About trails in Lincoln County, Montana

Lincoln County has 76 named trails on the map, covering 405 miles in total, an average of 5.3 miles per trail. That is the 10th largest mapped trail network among 37 counties in Montana. 64 of them are tagged for hiking and 2 for mountain biking.

The longest single trail is Pacific Northwest Trail 01 Montana, at 136 miles. 15 trails run 5 miles or longer. Mapped points of interest in the county include 5 trailheads, 86 campsites, 22 waterfalls, and 55 boat launches. The nearest towns to these trails are Libby, Bull Lake, and Trego.

What the trails in Lincoln County are like

By length, 23 are under a mile, 38 run 1 to 5 miles, and 15 are 5 miles or longer. 1 is a loop, ending where it starts; the longest is Howard Lake Trail, at 1.4 miles.

Of the 75 with measured elevation, Pacific Northwest Trail 01 Montana climbs the most, about 36,004 ft, and 33 gain 1,000 ft or more.

Explore by activity

Hiking

64 trails

405Total miles

86Campsites

55Boat launches

22Waterfalls

5Trailheads

Pacific Northwest Trail 01 MontanaHike136 mi Pacific Northwest TrailHike63.1 mi Rainy Divide Trail #12SHike13.9 mi Swede Mountain Bike Trail11.2 mi Cedar CreekHike9.7 mi Cabinet Divide NorthHike8.1 mi Blue Sky TrailHike7.2 mi Patrick's RidgeHike6.8 mi Grambauer Trail #319Hike6.7 mi J Neils TrailMTB6.1 mi Mount MarstonHike6.1 mi Kootenai National Forest Trail #140Hike6.0 mi Flower CreekHike5.7 mi Granite Creek TrailHike5.7 mi Rainy Divide Loop / Canoe Gulch #512Hike5.0 mi Bighorn Trail #424.9 mi Sinclair Creek TrailHike4.1 mi Grambauer Ridge Trail #383Hike4.1 mi Iron Meadows TrailHike3.9 mi Ross Creek TrailHike3.9 mi Kootenai Creek Trail #218Hike3.6 mi Lost Buck Pass TrailHike3.6 mi Alexander Mountain Trail #270Hike3.4 mi Minor Lake TrailHike3.4 mi Baree Lake TrailHike3.3 mi Divide Cutoff TrailHike3.1 mi Bear Lakes TrailHike2.7 mi Kootenai National Forest Trail #139Hike2.6 mi Little Spur Lake TrailHike2.6 mi Spar Peak TrailHike2.6 mi Henry Lakes TrailHike2.5 mi Wolverine Lakes TrailHike2.5 mi Pack TrailHike2.4 mi Big Spur TrailHike2.4 mi Historic Highway 2 West TrailHike2.3 mi Jumbo PeakHike2.3 mi Northwest Peak TrailHike2.3 mi Grambauer Ridge Tie Trail #383AHike2.3 mi Bobtail Ridge Trail2.3 mi Great Northern Mountain TrailHike2.2 mi Scenery Mountain Trail #649Hike2.2 mi Historic Highway 2 East TrailHike2.0 mi Pacific Norhtwest TrailHike2.0 mi Davis Lake TrailHike2.0 mi Parmenter TieHike1.9 mi Stryker Basin TrailHike1.6 mi Robinson Mountain TrailHike1.4 mi Howard Lake TrailHike1.4 mi Leigh Lake TrailHike1.3 mi McGuire Mountain TrailHike1.3 mi South Fork Ross Creek TrailHike1.2 mi Serenity LaneHike1.0 mi Mount WamHike1.0 mi Buckin Mule Trail0.9 mi Rogers Mountain Loop0.9 mi Stahl Creek FS Trail #80Hike0.9 mi Mount Tom Trail0.9 mi Shannon Lake Trail #323Hike0.7 mi Flower Point TrailHike0.7 mi Old FS 278Hike0.7 mi Ross Creek Nature TrailHike0.7 mi Whoop Up Trail0.5 mi Koocanusa Trail0.5 mi Vinal Lake Trail0.4 mi Partrick's RidgeHike0.4 mi Kootenai Falls TrailHike0.4 mi Cabinet Divide South TrailHike0.3 mi Ramsdell Loop0.3 mi Flower Lake TrailHike0.3 mi Upper Geiger Lake TrailHike0.3 mi Trail 423Hike0.3 mi Fish Pond LoopHikeMTB0.3 mi Mount Stahl Trail (FS Trail #81)Hike0.3 mi Swinging Bridge TrailHike0.2 mi Litl. North Folk FallsHike0.2 mi Bull Moose Trail0.2 mi

Trails by town in Lincoln 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 October 4, 2026.