133 official trails lie within 25 miles of Anaconda — 645 miles in total, 25 rated easy and 67 hard or expert. Every distance and elevation figure below is computed from the agency centerline and a 10 m elevation model, not crowd-sourced.
The biggest climb nearby gains 2,930 ft; the median trail gains 1,096 ft.
| Trail | Miles | Climb | Difficulty | Drive from town |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hiline Trail | 22.4 | 2,371 ft | Expert | 2 h 42 min · 73 mi |
| Continental Divide National Scenic Trail | 9.0 | 1,997 ft | Expert | 9 mi (straight-line) |
| Whetstone Ridge | 11.0 | 2,174 ft | Expert | 2 h 32 min · 64 mi |
| Alder Creek | 8.9 | 2,615 ft | Expert | 1 h 33 min · 33 mi |
| Ross Fork Trail | 11.5 | 2,002 ft | Expert | 2 h 36 min · 65 mi |
| Long Tom Creek | 8.1 | 2,344 ft | Expert | 1 h 52 min · 41 mi |
| Meadow Creek | 5.7 | 2,930 ft | Expert | 1 h 31 min · 33 mi |
| Copper Lakes Trail | 6.6 | 2,302 ft | Expert | 2 h 36 min · 70 mi |
| Twin Lakes | 8.5 | 2,002 ft | Expert | 1 h 41 min · 38 mi |
| Foster Creek | 7.6 | 1,865 ft | Expert | 1 h 39 min · 36 mi |
| Page Lake Trail | 6.2 | 2,267 ft | Expert | 2 h 11 min · 53 mi |
| Middle Fork Trail | 6.3 | 2,089 ft | Expert | 2 h 33 min · 71 mi |
| East Fork Fishtrap | 5.8 | 2,269 ft | Hard | 2 h 11 min · 43 mi |
| West Fork Lamarche | 10.3 | 1,327 ft | Expert | 1 h 32 min · 30 mi |
| Trout Creek | 5.2 | 2,365 ft | Hard | 1 h 38 min · 27 mi |
| Middle Fork | 6.3 | 2,020 ft | Hard | 2 h 34 min · 71 mi |
| Tin Cup Joe | 4.4 | 2,340 ft | Hard | 2 h 14 min · 53 mi |
| 8039 Page Lake | 5.8 | 2,138 ft | Hard | 2 h 16 min · 44 mi |
| West Fork Mudd Creek | 7.3 | 1,798 ft | Hard | 1 h 50 min · 37 mi |
| Ditch Saddle | 5.9 | 2,050 ft | Hard | 1 h 57 min · 42 mi |
| Middle Fork Fishtrap | 4.8 | 2,247 ft | Hard | 1 h 57 min · 39 mi |
| Trask Lakes | 6.0 | 1,925 ft | Hard | 2 h 39 min · 45 mi |
| Chub Creek | 6.3 | 1,614 ft | Hard | 1 h 32 min · 26 mi |
| East Fork Trail | 5.3 | 1,718 ft | Hard | 2 h 11 min · 53 mi |
Waterfalls: Rock Creek to Rock Creek Falls
Summits: Libby Creek to Hungry Hill; Trident Peak - Foolhen to Trident Peak; Granulated Mountain to Granulated Mountain; Beals Hill to Beals Hill
Lakes: Hiline Trail to Upper Phyllis Lake; Continental Divide National Scenic Trail to Page Lake; Ross Fork Trail to Lake Abundance; Copper Lakes Trail to Dora Thorn Lake
Mountain passes: Hiline Trail to Cutaway Pass; Middle Fork Trail to Bitterroot Pass; Middle Fork to Bitterroot Pass; Trask Lakes to Racetrack Pass
Springs: Emerine Trail to Emerine Spring; Libby Creek to Larkspur Spring
Nearby towns: Butte (27 mi) · Hamilton (50 mi) · Helena (64 mi) · Missoula (68 mi)
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