Iron Mountain Road is a very scenic gravel road that becomes slightly narrower the further along you drive. Once passing the entrance gate you officially enter Gallatin National Forest and dispersed campsites can be found… Learn more about Iron Mountain Road
Total Miles
7.1
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Su
West Bridger Creek Cruise
A well-established trail, with some paved and gravel patches leading to the National Forest, the last 5 miles are the main dirt trail. The trail can be driven up to the Tie Cutter Gulch TH;… Learn more about West Bridger Creek Cruise
Total Miles
5
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Bridger Creek Cruise
Enjoy this easy cruise, along Bridger Creek, off of Bridger Creek Road, named Main Bridger Creek Road. This route leads into the Gallatin National Forest; via sections of private and BLM land, the road starts… Learn more about Bridger Creek Cruise
Total Miles
5.5
Tech Rating
4
Moderate
Best Time
Su / Sp / Fa
Independence Pass
Independence Pass takes you from the bottom of the Boulder River Valley up through a very wooded trail with occasional glimpses of the surrounding mountains up to Blue Lake at the summit. Camping towards the… Learn more about Independence Pass
Total Miles
9.7
Tech Rating
4
Moderate
Best Time
Su
Stillwater River Road
This is a well-maintained gravel road that follows the Stillwater River. It's open year-round with limited access during heavy snowy weather. The first 6.5 miles is a paved two-lane road west of Absarokee before turning… Learn more about Stillwater River Road
Total Miles
14.8
Tech Rating
1
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
Pine Creek
This is a really pretty drive to some nice views and campsites. Nothing technical to worry about, a car could make it through with some determination. There is a small water crossing and some ruts,… Learn more about Pine Creek
Total Miles
4.4
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Wicked Creek Loop
Open Dates: 7/16-9/14. Wicked Creek Loop is in the Absaroka Range and part of the Custer Gallatin National Forest on the Eastern side of the Paradise Valley, South of Livingston, Montana. Beginning at Mill Creek… Learn more about Wicked Creek Loop
Total Miles
16.9
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Su
Olsen Creek
This is a nice drive through the Bridger range that most vehicles can do. The trail forks to Skunk Creek, which has some deep puddles, but nothing a stock truck or SUV wouldn't be able… Learn more about Olsen Creek
Total Miles
19.5
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Benbow Jeep Trail
Benbow Jeep Trail is a 4x4 trail located in the Custer National Forest in Montana. It is 8.5 miles long and travel time is about 2 hours from parking to the mine site. The trail… Learn more about Benbow Jeep Trail
Total Miles
8.1
Tech Rating
5
Moderate
Best Time
Su
Goose Creek Trailhead
This route is a standard gravel road that is similar to many roads that take you to remote trailheads in Montana and across the mountain west. There are plenty of potholes and washboard sections of… Learn more about Goose Creek Trailhead
Total Miles
1.8
Tech Rating
1
Easy
Best Time
Su / Sp / Fa
Start of Olsen Creek
The start of Olsen Creek Road is your basic gravel road, with somewhat deep potholes and parts of it washed out. There are no real obstacles or technical portions. There are tight switchbacks, so be… Learn more about Start of Olsen Creek
Total Miles
2
Tech Rating
1
Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa
Goose Lake
A scenic, pleasant trail that takes you to the edge of the Absaroka-Beartooth wilderness. This trail has snow late into the summer, and it may be impassable due to snow into late July, or you… Learn more about Goose Lake
Total Miles
7.5
Tech Rating
5
Moderate
Best Time
Su
Lulu Pass
Lulu Pass Road is accessible at Goose Lake Road and is a 2-lane, somewhat maintained forest service road. It runs along Fisher Creek where you'll find an old abandoned mining community. At Sheep Pass it… Learn more about Lulu Pass
Total Miles
2.9
Tech Rating
4
Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Sixmile Creek Road
Sixmile Creed Road is a very scenic out and back gravel road that becomes less maintained the further back you discover. The entrance can be found off Dailey Lake Road. From the entrance it is… Learn more about Sixmile Creek Road
Total Miles
4
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Su
Henderson Mountain Road
Henderson Mountain Road is accessible from Daisy Pass Road and leads to an old abandoned mine at the top of the mountain. It is a rutted, single-lane shelf road with loose gravel but is worth… Learn more about Henderson Mountain Road
Total Miles
2.5
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Heather & Emerald Scramble
Starting from the East Fork Hyalite trailhead, you will be winding and zipping through the trees headed south until you reach Emerald lake, followed by Heather Lake. Emerald is about 5 miles, with Heather being… Learn more about Heather & Emerald Scramble
Total Miles
5
Tech Rating
7
Difficult
Best Time
Fa / Su
Miller Mountain Road
Miller Mountain Road is a 1 lane dirt shelf road ascending through a sparse residential area above Cooke City, WY. The road is only somewhat maintained with potholes and loose rock, but the views of… Learn more about Miller Mountain Road
Total Miles
3.6
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Langohr Offshoot
A rough, but maintained forest service trail off of the main Langohr Road in Hyalite Canyon. There are various dispersed camping spots off of this trail, as well as several beautiful viewpoints to see the… Learn more about Langohr Offshoot
Total Miles
3.3
Tech Rating
1
Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa
Crazy Lakes
The Crazy Lakes Road travels through a beautiful, remote area near the Wyoming-Montana border. The main route, Crazy Lakes Road, leads to the Absaroka Beartooth Wilderness boundary while short side spurs can be driven to… Learn more about Crazy Lakes
Total Miles
5.5
Tech Rating
3
Moderate
Best Time
Su / Fa
Little Bear Road Offshoot
Essentially a rough gravel road, this is a curvy and pot-hole-filled mountain road that forks off of Wilson Creek Divide Road. You'll likely want to air down your tires so as to not rattle your… Learn more about Little Bear Road Offshoot
Total Miles
3.2
Tech Rating
1
Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa / Sp
Wilson Creek Divide Road
This is a very nice and easy forest service road with several decent-sized boulders sticking up in the road. Once you reach the peak and start down the other side, it narrows to a tight,… Learn more about Wilson Creek Divide Road
Total Miles
26.8
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa
Willow Park
Willow Park is a 50-inch trail that connects the Russell Point area to the Haymaker Park area via trails 464, 189, 619, and 606. You may also see the names Willow Park, Burley Creek, Daisy… Learn more about Willow Park
Total Miles
11.4
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Su
Moose Creek to Portal Creek Rd
Heading south on 191, take a left onto Moose Creek Road; this trail starts off fairly gentle with plenty of camping areas to make basecamp. Beautiful aspens, golden late September, line the first stretch of… Learn more about Moose Creek to Portal Creek Rd
Total Miles
13
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa
Ghost Creek
This little-traveled trail begins as a 2 lane dirt road running through the forest and then turns into a dirt track following a ridge with the surrounding mountains as a backdrop. It follows a private… Learn more about Ghost Creek
Total Miles
2.9
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Lower Russian Youth Loop
Lower Russian Youth Loop FS 463. The trail may start out looking like it simply goes to a campsite, ride on around that campsite to find the fork marking the start of the loop. 2.4… Learn more about Lower Russian Youth Loop
Total Miles
2.9
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa
Main Fork Rock Creek
This trail runs along Rock Creek and has some amazing views. Some spots have lose rocks but most of it is packed dirt. There are great spots to stop along the way down by the… Learn more about Main Fork Rock Creek
Total Miles
7.6
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Su
High Spring Creek
These are nice views along the middle section overlooking the valley below and Russian Flat. The ride is easy going on the western half of the trail with a few more difficult sections on the… Learn more about High Spring Creek
Total Miles
6.3
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Su
Hellroaring Plateau
Hellroaring Road is a 4x4 trail located in the Custer Gallatin National Forest outside Red Lodge, Montana near the base of the Beartooth Highway. The trail is out and back, about 6 miles long each… Learn more about Hellroaring Plateau
Total Miles
7
Tech Rating
4
Moderate
Best Time
Su
Hay Canyon Trail
Open July 1 - Oct 14. Hay Canyon Trail is in the Little Belt Mountains, located in the Lewis and Clark National Forest, Southeast of Great Falls and Northwest of Harlowton, Montana. From Hay Canyon… Learn more about Hay Canyon Trail
Total Miles
7.1
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Su
Ettien Ridge
Open May 16 - Nov 30. The 2020 Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest MVUM indicates the East portion of the trail is open May 16 - Nov 30, and the West portion of the trail… Learn more about Ettien Ridge