Dirt Bike Trails Near Pondera Colony, Montana

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Ford Basin to Home/Lime Gulch

Don't forget your onX Offroad App for this trail that is not often travelled. It is very difficult to stay on the track without it. The route is short but sustained. Bring a chainsaw when…
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Total Miles
28.9
Tech Rating
6 Moderate
Best Time
Su / Fa

Skyland

Great views and free camp spots along this trail. It is an easy gravel road that can easily be used by larger vehicles and campers. A little creek and waterfall can be seen at the…
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Total Miles
15.2
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

St. Peters Mission

The Adel Mountains are a geologist's dream to experience. Filled with small laccoliths and dikes, this igneous complex dates to approximately 65 million years ago. The resulting topography is that of rolling hills, lush had…
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Total Miles
26
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Dead Man Gulch

This is a fun ranch road, typically used as a connector to avoid pavement on a large ADV bike. It's a fast and flowy road on a bike, faster now that it's been recently graded.…
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Total Miles
4.8
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Little Wolf Creek Road

This is a super fun road on a large ADV bike. Preferred direction is south to north so you're riding uphill. It begins at an ATV park then through residential area but fun up on…
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Total Miles
14.1
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Hungry Horse Reservoir - East

This is an easy, scenic drive down the east side of Hungry Horse Reservoir. Many developed and primitive camping spots, with numerous lake access points and lots of hiking trails. This is considered the higher-traffic…
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Total Miles
47.6
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Hungry Horse Reservoir - West

This is a scenic drive down the west side of Hungry Horse Reservoir. There are plenty of developed and primitive camping spots, and lake access points everywhere. The road is maintained, and paved for the…
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Total Miles
49.2
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Dunham Creek

This well-maintained out-and-back trail is a pure treat to drive. Unfortunately, there was a large wildfire that swept through the canyon. But the views it left behind are spectacular. Rocky hillsides, waterfalls and creeks flowing.…
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Total Miles
8.2
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Stemple Pass

The Stemple Pass Road is a quick and scenic escape route to the small mountain town of Lincoln, Montana. The road, while well-maintained, does have things of which to be cautious. Loose gravel and numerous…
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Total Miles
22
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Wi / Fa / Su / Sp

McCabe Creek

This narrow trail heads from the valley up into the hills providing access to the McCabe hiking trail. This is the more traveled and smoother way to access the hiking trail. The driving trail does…
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Total Miles
3.6
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

McCabe Loop(Red Hills)

This narrow two-track loop is the less traveled access point to the McCabe Loop Hiking trailhead. This route offers amazing vistas and viewpoints as it crosses the higher hillside. There are outstanding views of the…
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Total Miles
3.9
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Monture Creek

This well-traveled trail leads back into the main valley and to the Monture Trailhead and campgrounds. It's a beautiful drive just be sure to watch for cyclists as it appears to be a major cycling…
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Total Miles
3
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Dalton Mountain Road

The Dalton is an especially fun and scenic logging road for all modes of travel. Most fun on a large-class ADV bike. Nothing inherently difficult, just fast and flowy, depending on the season. Depending on…
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Total Miles
15.4
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Cottonwood Lakes

This scenic trail runs across the valley and is an excellent jumping-off point to explore the many trails in the area. With a keen eye, one will spot many short pullouts with nice spots to…
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Total Miles
19.3
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Stanley Creek

This route heads into the hills and is a nice out-and-back detour from the main Cottonwood Lakes trail. Overall it's narrow with pullouts and some potholes to navigate. The trail travels through a section of…
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Total Miles
5.8
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Black Canyon

What a great way to get from the valley high up to the ridges. The views lower down are nice and mostly of trees. As one climbs, the views become way more expansive. There are…
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Total Miles
4.9
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Little Stanley Creek

This old man forestry road is in amazing condition. It is smooth and solid as it runs along a shelf to the top of the ridge. The end has been filled in to allow for…
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Total Miles
3.1
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Lower Lil Stanley Cr

This lower section of Lil Stanley Creek is purely an access route. It sees a fair amount of deadfall, so be ready to clear trees if you plan to run it. A lower offshoot leads…
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Total Miles
3.3
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Morrell Mountain Lookout

Just outside the small town of Seeley Lake, you'll find a well-maintained gravel road that leads up to Morrell Mountain Lookout. As you gain elevation, the gravel road slightly deteriorates and becomes narrower as you…
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Total Miles
34.1
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Nevada-Ogden Road

The Nevada-Ogden road is an thrilling, yet easy route that can be used to explore the Helena National Forest. While it is not routinely maintained, it sees enough seasonal use to be in good general…
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Total Miles
15.8
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Morrell Mountain Lookout

This twisty, rocky shelf road offers some of the best vistas in the area as you climb your way to the top. It's a narrow shelf road most of the way, with a few pullouts…
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Total Miles
9.5
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Gravelly Lake

This trail remains open through a block management agreement with the State of Montana and the Grady Livestock Company. Please be respectful, obey all posted signs and tread lightly. In the fall, this trail is…
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Total Miles
6.3
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Blind Canyon

This scenic out and back runs through the lower valley and crosses a few streams. You spend most of the time passing through a sizeable burned-out forest section with monolithic trees burned to poles. They…
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Total Miles
3.8
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

East Morrell

This easy out-and-back trail runs through the middle of the valley and appears to have been the fire line for the most recent big fire in the area. Burned to the South and East and…
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Total Miles
4.7
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

Morrell Clearwater North

This trail is an epic drive up into or down from the Upper Rim Road area. The ancient pine trees are enormous as they reach for the sky. The mountains are ominous as they loom…
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Total Miles
5.9
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Upper Trail Creek

This short out and back heads to multiple hiking trailheads and ends at the Pyramid Peak main trailhead. The route is generally wide enough for two rigs to pass and only has potholes for challenges.…
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Total Miles
3.2
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Marsh Creek

Marsh Creek Trail is a popular access point to Granite Peak Lookout in the Helena National Forest. This trail is also part of the Continental Divide Route, so in the summer be on the lookout…
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Total Miles
4
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Cottonwood Ridge

This route starts as a nice solid-packed old logging road with a few deeper mud holes and rutted-out sections. As it progresses up the ridge, it becomes narrower and more rutted. A few tighter switchbacks,…
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Total Miles
6.5
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Morrell- Clearwater Lake

Morrell - Clearwater LakeThis stunning drive is the only access route to Clearwater Lake. The "loop" trail to the north is gated and locked, with motor vehicle use restricted. You could walk it if you…
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Total Miles
5.9
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Morrell Clearwater

This trail runs up into the mountains from the Seeley Lake area and offers access to many great hiking and equestrian trails. There are a few offshoots and pullouts to make camp at and plenty…
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Total Miles
9.6
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa