Beginner Off-Road Trails Near Lima, Montana

This nearly 12-mile route accesses a ridgeline known as the White Pine Ridge. It is almost a continuous, but relatively gentle, climb from about 6,700 feet to just a little more than 9,000 feet. At…
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Over the eons, the Big Sheep Creek cut a canyon through the Tendoy mountains. The road faithfully follows the creek, so the traveler is treated to a ride through a very steep canyon and an…
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Montana is "Big Sky Country," and driving this road makes that phrase meaningful and personal. This road, labeled FS 8261, travels along a broad open ridge at an elevation of about 8,000 feet. The 360-degree…
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This is a one-lane dirt road that travels up a broad, shallow valley dominated by sagebrush on both sides. This road is signed as BLM 1829. When this road was evaluated, it had been recently…
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This short road connects West Fork Ridge Road to Bannack Pass Road, also known as the Bannack Stage Road. Round Top Road also passes through a quarry for travertine, a starkly white rock used in…
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Bannack Pass Road (FS 951) has a variety of names because it is a portion of a historic route that supplied goods and services to the historic mining city of Bannack, Montana. It is often…
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This route is a series of Forest Service roads provided to assist visitors from the end of the West Modoc Creek Trail to the service road on Interstate 15. From that point, travelers can find…
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This trail is the seamless extension of Trail 1013. It follows a ridgeline that begins the descent into the Modoc Valley and eventually to the access road to Interstate 15. The trail starts out in…
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Easy, yet extremely remote route through the historic Centennial Valley. Highlights include the Red Rock Lakes Wildlife Refuge with a chance to view many important waterfowl species, including the trumpeter swan, which was once near…
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This route is easy most of the time with a few places that have some large rocks and hills. The trail is open to 50-inch vehicles and is a great ride with amazing views. You…
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This trail is a ridgeline trail along its entire 3.5-mile length. Most of that ridgeline is free from timber, so there are abundant opportunities for sweeping panoramic views. The trail tops out at about 7,500…
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This is a lovely little 3.6-mile loop trail that is convenient to the Stoddard Creek campground and the dispersed campsites along Stoddard Creek Road. It twists and turns through impressive stands of large fir trees…
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Mahogany Peak is an out-and-back trail, or you can return on another route if so chosen. You start at the air-down spot right off of the highway and work your way up into Chandler Canyon.…
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This is a short Forest Service Road that leads to a trailhead. There are a few dispersed campsites along this road. But the road itself is pretty rough and narrow, so those campsites are not…
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The first 7 miles of this BLM road travel through a very dense beautiful mixed conifer forest. After breaking out of the forested area, the road continues to gently descend through open hilly grasslands until…
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This trail takes off from the end of the Camas Creek Road and steadily climbs to the Continental Divide at an elevation of 8,167 feet. The lower portion of the road winds its way through…
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The primary attraction to the Indian Head Canyon is the marvelous petroglyphs preserved in a cave in the canyon wall. The BLM and Forest Service have developed this site by fencing off the area and…
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This road travels up the Camas Creek drainage for about 4 miles. What is surprising is the visual impact of the foliage to be seen from the road. The mixture of conifers, aspen, and willow…
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This route will take you to the base of the mountains and over to Skull Canyon. You will pass through some amazing country and travel back in time as you see the old cabins and…
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This is a segment of BLM Rd 538 from its intersection with BLM 537 to the BLM eighteen-mile road. It traverses rolling grassy hills that offer panoramic views of the Lemhi Valley. This road tops…
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This easy and scenic route connects Montana's Centennial Valley and Ruby River Reservoir. Along its path, you'll pass a well-known bison ranch, trace portions of the Ruby River, and spend most of your trip flanked…
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This short 1.3-mile trail leads from the end of the Pete Creek Road north to the Continental Divide. It goes through some dense timberland and occasionally breaks out into meadowlands at its upper end. The…
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This is a very well-designed, constructed, and maintained trail for 50" ATVs and dirt bikes. The trail winds through well-forested terrain and includes several steep grades. The trail base is primarily dirt and gravel and…
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This is a nice, wide logging road that is suitable for high clearance vehicles. There are a few rocky ruts that need to be navigated carefully, but in general, it is an easy and relaxed…
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This is a fairly typical Forest Service gravel road up the Pete Creek drainage. The mixture of vegetation types in this drainage provides a stunning visual experience. This is a really nice easy drive and…
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This road, signed as FS 021 on the ground, is a well-maintained gravel road up to its intersection with the Middle Threemile Road (FS 477). Beyond that intersection, the road narrows, deteriorates, and becomes more…
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This road provides access to Forest Service and BLM lands from the amazing BLM Birch Creek Campground. The upper mile-or-so of this road is very rough and slows travel to a few miles per hour,…
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This is a historic trail through the beautiful Birch Valley. It takes you to the historic charcoal kilns used back in the day in the area. There are four remaining kilns being preserved and kept…
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If you are looking to camp in this valley, this is the Mecca. This beautiful trail runs along Birch Creek with tons of dispersed campsites. It is an established area, but it is free. There…
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NOTE spelling differences when doing your research: Bannock with an O for route information, Bannack with an A for state park, ghost town, and campground information.Nestled in the Beaverhead Mountains, part of the Bitterroot Range…
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