The route shown on the MT406 Association website and on the official onX Backcountry App, produced through a partnership with onX Maps, describes the current route of the MT406. In some areas, [...]
Increasingly, modern smartphones are used by MT406 hikers as their GPS units. Smartphones can provide inexpensive alternatives to stand-alone GPS. If you choose not carry a GPS-enabled device on [...]
Yes. As previously mentioned, the navigation challenges on the MT406 are not to be taken lightly; they require more skill than is needed to follow our longer-established National Scenic Trails. [...]
The majority of the Montana Trail 406 is straight forward and easy to navigate as the majority is on established trails. However, there are sections of the MT406 that require advanced navigation [...]
