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Towns with the most trails in Montana

Ranked by miles of mapped hiking and walking trails per square mile of town. 28 towns with 2,500+ residents.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

Malmstrom AFB
Montana · Most trails

Where Malmstrom AFB lands: #12 of 28

1.2 mi / sq mi · Visit Malmstrom AFB →

Helena 1 Helena 4.3 mi / sq mi Trail miles 74.6 mi Glasgow 2 Glasgow 3.9 mi / sq mi Trail miles 5.5 mi Missoula 3 Missoula 3.2 mi / sq mi Trail miles 112.3 mi
#TownTrail miles per sq miTrail milesParks & preserves
1 Helena Helena33,639 people 4.3 mi / sq mi 74.6 mi 44
2 Glasgow Glasgow3,190 people 3.9 mi / sq mi 5.5 mi 5
3 Missoula Missoula76,514 people 3.2 mi / sq mi 112.3 mi 76
4 Bozeman Bozeman56,114 people 3.1 mi / sq mi 66.8 mi 82
5 Hamilton Hamilton5,101 people 3.0 mi / sq mi 7.7 mi 9
6 Red Lodge Red Lodge2,502 people 2.2 mi / sq mi 5.8 mi 4
7 Shelby Shelby3,216 people 1.8 mi / sq mi 10.6 mi 5
8 Polson Polson5,428 people 1.6 mi / sq mi 7.6 mi 8
9 Columbia Falls Columbia Falls5,615 people 1.4 mi / sq mi 3.3 mi 1
10 Map of Havre Havre9,258 people 1.4 mi / sq mi 5.1 mi 13
11 Map of Helena Valley West Central Helena Valley West Central8,056 people 1.4 mi / sq mi 36.1 mi 5
12 Malmstrom AFB Malmstrom AFB4,302 people 1.2 mi / sq mi 6.2 mi 0
13 Map of Kalispell Kalispell28,504 people 0.9 mi / sq mi 12.3 mi 29
14 Conrad Conrad2,618 people 0.9 mi / sq mi 1.2 mi 3
15 Lewistown Lewistown6,087 people 0.9 mi / sq mi 5.1 mi 6
16 Billings Billings119,434 people 0.8 mi / sq mi 38.9 mi 76
17 Livingston Livingston8,780 people 0.8 mi / sq mi 5.1 mi 7
18 Map of Cut Bank Cut Bank3,028 people 0.8 mi / sq mi 1.0 mi 1
19 Deer Lodge Deer Lodge3,021 people 0.8 mi / sq mi 1.2 mi 3
20 Libby Libby3,042 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 1.3 mi 5
21 Butte-Silver Bow Butte-Silver Bow35,785 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 413.2 mi 16
22 Anaconda-Deer Lodge County Anaconda-Deer Lodge County9,597 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 409.4 mi 17
23 Great Falls Great Falls60,329 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 11.7 mi 59
24 Map of Montana City Montana City3,092 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 15.7 mi 2
25 Bigfork Bigfork5,565 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 15.3 mi 3
26 Map of Helena Valley Northeast Helena Valley Northeast4,659 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 13.2 mi 2
27 Map of Helena Valley Northwest Helena Valley Northwest5,183 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 3.6 mi 0
28 Map of Four Corners Four Corners5,791 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 1.9 mi 3

How this ranking works

We rank every town by miles of mapped hiking and walking trails per square mile of town. Paths, bridleways, woods roads and footways in parks count; sidewalks don't. Towns need at least a mile of trail to be ranked. Trails come from OpenStreetMap, so a well-mapped town can edge out an equally trail-rich one that's mapped less thoroughly. The town with the highest figure ranks #1.

Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Trails, streets and parks: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Conserved land: USGS PAD-US. Measured within each town's Census boundary. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.

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