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Hiking trails near Missoula, Montana

150 official trails lie within 25 miles of Missoula — 635 miles in total, 46 rated easy and 60 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 4,159 ft; the median trail gains 901 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

TrailMilesClimbDifficultyFrom town
Stuart Peak13.04,159 ftExpert5 mi
South Fork Lolo11.83,598 ftExpert16 mi
Sheep Mountain14.13,834 ftExpert5 mi
Solomon Ridge9.64,012 ftExpert23 mi
Bass Creek8.73,588 ftExpert21 mi
Blue Mtn Hiking & Equestrian9.53,217 ftExpert4 mi
W Fk Butte-Elk Mdws Snow Tr# 813.63,027 ftExpert22 mi
Bitterroot-Rock Creek Divide84.22,799 ftExpert18 mi
Kootenai Creek10.32,748 ftExpert24 mi
Cinnamon Bear Ridge6.13,002 ftExpert23 mi
Sawmill Ridge6.43,002 ftExpert25 mi
Elk Mdws-Spruce Cr Snowmo Tr#38.52,463 ftExpert16 mi
Rattlesnake Creek16.62,359 ftExpert5 mi
Albert Creek5.82,395 ftExpert17 mi
Dry Gulch10.21,642 ftExpert9 mi
Spook Lake9.91,959 ftExpert24 mi
Holloway Lake6.91,921 ftExpert18 mi
West Fork Butte6.92,316 ftExpert16 mi
Lantern Ridge5.62,517 ftHard17 mi
Petty Pasture Trail3.93,064 ftHard20 mi
Edith Peak4.42,617 ftHard15 mi
Carter Lake5.12,406 ftHard11 mi
Petty Mountain5.81,996 ftExpert17 mi
Printers Creek4.62,554 ftHard19 mi

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