A great collection of 123 day hikes in the beautiful Beartooth Mountains in south-central Montana--fantastic hiking for every level of experience. Trails located within a 120-mile radius of Red Lodge, including the Beartooth Highway, Boulder Valley, Billings, and the northern reaches of Yellowstone. Hikes include wooded canyons, valleys enclosed by snow-capped peaks, waterfalls, creeks, alpine plateaus, and stunning mountain panoramas.

Experience the dual nature of this vast wilderness area straddling the Montana-Wyoming border. Featuring a range of hikes from lake-strewn alpine country of the Beartooth Plateau to the lower, densely forested, and wildlife-rich mountains of the Absaroka Range, Best Easy Day Hikes Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness is an essential hiking companion. This thoroughly revised and updated editionguides readers to the best day hiking opportunities in the Beartooth and Absaroka ranges of Montana, north and east of Yellowstone National Park. Each hike includes concise descriptions, GPS coordinates, and detailed maps. Look inside for: Casual hikes to full-day adventures Hikes for everyone, including families Mile-by-mile directions and clear trail maps GPS coordinates

Twenty hikes in Montana's Absaroka/Beartooth Wilderness.

Day Hikes In the Beartooth Mountains, Montana provides easy access to 58 of the best day hikes in this beautiful mountain range bordering Yellowstone National Park. These hikes are found around Red Lodge, Montana, an active resort and ski town, and along the Beartooth Highway that connects Red Lodge to Yellowstone Park. The trails lie in the drainages, canyons and across the plateaus of this mountain range. Many are accessible from the Beartooth Highway, a beautiful mountain pass heralded as "the most scenic highway in America" by Charles Kuralt. The hiker will be taken to waterfalls, cascading rivers, canyons, high-mountain lakes, alpine tundra, glaciers, panoramic views, and outstanding scenery. The hikes range from easy to moderately strenuous. All can be hiked within the day. Each hike includes a map, a summary of its highlights, and concise driving and hiking directions. There is also an overall map of the 58 hikes and the major access roads. This comprehensive guide covers nearly every hiking trail in the area.

Day Hikes In the Beartooth Mountains is an extensive collection of eighty-seven day hikes in and around Montanas highest mountain range Hikes range from 11000-foot alpine plateaus and peaks to treks along the Yellowstone River as it begins its journey