Montana trails · Continental Divide National Scenic Trail
Continental Divide National Scenic Trail
A 64.9-mile section of the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail in Montana, with 1,691 ft of climbing. The full trail runs about 3,100 miles. Reaches Meyers Hill and other pass/spring/summit destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 10,177 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Meyers Hill (summit)
- Mullan Pass (pass)
- MacDonald Pass (pass)
- Dana Spring (spring)
- Priest Pass (pass)
Getting there
Faith Gulch access. About 1 h 11 min drive (31 mi, 8 of them unpaved) from Helena. 46.72458, -112.44091 · 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 7:15 p.m. (MDT) — 10 h 59 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 64.9-mile route works out to roughly 24 h 52 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 Trail + Continental Divide National Scenic Trail — 2.2 mi loop, 573 ft gain
- Continental Divide National Scenic Trail + Continental Divide Trail — 4.8 mi loop, 362 ft gain
- cdt + Continental Divide National Scenic Trail — 9.1 mi loop, 2,395 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Continental Divide — 17.4 mi