About hiking in Lake County

Lake County, Montana has 38 named trails tagged for hiking, covering 127 miles, an average of 3.3 miles each. The longest is Woodward Point Road, at 10.2 miles. 11 run 5 miles or longer.

What the hiking trails in Lake County are like

By length, 13 are under a mile, 14 run 1 to 5 miles, and 11 are 5 miles or longer. 1 is a loop, ending where it starts; the longest is Swartz Lake Loop, at 0.8 miles.

Every one carries a difficulty rating: 6 easy, 22 moderate, and 10 hard. Of the 38 with measured elevation, Lion - Palisade climbs the most, about 5,276 ft, and 19 gain 1,000 ft or more.

All 38 hiking trails, longest first

Woodward Point RoadHikeMTB10.2 mi Lion - PalisadeHike9.2 mi Bond CreekHike7.2 mi Moon LakeHike6.9 mi Cedar Lake TrailHike6.6 mi Wire TrailHike6.5 mi Beardance TrailHikeMTB6.4 mi Kakashe MountainHike6.4 mi Piper Creek Trail #119Hike6.2 mi Crow Creek TrailHike5.7 mi South Lost CreekHike5.6 mi Hall Lake TrailHike4.8 mi Terrace LakeHike4.6 mi Squeezer CreekHike4.0 mi Mollman PassHike3.9 mi CCC RoadHikeMTB3.8 mi Lucifer Lake TrailHike3.6 mi Six Mile LookoutHike3.3 mi Riddell LakesHike3.1 mi Napa LookoutHike3.1 mi PhillipsHike2.9 mi Trail #2Hike2.2 mi Sixmile SidehillHike2.0 mi Upper Whitetail RoadHikeMTB1.6 mi Trail #1Hike1.4 mi Swartz Lake LoopHike0.8 mi Lion - Palisade (Old)Hike0.8 mi canal path 9 pipes wildlife refugeHike0.7 mi Crane CreekHike0.5 mi Pileated PathHike0.5 mi Osprey Overlook TrailHike0.3 mi Juniper Jaunt TrailHike0.3 mi Linderman Lookout TrailHike0.3 mi Bluebird Boulevard TrailHike0.3 mi Lakeshore TrailHike0.2 mi Chickadee PathHike0.2 mi Racoon RouteHike0.2 mi Nuthatch NotchHike0.2 mi

← All Lake 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 25, 2026.