Palisade Falls Hiking TrailHike0.5 mi Fs 3163DHike0.5 mi Moser Creek TrailHikeMTB0.5 mi Fs 6993AHike0.5 mi East Crags TrailHike0.5 mi Fs 5401Hike0.4 mi College 'M' Steep TrailHike0.4 mi SMS TrailHike0.4 mi College 'M' Shortcut TrailHike0.4 mi Fairy Lakeshore TrailHikeMTB0.4 mi Fs 8HHikeMTB0.4 mi Logger's (1)HikeMTB0.4 mi Fs 3153DHike0.4 mi Sacagawea PassHikeMTB0.4 mi Fs 3161CHike0.4 mi South Boundary TrailHike0.3 mi Whiskely GulchHikeMTB0.3 mi Fs 6989AHike0.3 mi Mythical Creature PathHikeMTB0.3 mi Downey’s Loop (1/3)HikeMTB0.3 mi Skills Park ConnectorHikeMTB0.3 mi Downey's ConnectorHikeMTB0.3 mi Down River Loop CutoffHike0.3 mi Aspects Big Sky Walking TrailsHike0.2 mi Fs 3104AHike0.2 mi Fs 1784AHike0.2 mi Loggers Dive (CMSC)HikeMTB0.2 mi Broadcast TrailHike0.2 mi Fs 62TcHike0.2 mi Loggers Dive (FS)HikeMTB0.2 mi Walton Mine PathHike0.2 mi Meadow Creek Cutoff TrailHike0.2 mi WF1Hike0.1 mi Fs 6991AHike0.1 mi First Buttress ApproachHike0.1 mi Buffalo Horn TrailHike0.1 mi Chestnut Mountain SummitHike0.1 mi Gallatin Tower trailHike0.1 mi Black Line Buttress ApproachHike0.1 mi Fairy LakeHikeMTB0.1 mi Stadium View TrailHike0.1 mi WF2Hike0.1 mi Practice Rock trailHike0.1 mi

← All Gallatin 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 September 24, 2026.