Beginner Off-Road Trails
Near Crow Agency, Montana

This is an easy out and back that ends at a closed gate. The road is a maintained gravel road easily driven with a 2WD car. At the end of the road, you can continue on a mountain bike, on horseback, or by foot. There are several great trails to choose from. There is very little (if any) cell service...
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A spur from the main Burgess trail that is narrower and more suited to ATV or SXS, but still passable with a 4x4. Steeper hills to climb and descend with small to medium size rocks. Some hills have loose rock which could make traction difficult after a good rain. Many of the dead end offshoot trails...
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This is a spur off of Nickle Creek. It is not maintained and can get rutted and muddy. However, the rutted sections can be straddled, and the muddy areas have bypasses. If you are driving this counterclockwise, there is a fairly steep section at the end that will challenge 2WD vehicles. Running in a...
Learn more about Nickel Creek Spur

This is an easy out-and-back road. The road ends at a locked gate where the trees begin. The road continues on into the trees, but can only be accessed by mountain bike, horseback, or foot. The road itself is a little rocky, but most 2WD vehicles will be fine.
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This is a longer drawn out trail that starts out in Devils Canyon and takes you all the way to Montana. The first section of the trail is a gradual climb on gravel, but after that it narrows down to a little over a single vehicle wide and very rocky. As you approach the border it is a long winding d...
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Shorter trail off of Alt. 14 but not short on sight seeing. This trail passes along Dayton Gulch and the Little Bighorn River ultimately coming to a dead end unless you want to switch to non-motorized means. Along the little Bighorn, be sure to look for animals as Moose frequent this lower area. The...
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A long gravel stretch that has some medium rock spread through some of the higher areas of the trail. This trail passes along the South side of the peak of Bald mountain but is not short on elevation. Because of the higher area and lack of trees the wind will surely feel stronger when you are up her...
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Long connecting trail with many spurs that can be taken. This trail is primarily gravel, but some areas do have rocks breaking the surface. It is also traveled by those making their way into the mountain to camp, so it is a wide trail but be on the watch for oncoming or slower vehicles.
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Fools Creek to Ice Creek Trail starts near where Highway 14A crosses the North Tongue River. You can access it from Hunt Mtn Rd (with only a short ride on the the pavement) or down from Burgess Junction. You travel north and east, reaching almost 10,000 feet in elevation. The trail includes some ste...
Learn more about Fools Creek (FSR 178) - Ice Creek (FSR 142)

Little Tongue is a short, scenic side spur off Black Mountain in the Bighorn National Forest, offering a moderately challenging trek for four-wheel-drive vehicles and SxSs looking for scenic overlooks and a taste of rocky terrain. Spanning approximately 3.3 miles, this trail features an elevation ra...
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Powerline Road connects Pryor Mountain Road to Railroad Grade Road. Part of this road lies on BLM land and part of it lies on Custer National Forest Land. The section that is on BLM land is well-maintained and very easy. Once you get to the Custer National Forest section, it is no longer maintained....
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Side spur that connects Hwy 14 to Hunt Mountain Road. This trail has some water crossing which is hard rocky bottom and is typical for the area. There is also a gradual slope that has some large rock to go over, but it's not too difficult. For the most part the trail consists of gravel and rock and ...
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Crooked Creek Road (1017) is one of the many access routes to the top of the Pryor Mountains. Crooked Creek Road is accessed from the south either by Helt Road (1016) Gyp Spring Road (1015) or Pryor Mountain Road (2308) from the north. Traveling south to north, Crooked Creek Road begins on the Bur...
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One of the many access routes to the Pryor Mountains, is Helt Road, leaving Warren, MT. Top off your tank in Bridger, MT and head south on Highway 310 to mile marker 5. Turn left (east) at Warren, MT just before the conveyor belt structure crosses above the highway. Turn at the sign that says "Mont...
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Drop Tube Trail is a rolling single track through large open fields of the Custer National Forest. With beautiful open vistas and large meadows, the views are incredible. On this trail, there are no obstacles over 12", though you might encounter mud puddles and standing water in the road at some of ...
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Gyp Springs Road provides a quick access between Hwy 310 at Warren, Montana to Hwy 37, northeast of Lovell, Wyoming, which leads to the southern end of the Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area. Gyp Springs Road is a well-maintained gravel road and is accessible throughout most of the year with a ...
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One of the unique areas in the Pryor Mountain foothills is the Petroglyph Canyon Natural Area, located off Gyp Spring Roads. Turn south on the dirt two-track road. As soon as you cross the cattle guard, keep right (west). A deep, narrow, less than 12-inch wide erosion feature will need to be crosse...
Learn more about Petroglyphs Canyon Natural Area

Are the wide open spaces calling to you? This fantastic area in the Big Horn Mountains, west of Sheridan, Wyoming, has wide open spaces! Grouse Creek Trail takes you south from Hunt Mountain Road to an overlook of the Big Horn Basin. This area has some 50" trails, but many are wide enough for a full...
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Sunlight Mesa drops from 9500 feet to just under 8000 feet in elevation, and it moves southwest from Hunt Mtn Rd to an overlook of the Big Horn Basin and Lovell down below. There are a couple of gates, and because they use this country for summer cattle and sheep grazing leases, please close any gat...
Learn more about Sunlight Mesa (FSR207)

Between Grouse Creek and Sunlight Mesa, high in the Big Horn Mountains of Wyoming, you find Long Park (FSR 209). With a view to the south in the far distance of Cloud Peak Wilderness Area, the near-distance Copman Tomb (the yellowish/white rock cliff), and the Big Horn Basin to the west. This trail ...
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This is an easy out and back that ends at a closed gate. The road is a maintained gravel road easily driven with a 2WD car. At the end of the road, you can continue on a mountain bike, on horseback, or by foot. There are several great trails to choose from. There is very little (if any) cell service...
Learn more about Nickle Creek

A spur from the main Burgess trail that is narrower and more suited to ATV or SXS, but still passable with a 4x4. Steeper hills to climb and descend with small to medium size rocks. Some hills have loose rock which could make traction difficult after a good rain. Many of the dead end offshoot trails...
Learn more about Fools Creek Trails

This is a spur off of Nickle Creek. It is not maintained and can get rutted and muddy. However, the rutted sections can be straddled, and the muddy areas have bypasses. If you are driving this counterclockwise, there is a fairly steep section at the end that will challenge 2WD vehicles. Running in a...
Learn more about Nickel Creek Spur

This is an easy out-and-back road. The road ends at a locked gate where the trees begin. The road continues on into the trees, but can only be accessed by mountain bike, horseback, or foot. The road itself is a little rocky, but most 2WD vehicles will be fine.
Learn more about Garden of the Gods

This is an easy out and back that ends at a closed gate. The road is a maintained gravel road easily driven with a 2WD car. At the end of the road, you can continue on a mountain bike, on horseback, or by foot. There are several great trails to choose from. There is very little (if any) cell service...
Learn more about Nickle Creek

A spur from the main Burgess trail that is narrower and more suited to ATV or SXS, but still passable with a 4x4. Steeper hills to climb and descend with small to medium size rocks. Some hills have loose rock which could make traction difficult after a good rain. Many of the dead end offshoot trails...
Learn more about Fools Creek Trails

This is a spur off of Nickle Creek. It is not maintained and can get rutted and muddy. However, the rutted sections can be straddled, and the muddy areas have bypasses. If you are driving this counterclockwise, there is a fairly steep section at the end that will challenge 2WD vehicles. Running in a...
Learn more about Nickel Creek Spur

This is an easy out-and-back road. The road ends at a locked gate where the trees begin. The road continues on into the trees, but can only be accessed by mountain bike, horseback, or foot. The road itself is a little rocky, but most 2WD vehicles will be fine.
Learn more about Garden of the Gods