About hiking in Madison County

Madison County, Montana has 106 named trails tagged for hiking, covering 350 miles, an average of 3.3 miles each. The longest is High Lakes Trail, at 15.7 miles. 22 run 5 miles or longer.

What the hiking trails in Madison County are like

By length, 24 are under a mile, 60 run 1 to 5 miles, and 22 are 5 miles or longer.

Of the 105 with a difficulty rating, 19 easy, 62 moderate, and 24 hard. Of the 105 with measured elevation, Continental Divide Trail climbs the most, about 6,028 ft, and 47 gain 1,000 ft or more.

All 106 hiking trails, longest first

High Lakes TrailHike15.7 mi Inspiration Divide TrailHike12.6 mi Curly Lake TrailHikeMTB12.4 mi Continental Divide TrailHike10.9 mi Taylor FallsHike9.2 mi Sentinel Creek TrailHike9.0 mi Jack Creek TrailHike8.7 mi South Fork Spanish CreekHike8.5 mi Jourdain RidgeHike8.5 mi Sphinx Mountain TrailHike8.2 mi Bear Trap Canyon TrailHike7.7 mi Bear Creek TrailHike7.6 mi Granite Creek RoadHikeMTB6.8 mi Mustard Pass TrailHike6.5 mi TumbledownHike6.4 mi Trail CreekHike6.4 mi Davey Creek RoadHikeMTB6.3 mi Papoose Creek TralHike6.1 mi Second Yellow Mule TrailHike6.1 mi Camp Creek RoadHikeMTB5.9 mi Mill CreekHike5.8 mi Upper Camp Creek RoadHikeMTB5.2 mi PatosiHikeMTB5.0 mi North Fork Bear Creel TrailHike4.8 mi Middle Fork Bear Creek TrailHike4.4 mi Coalpit TrailHike4.4 mi Falls Creek TrailHike4.4 mi Sheep LakeHike4.3 mi Lightning Lake TrailHike4.2 mi Buck Ridge TrailHike4.1 mi Lost Cabin Lake TrailHike4.0 mi Rock Creek TrailHike4.0 mi Table Mountain (route approximate)Hike4.0 mi FS 8327CHikeMTB3.9 mi Indian Creek TrailHike3.9 mi ShedhornHike3.5 mi Madison River TrailHike3.4 mi Curly Creek TrailHike3.3 mi Lake Louise TrailHike3.3 mi Bell Lake RoadHikeMTB3.1 mi Mill Creek TrailHike3.1 mi CoolridgeHikeMTB3.1 mi McGovern CreekHike3.1 mi Lighning Creek TrailHike3.0 mi Alp Creek TrailHike3.0 mi Lake Solitude TrailHike2.9 mi Lake Cameron TrailHike2.9 mi Spanish Lakes TrailHike2.9 mi Cedar LoopHike2.8 mi Pioneer Mountain TrailHike2.7 mi Papoose Creek TrailHike2.7 mi Brownback GulchHike2.6 mi FS 8331HikeMTB2.6 mi Moose TracksHike2.4 mi Lodge LoopHikeMTB2.4 mi Gold ButteHike2.3 mi Cherry Creek TrailHike2.2 mi ChallengerHikeMTB2.1 mi Forest Trail 7312Hike2.1 mi FS 9611HikeMTB2.1 mi FS 8326HikeMTB2.0 mi FS 8320HikeMTB2.0 mi Red MountainHike2.0 mi Independence GulchHike1.9 mi Shedhorn TraverseHike1.8 mi LoboHikeMTB1.8 mi MTM ClimbHikeMTB1.7 mi FS 8324HikeMTB1.6 mi Alder Gulch RoadHikeMTB1.5 mi LakeHike1.4 mi Spuhler Gulch Mine RoadHike1.4 mi Otter WayHikeMTB1.4 mi ThimbleberryHike1.3 mi Ramshorn MountainHike1.3 mi Elkhorn SpurHikeMTB1.3 mi Table MountainHike1.2 mi Elkhorn LoopHikeMTB1.2 mi Bear Basin TrailHike1.2 mi FS 8327HikeMTB1.2 mi FS 9613HikeMTB1.1 mi Lightning CreekHike1.0 mi Lower Chero MountainHikeMTB1.0 mi Mile Creek TrailHike1.0 mi Brown Pole ConnectorHike0.9 mi Cedar Creek TrailHike0.9 mi Expedition Pass TrailHike0.9 mi HuckleberryHikeMTB0.9 mi Otter ConnectorHikeMTB0.8 mi FS 8331AHikeMTB0.8 mi Horse MountainHike0.7 mi The Last WaltzHikeMTB0.7 mi Montana GulchHike0.6 mi Brown RiceHikeMTB0.6 mi YogisHikeMTB0.5 mi ElbowHikeMTB0.5 mi Swifty Jump LineHikeMTB0.4 mi Gambler Jump LineHikeMTB0.4 mi FS 1224AHikeMTB0.4 mi Key HoleHikeMTB0.4 mi Lower Lizard LakeHike0.3 mi FlickerHikeMTB0.3 mi Sneaky WeaselHikeMTB0.3 mi Bear CreekHike0.1 mi Jacob's LadderHikeMTB0.1 mi ELSH ConnectorHikeMTB0.1 mi Coolridge ConnectorHike0.1 mi

← All Madison 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.