Montana trails · Continental Divide
Continental Divide
A 121.6-mile section of the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail in Montana, with 1,102 ft of climbing. The full trail runs about 3,100 miles. Reaches Stemple Pass and other pass/summit destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 26,320 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Stemple Pass (pass)
- Lewis and Clark Pass (pass)
- Red Mountain (summit)
- Cadotte Pass (pass)
- Flesher Pass (pass)
- Green Mountain (summit)
- Rogers Pass (pass)
- Granite Butte (summit)
- Rittel Mountain (summit)
Getting there
FLESHER PASS TRAILHEAD — parking nearby, restroom, water. About 49 min drive (37 mi) from Helena. 46.97139, -112.35889 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:15 a.m., the sun rises at 7:45 a.m. and sets at 6:44 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:14 p.m. (MDT) — 10 h 58 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 121.6-mile route works out to roughly 45 h 36 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.
Loop options
- CONTINENTAL DIVIDE — 1.5 mi loop, 438 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Continental Divide National Scenic Trail — 17.4 mi