138 official trails lie within 25 miles of Kalispell — 474 miles in total, 59 rated easy and 38 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 4,404 ft; the median trail gains 592 ft.
| Trail | Miles | Climb | Difficulty | From town |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia Mtn. Loop | 11.9 | 4,064 ft | Expert | 15 mi |
| Jimmie Ridge | 8.3 | 3,074 ft | Expert | 18 mi |
| Alpine 7 | 32.2 | 1,686 ft | Expert | 18 mi |
| Echo - Broken Leg | 8.0 | 3,314 ft | Expert | 18 mi |
| Ousel Peak - West | 6.9 | 3,405 ft | Expert | 23 mi |
| Tally- Ashley | 9.5 | 2,440 ft | Expert | 18 mi |
| Ingalls - Mt Conner | 10.1 | 1,480 ft | Expert | 21 mi |
| Great Northern Mountain Trail | 3.6 | 4,404 ft | Expert | 24 mi |
| Smoky Range Nrt | 8.3 | 1,955 ft | Expert | 21 mi |
| Beardance | 6.7 | 2,529 ft | Expert | 25 mi |
| Fawn Creek | 5.0 | 2,894 ft | Expert | 16 mi |
| South Fork Hemler Creek | 5.5 | 2,353 ft | Expert | 12 mi |
| Peterson Creek | 6.0 | 2,381 ft | Expert | 21 mi |
| Wildcat Mtn. | 5.5 | 2,346 ft | Expert | 19 mi |
| Flossy Creek | 5.5 | 2,026 ft | Expert | 21 mi |
| Graves Creek | 6.0 | 2,319 ft | Expert | 22 mi |
| Tongue Mtn. | 6.0 | 1,712 ft | Hard | 18 mi |
| Foys To Blacktail | 7.2 | 1,450 ft | Hard | 13 mi |
| Wild Bill - Eagle Mtn. Trail | 5.5 | 1,882 ft | Hard | 16 mi |
| Ashley Mtn | 5.4 | 1,819 ft | Hard | 18 mi |
| Kimmerly Creek | 3.3 | 2,103 ft | Hard | 22 mi |
| Summit | 5.6 | 1,574 ft | Hard | 20 mi |
| Danny On Memorial Trail | 3.8 | 1,973 ft | Hard | 20 mi |
| Wounded Buck | 4.2 | 1,885 ft | Hard | 17 mi |
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