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Loop Trails (No Backtracking) in Montana

Montana has 15 trails with a loop route in this directory, across 6 cities and towns — Missoula, Bozeman, Butte, Billings and 2 more. Start and finish at the same trailhead: a known distance, no backtracking and no car shuttle.

Labels come from each trail's own listing, its website and runners' reviews. Conditions change with the weather and the season, and gates and lights follow the park's own hours, so check a recent review before you drive out.

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Use the filters to narrow these by surface, loop, distance, shade, lighting, restrooms, water and parking.

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Peets Hill/Burke Park

4.8 ★★★★★ 499 reviews

Bozeman, MT

LoopMixedLitScenic

Green space featuring a popular hiking trail & a hill with scenic views & wintertime sledding.

Maclay Flat Nature Trail

4.7 ★★★★★ 377 reviews

Missoula, MT

6 miLoopMixedScenic

Blue Mountain Trailhead

4.7 ★★★★★ 341 reviews

Missoula, MT

6 miLoopNatural surfaceScenic

Drinking Horse Mountain National Recreation Trail

4.8 ★★★★★ 329 reviews

Bozeman, MT

LoopNatural surfaceShadedScenic

Shady, scenic trail featuring views from its summit, along with a fort and a bench.

Four Dances Trailhead

4.8 ★★★★★ 213 reviews

Billings, MT

LoopNatural surfaceShadedScenic

Lookout points as well as steep trails featuring cliffs and river access on the Yellowstone River.

Big Butte Open Space Recreation Area

4.6 ★★★★★ 178 reviews

Butte, MT

LoopMixedScenicDog-friendly

Expansive, recreational park providing hiking trails to the top of Big Butte & a ski spot in winter.

Lion Mtn Trailhead, Whitefish Trail

4.7 ★★★★★ 160 reviews

Whitefish, MT

LoopScenicDog-friendly

Well-maintained hiking trail offering a variety of challenges, a public restroom, and scenic views.

Leverich Canyon Mountain Trail Head

4.4 ★★★★☆ 69 reviews

Bozeman, MT

LoopNatural surfaceScenic

Downhill biking trail in a national forest with a restroom.

North Loop Trail

4.8 ★★★★★ 52 reviews

Missoula, MT

LoopNatural surfaceScenic

Barmeyer Trail Trailhead

4.8 ★★★★★ 48 reviews

Missoula, MT

LoopScenicDog-friendly

Maud S Canyon Trailhead

4.8 ★★★★★ 44 reviews

Butte, MT

LoopScenic

Popular canyon trek and sightseeing locale featuring multiple trails, plus mountain-biking routes, loops and stunning vistas.

Big Butte Loop

4.8 ★★★★★ 32 reviews

Butte, MT

LoopNatural surfaceScenic

Bluebird Preserve Trailhead

4.3 ★★★★☆ 30 reviews

Missoula, MT

LoopScenicDog-friendly

Larsen Loop

4.8 ★★★★★ 12 reviews

Billings, MT

Loop

John G. Mine Trailhead

5 ★★★★★ 3 reviews

Helena, MT

40 miLoopNatural surfaceDog-friendly

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