Montana trails · Hiline Trail
Hiline Trail
A 22.4-mile point-to-point in Montana, with 2,371 ft of climbing. Reaches Cutaway Pass and other lake/pass destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 4,080 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Cutaway Pass (pass)
- Warren Pass (pass)
- Upper Phyllis Lake (lake)
- Upper Carpp Lake (lake)
- Carpp Lake (lake)
- Johnson Lake (lake)
- Phyllis Lake (lake)
- Lower Carpp Lake (lake)
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:22 a.m., the sun rises at 6:53 a.m. and sets at 8:14 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:45 p.m. (MDT) — 13 h 21 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 22.4-mile route takes roughly 9 h 30 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 4:23 p.m. — 3 h 51 min before sunset.
Loop options
- HILINE TRAIL + EDITH LAKE TRAIL + 8097 Edith Lake — 8.4 mi loop, 772 ft gain
- FALLS FORK TRAIL + HILINE TRAIL + MIDDLE FORK TRAIL — 12.7 mi loop, 3,064 ft gain
- FALLS FORK TRAIL + HILINE TRAIL + 8111 Hi-Line Trail — 13.2 mi loop, 2,783 ft gain