Montana Hiking Books & Trail Guides

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With the countless mountain ranges and thousands of miles of trail, it is not surprising that guidebooks have sprung up to explain the various hiking trails located in the Montana. While these hiking books may not be useful to the angler who will be staying in the valleys and fishing the major rivers, all of these trail guidebooks are immensely helpful for the angler venturing up into the mountains to fish. Unlike most other western states, where you can frequently drive right up to the shore, getting to most mountain lakes to fish in Montana requires hiking in. As a result, these hiking books and guidebooks provide an excellent reference source to aid the angler in deciding what mountain lakes to fish and what type of hike to expect (long/short in miles, easy/moderate/difficult in vertical gain).

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This is the best trail guide book for hiking in Glacier National Park in Montana. It covers all of 800 miles in Glacier quite completely. It lists the elevation gains/losses, trail difficulty and provides general mile by mile descriptions of all major trails. This trail guidebook also provides general information about hiking in Glacier National Park.

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Yellowstone National Park contains more than 800 miles of trails that provide an incredible opportunity to hike amid wild nature. Hiking Yellowstone National Park throws open the door to that opportunity, with detailed descriptions and trip planning information for 109 hikes. The author has taken the immense and complicated trail system and organized it into logical routes for all types of hikersall the way from the person who wants a 20-minute self-guided tour to the person who seeks a 10-day backpacking adventure. Courtesy of Amazon.com

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Very few places on earth match the unbridled beauty of the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness, nearly a million acres of high-elevation splendor, about a thousand lakes, Montana's tallest peaks, nearly 300 miles of trails, and hundreds more miles of off-trail routes. Arctic grayling and several varieties of trout are found in the lakes and streams there. Hiking the Beartooths, formerly The Trail Guide to the Beartooths, is the only comprehensive sourcebook for exploring this spectacular backcountry. Detailed maps, elevation charts, up-to-date fishing information, and tips on no-trace camping and wilderness safety, including bear precautions, make this required reading for your any trip to the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness Area in Montana. Courtesy of Amazon.com

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DAY HIKES IN YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK is a concise guide to 54 of the best day hikes in this magnificent park. The hikes include thundering waterfalls, geysers, hot springs, high mountain lakes, cascading rivers, meadows and panoramic views. These day hikes will take you to incredible scenery and natural features found nowhere else on earth. The hikes are easy to moderately strenuous, accommodating every level of hiking experience. Courtesy of Amazon.com

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Day Hikes in the Beartooth Mountains takes you to 58 of the best day hikes in this beautiful mountain range. Journey into the mountains and across the Beartooth Highway, the incredible pass connecting Red Lodge to Yellowstone National Park. Highlights include waterfalls, canyons, alpine tundra, mountain meadows, and panoramic views. Hikes range from easy to challenging, accommodating every level of experience. Courtesy of Amazon.com

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This book is a comprehensive guide to the trails of the Anaconda-Pintler Wilderness of southwestern Montana. 48 hikes are described in detail in addition to sketch maps and photographs. A 60 mile long segment of the Continental Divide Trail traversing the wilderness is featured. A variety of trails are offered including short day hikes and more extended loops and shuttle hikes are available. This is the only book describing the Anaconda-Pintler Wilderness Area in Montana. Courtesy of Amazon.com

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Anyone planning on venturing out into the Bob Marshall Wilderness Area in Montana should absolutely have this book. The huge size of the Bob Marshall Wilderness (over 1.5 million acres), along with its massive trail network (over 2000 miles of trails), makes this guidebook indispensible. Many of the trails in the Bob Marshall Wilderness Area are seldom maintained - so a trail on a map may not be much of a trail in person. The book also does a wonderful job of showing elevation gains/losses on all major trails. In short, if you plan on hiking in the Bob Marshall Wilderness Complex in Montana, you absolutely should have this book.

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More than 600 miles of hiking trails through the approximately 1,240,681 acres of the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness Area in Montana are covered in this trail guidebook. Anyone venturing out to the massive Selway Bitterroot Wilderness Area (most of which is in Idaho), should read and have this book. Excellent trail maps, difficulty ratings for trails as well as good trail information all make this hiking guidebook for the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness Area a excellent source of information for hikers.

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This book picks up the Continental Divide Trail in Idaho at the western border of Yellowstone National Park and takes the reader some 900 miles all the way to the Canadian border. From the Beaverhead Mountains in the Bitterroot Range to the Scapegoat and Bob Marshall Wilderness, Idaho and Montana's most spectacular and remote wild lands fill page after page in a book that fits into your backpack or makes for great reading anytime. For day hikes, destination hikes, or longer treks for the avid backpacker, this book is a must. "This trail is rougher and more challenging than the Pacific Crest Trail or the Appalachian Trail," Lynna writes. "A spirit of adventure is the best thing you can pack!" Courtesy of Amazon.com

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