About hiking in Sanders County

Sanders County, Montana has 48 named trails tagged for hiking, covering 148 miles, an average of 3.1 miles each. The longest is Trout Creek National Recreation Trail, at 16.4 miles. 9 run 5 miles or longer.

What the hiking trails in Sanders County are like

By length, 17 are under a mile, 22 run 1 to 5 miles, and 9 are 5 miles or longer.

Every one carries a difficulty rating: 5 easy, 20 moderate, and 23 hard. Of the 48 with measured elevation, Trout Creek National Recreation Trail climbs the most, about 7,485 ft, and 21 gain 1,000 ft or more.

All 48 hiking trails, longest first

Trout Creek National Recreation TrailHike16.4 mi Black Peak TrailHikeMTB12.2 mi Pilick Ridge Trail 1036Hike10.5 mi Swamp Creek TrailHike7.5 mi Wanless Lake TrailHike7.3 mi L-3000Hike5.8 mi 20 Odd Peak TrailHike5.7 mi Iron MountainHike5.5 mi Middle Fork Bull River TrailHike5.1 mi Star Gulch Trail 1016Hike4.9 mi Baldy MountainHike4.6 mi Star Peak Trail #999Hike4.5 mi Attlebury TrailHike4.1 mi Saint Paul Lake TrailHike3.9 mi Granite Creek TrailHike3.8 mi Silcox - HadleyHike3.6 mi West Fork Trout Creek TrailHikeMTB3.6 mi Dry Creek Trail1020Hike3.5 mi Forrest Service Road 519Hike3.3 mi Blossom Lake TrailHikeMTB3.2 mi South Fork Four Lakes Creek TrailHike2.9 mi Big Hole Lookout TrailHike2.7 mi Napoleon Gulch Trail 1035Hike2.4 mi Cabin Lake TrailHike1.9 mi Blacktail Creek TrailHike1.8 mi Munson Creek TrailHike1.6 mi Water Hill TrailHike1.5 mi Cascade Falls Nature TrailHike1.4 mi Rock Lake TrailHike1.3 mi Robin Run TrailHike1.2 mi Road 7519Hike1.1 mi Sqaylth - Krum CreekHike0.9 mi L-3200Hike0.8 mi Thorne CreekHike0.8 mi HS-5001HikeMTB0.7 mi Cube Iron MountainHike0.6 mi Ranger Station TrailHike0.6 mi Dixie Ridge TrailHike0.6 mi Valley Creek 1300 section of heavey alderHikeMTB0.5 mi Chute Gulch TrailHikeMTB0.4 mi Trout Ridge TrailHike0.4 mi Ranger Station Trail AHike0.4 mi High Point TrailHike0.4 mi Upper Blossom TrailHikeMTB0.4 mi Blossom Lake Horse Cutoff TrailHike0.4 mi Buck Lake TrailHike0.2 mi Bitterroot TrailHike0.2 mi Valley Creek 1300 pathHikeMTB0.2 mi

← All Sanders 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.