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🏔️ Montana Trail Conditions

Glacier NP, Bob Marshall, Absaroka-Beartooth
🐻 Grizzly Bear Country. Carry bear spray in accessible holster. Make noise on trail, especially near streams. Travel in groups. Store food properly at camp.
😊
Smoke · Montana Region
31 AQI · Good
🌅
27
Mor
☀️
29
Aft
🌆
31
Eve
🌙
27
Nig
🌤️
Best Smoke Window
4AM–7AM · AQI 27
Good conditions — ideal for hiking, paddling, climbing
🌫️ AirNow / EPA | Just now | Delayed ~60m | Official advisory →
Smoke forecasts are probabilistic — actual AQI can spike without warning · Methodology
0
Should you go here now?
CONFIDENCE Low ●○○
🚫
HARD STOP — Don't Go
Trail conditions not favorable
Worth It Today?
🚫 NO
Check conditions before heading out
Go Score 0/100 · Not a safety guarantee · Verify with NWS/USFS
⚠️ Trail conditions are estimates from nearby weather stations, SNOTEL snowpack, and USGS stream data. Actual on-trail conditions may differ significantly from forecasts — especially at higher elevations, in shaded canyons, or after recent precipitation. These scores are advisory only. PeakScout forecasts do not replace official NWS forecasts or agency advisories. Always check current conditions with the managing agency before your trip.
Trail Conditions 22 trails
Updated 4:32 PM MT · 30-min cache
Highline Trail
Glacier National Park
⭐ Featured
🔵 Moderate ✅ Clear
🐻 Grizzly Country
69 Caution ?
Trail Hazards
🏔️ Above treeline exposure 🐻 Grizzly bear country
Weather data loading
11.8 mi · +830 ft · High: 7,200 ft
Crown jewel of Glacier — ridge-walk above Logan Pass with panoramic views.
Looks good
🌦 NWS TFX ↗
Grinnell Glacier Trail
Glacier National Park
⭐ Featured
🔵 Moderate ✅ Clear
🐻 Grizzly Country
59 Caution ?
Trail Hazards
🏔️ Above treeline exposure 🐻 Grizzly bear country
Weather data loading
10.6 mi · +1,600 ft · High: 6,850 ft
Access an active glacier with turquoise lakes and wildlife en route.
Looks good
🌦 NWS TFX ↗
Iceberg Lake Trail
Glacier National Park
⭐ Featured
🔵 Moderate ✅ Clear
69 Caution ?
Trail Hazards
🐻 Grizzly bear country
Weather data loading
9.6 mi · +1,275 ft · High: 6,100 ft
Cirque lake with floating icebergs in a grizzly-rich alpine bowl.
Looks good
🌦 NWS TFX ↗
Avalanche Lake Trail
Glacier National Park
🟢 Easy ✅ Clear
69 Caution ?
Trail Hazards
🐻 Grizzly bear country
Weather data loading
4.5 mi · +730 ft · High: 3,926 ft
Rainforest walk to a glacial lake fed by five waterfalls.
Looks good
🌦 NWS MSO ↗
Hidden Lake Overlook
Glacier National Park
🟢 Easy ✅ Clear
🐻 Grizzly Country
69 Caution ?
Trail Hazards
🏔️ Above treeline exposure 🐻 Grizzly bear country
Weather data loading
3 mi · +540 ft · High: 7,440 ft
Logan Pass boardwalk to alpine lake overlook — goat country.
Looks good
🌦 NWS MSO ↗
Siyeh Pass Trail
Glacier National Park
🟠 Hard ✅ Clear
🐻 Grizzly Country
69 Caution ?
Trail Hazards
🏔️ Above treeline exposure 🐻 Grizzly bear country
Weather data loading
10.3 mi · +2,240 ft · High: 8,080 ft
High-alpine one-way traverse over Glacier's roof.
Looks good
🌦 NWS TFX ↗
Chinese Wall Trail
Lewis and Clark National Forest
⭐ Featured
🟠 Hard ✅ Clear
🐻 Grizzly Country
69 Caution ?
Trail Hazards
🏔️ Above treeline exposure 🐻 Grizzly bear country
Weather data loading
22 mi · +3,100 ft · High: 8,600 ft
Iconic limestone escarpment in North America's premier wilderness.
Looks good
🌦 NWS TFX ↗
Beehive Basin Trail
Gallatin National Forest
⭐ Featured
🔵 Moderate ✅ Clear
🐻 Grizzly Country
69 Caution ?
Trail Hazards
🏔️ Above treeline exposure 🧊 Snow / ice year-round 🐻 Grizzly bear country
Weather data loading
8 mi · +1,800 ft · High: 9,820 ft
Jagged Madison Range cirque near Big Sky — wildflowers and alpine lakes.
Looks good
🌦 NWS TFX ↗
Beartooth Pass Area Trails
Custer Gallatin National Forest
🔵 Moderate ✅ Clear
🐻 Grizzly Country
59 Caution ?
Trail Hazards
🏔️ Above treeline exposure ☀️ No shade / heat exposure 🧊 Snow / ice year-round 🐻 Grizzly bear country
Weather data loading
6 mi · +900 ft · High: 11,200 ft
High-altitude plateau hiking at 11,000+ ft above the Beartooth Highway.
Looks good
🌦 NWS BYZ ↗
Sky Rim Trail
Gallatin National Forest
🟠 Hard ✅ Clear
🐻 Grizzly Country
69 Caution ?
Trail Hazards
🏔️ Above treeline exposure 🧊 Snow / ice year-round 🐻 Grizzly bear country
Weather data loading
20 mi · +4,200 ft · High: 10,300 ft
Ridgeline traverse above Yellowstone with grizzly and wolf country views.
Looks good
🌦 NWS BYZ ↗
Jewel Basin Hiking Area
Flathead National Forest
⭐ Featured
🔵 Moderate ✅ Clear
🐻 Grizzly Country
69 Caution ?
Trail Hazards
🏔️ Above treeline exposure 🐻 Grizzly bear country
Weather data loading
8 mi · +1,400 ft · High: 7,525 ft
Hike-only alpine basin with 27 lakes — no horses, no bikes, rare solitude.
Looks good
🌦 NWS MSO ↗
Lake Plateau Loop — Beartooth
Custer Gallatin National Forest
🟠 Hard ✅ Clear
🐻 Grizzly Country
59 Caution ?
Trail Hazards
🏔️ Above treeline exposure 🧊 Snow / ice year-round 🐻 Grizzly bear country
Weather data loading
18.5 mi · +2,600 ft · High: 10,900 ft
Multi-day loop through 30+ alpine lakes with trophy cutthroat fishing.
Looks good
🌦 NWS BYZ ↗
Blodgett Canyon Trail
Bitterroot National Forest
⭐ Featured
🔵 Moderate ✅ Clear
69 Caution ?
Trail Hazards
🐻 Grizzly bear country
Weather data loading
14 mi · +1,800 ft · High: 5,800 ft
Granite canyon with 2,000-foot walls, climbing, and westslope cutthroat.
Looks good
🌦 NWS MSO ↗
Hyalite Canyon Loop
Gallatin National Forest
🔵 Moderate ✅ Clear
🐻 Grizzly Country
69 Caution ?
Trail Hazards
🐻 Grizzly bear country
Weather data loading
11.5 mi · +2,100 ft · High: 8,700 ft
Bozeman's premier trail — waterfalls, alpine lake, and peak views.
Looks good
🌦 NWS TFX ↗
South Fork Sun River Trail
Lewis and Clark National Forest
🟠 Hard ✅ Clear
🐻 Grizzly Country
69 Caution ?
Trail Hazards
🏞️ Unbridged water crossings 🐻 Grizzly bear country
Weather data loading
35 mi · +2,800 ft · High: 7,900 ft
Main artery into the Bob Marshall Wilderness along the Sun River.
Looks good
🌦 NWS TFX ↗
Sacagawea Peak via Bridger Bowl
Gallatin National Forest
🟠 Hard ✅ Clear
🐻 Grizzly Country
69 Caution ?
Trail Hazards
🏔️ Above treeline exposure 🧊 Snow / ice year-round 🐻 Grizzly bear country
Weather data loading
5.4 mi · +2,450 ft · High: 9,665 ft
Highest Bridger Range summit above Bozeman — 360-degree views.
Looks good
🌦 NWS TFX ↗
Swan Crest Trail
Flathead National Forest
🟠 Hard ✅ Clear
🐻 Grizzly Country
63 Caution ?
Trail Hazards
🐻 Grizzly bear country
Weather data loading
30 mi · +4,500 ft · High: 8,750 ft
Swan Range ridgeline through prime grizzly country and September larch.
Looks good
🌦 NWS MSO ↗
Trapper Peak Trail
Bitterroot National Forest
🟠 Hard ✅ Clear
🐻 Grizzly Country
69 Caution ?
Trail Hazards
🏔️ Above treeline exposure 🧊 Snow / ice year-round 🐻 Grizzly bear country
Weather data loading
10 mi · +3,600 ft · High: 10,157 ft
Summit of the Bitterroot Range — talus scramble to 10,157 ft.
Looks good
🌦 NWS MSO ↗
Refrigerator Canyon — Gates of the Mountains
Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest
🔵 Moderate ✅ Clear
69 Caution ?
Trail Hazards
🐻 Grizzly bear country
Weather data loading
5.5 mi · +1,400 ft · High: 5,800 ft
Lewis & Clark canyon — 1,200-ft limestone walls with bighorn sheep.
Looks good
🌦 NWS TFX ↗
Great Northern Mountain Trail
Flathead National Forest
🟠 Hard ✅ Clear
🐻 Grizzly Country
69 Caution ?
Trail Hazards
🏔️ Above treeline exposure 🐻 Grizzly bear country
Weather data loading
9 mi · +4,100 ft · High: 8,705 ft
Steep summit scramble to 8,705 ft with views into three states.
Looks good
🌦 NWS MSO ↗
McDonald Lake Trail — Mission Mountains
Flathead National Forest
🟠 Hard ✅ Clear
🐻 Grizzly Country
69 Caution ?
Trail Hazards
🐻 Grizzly bear country
Weather data loading
7.2 mi · +2,600 ft · High: 7,500 ft
Steep Mission Mountains climb to an alpine lake below granite walls.
Looks good
🌦 NWS MSO ↗
Cold Lakes Basin — Mission Mountains
Flathead National Forest
🟠 Hard ✅ Clear
🐻 Grizzly Country
69 Caution ?
Trail Hazards
🏔️ Above treeline exposure 🐻 Grizzly bear country
Weather data loading
9 mi · +3,200 ft · High: 8,300 ft
Glacially-carved basin with permanent snowfields — prime Mission Mountains.
Looks good
🌦 NWS MSO ↗
🛣️ Road Conditions to Trailheads
511 Montana (MDT) ↗
Road condition data sourced from 511 Montana (MDT). Verify before travel — especially for seasonal mountain passes. Conditions can change rapidly with weather.

Road condition data not available. Check 511 Montana (MDT) for live updates.

Key corridors: US-2, Going-to-the-Sun Road (seasonal), Beartooth Highway (seasonal)
Data attribution: Trail conditions estimated from NOAA/NWS, SNOTEL (NRCS), USGS stream gauges, and Open-Meteo weather API. Avalanche forecasts via Montana avalanche centers (GNFAC/WCMAC/FAC). Road conditions from 511 Montana (MDT). Conditions are estimates. PeakScout is not responsible for decisions made based on this data. Mountain IQ scores are algorithmic — they do not replace on-the-ground judgment.
No "safe" guarantee is implied. Every trail requires personal risk assessment.