Beginner Off-Road Trails
Near Duncan Ranch Colony, Montana

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 Canyon, Upper Daisy, Nevada Creek, and Daisy Dean Creek on the map along this route. If you're camped out anywh...
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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 Campground, the Eastern end of the trail goes through a canyon that has some heavily forested areas. A...
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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 mile loop, easy riding, mostly level and great for beginners or anyone who crashed and needs to regain their confidence...
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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 eastern half but nothing too technical. This is a nice trail for a leisurely ride to get out and enjoy the vi...
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This trail comes off the highway and connects to a gully system through a high plains hunting area. The majority of the trail is relatively flat until the last section that goes into the gully. Once in the gully, many other trails can be accessed. I will update this trail system soon. The trail is r...
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This is a gravel road connector from Big Timber to Rapelje. You will see more antelope and cows than cars or people along this route. Most of the road is surrounded by private property, so zero camping opportunities exist. There are services in Big Timber, but none in Rapelje, so be prepared. There...
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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; from that point, vehicle width is restricted to less than 50 inches and dates of use. One will encounter some ...
Learn more about West Bridger Creek Cruise

Carrol Creek is an easy 5 miles of ATV trail, designated for vehicles 50" or less. The south ends starts as a Jeep road, near the intersection with the Fairy Creek trail. After 1,000 feet or so, it turns into the ATV trail. It's still a very wide path though for the entire route. It goes pretty stra...
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Benchmark is a 1.5-mile long 50" trail through the Gallatin National Forest north of Bozeman, Montana. It's easy for the entire route, going through grassy valleys on an overgrown dirt trail. This one looks less ridden, with grass growing down the middle of the trail, and not many tracks. It starts...
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This is a 4.5-mile-long ATV trail designated for vehicles 50" or less. It's overall very easy, but does have some sections that have a bit of a rocky surface. The rocks are just small loose rocks and nothing that significantly increases the difficulty. It goes through beautiful grassy valleys undern...
Learn more about South Fork Flathead 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 to handle. There are nice views of the Bangtail divide and Crazy Mountains when you reach the top.
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Fairy Creek is an ATV Trail for vehicles 50" or less. It's also a snowmobile path after December 2. It leaves from the Battle Ridge dirt parking lot on the west side of Highway 86 and starts out as a wide, smooth, dirt path lined with tall grass and white fir trees. It has wide-open views through th...
Learn more about Fairy Creek - FS 500

Bishop Park ATV trail is almost 7 miles long running north to south through the Gallatin National Forest. The north end starts on Miles Creek Road, and it ends at the intersection with the Jackson Creek ATV Loop. The majority is a very easy and wide two-track on smooth dirt. It gradually climbs up f...
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Bangtail Divide is an almost 13 mile long single track through the Gallatin National Forest. It starts at the Bracket Creek Trailhead off Highway 86, north of Bozeman, Montana. It leaves the large dirt parking lot by crossing a wooden bridge, then immediately goes into several easy and wide switchba...
Learn more about Bangtail Divide Trail #504

This 3.4-mile-long ATV trail goes through the Gallatin National Forest and makes a loop off of Miles Creek Road. This trail is more faint and overgrown and less trafficked compared to the other ATV trails in the area. It's very curvy along the shelfy edge of a mountain, lined with lots of pine trees...
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The Bangtail Creek Loop Trail is a straightforward ATV trail open June 16th to Oct 14th to vehicles 50" or less. It starts on a mountain top as a grassy, overgrown two-track. The trail's most challenging part is small ruts, small loose rocks, and wide gradual switchbacks. Sometimes, there are sudden...
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This is an easy ATV route through the Gallatin National Forest. This trail connects North Fork Willow Creek Road #6901 and Willow Creek Road #6600. From the north end, the first 2 miles climb up several hundred feet elevation, with several steeper spots. It's overall an easy two-track though, with s...
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Upper Brackett Creek Single Track is an easy and really scenic single track through the Gallatin National Forest north of Bozeman, Montana in the Bridger Mountain Range. It's a narrow skinny single track through wide open grassy meadows, with few white fir trees lining the trail. This one is fast, f...
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The trailhead is located just minutes from the historic downtown of Livingston, with plenty of opportunities to get fuel and other supplies. The trailhead is also roughly 29 miles from Chico Hot Springs and Resort. The trail consists mostly of gravel but does degrade into a dirt road toward the top ...
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Willow Creek South is a less trafficked and easy ATV trail through the Gallatin National Forest. The east entrance to this trail is on Willow Creek Divide Road #6957 when the road fades and it turns into more of a two-track, but there is no sign right at the beginning. If you keep following the trac...
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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 Canyon, Upper Daisy, Nevada Creek, and Daisy Dean Creek on the map along this route. If you're camped out anywh...
Learn more about Willow Park

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 Campground, the Eastern end of the trail goes through a canyon that has some heavily forested areas. A...
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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 mile loop, easy riding, mostly level and great for beginners or anyone who crashed and needs to regain their confidence...
Learn more about Lower Russian Youth Loop

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 eastern half but nothing too technical. This is a nice trail for a leisurely ride to get out and enjoy the vi...
Learn more about High Spring Creek

This trail comes off the highway and connects to a gully system through a high plains hunting area. The majority of the trail is relatively flat until the last section that goes into the gully. Once in the gully, many other trails can be accessed. I will update this trail system soon. The trail is r...
Learn more about Jamison Creek

This is a gravel road connector from Big Timber to Rapelje. You will see more antelope and cows than cars or people along this route. Most of the road is surrounded by private property, so zero camping opportunities exist. There are services in Big Timber, but none in Rapelje, so be prepared. There...
Learn more about Rapelje Road

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; from that point, vehicle width is restricted to less than 50 inches and dates of use. One will encounter some ...
Learn more about West Bridger Creek Cruise

The trailhead is located just minutes from the historic downtown of Livingston, with plenty of opportunities to get fuel and other supplies. The trailhead is also roughly 29 miles from Chico Hot Springs and Resort. The trail consists mostly of gravel but does degrade into a dirt road toward the top ...
Learn more about Livingston Peak Road