Beginner Off-Road Trails
Near Mammoth, Montana

This old mining road off Granite Lake Road features granite faces and expansive views of the Tobacco Root Mountains. The surface is dirt and stretches of loose rock, generally passable in dry conditions. A few pull-offs provide dispersed camping opportunities. The trail ends at a saddle that marks t...
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Fairly easy trail with some great views. Trail got narrow in some spots from freshly cut trees. Some quick switchbacks could be challenging in a longer wheelbase. Not a lot of traffic on the trail and obstacles were mostly the rutted dirt trail. Some loose rocks but nothing to worry about.
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This mostly dirt loop trail takes you from the downtown of Whitehall into the countryside and drives along the Jefferson River. There are several spots along the trail that have excellent views of the river from above. Most of the land along this trail is private, but there is a small square of BLM ...
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This is an easy grated out and back dirt road begins through some open range before turning up into the mountains. Watch for range cattle on the road early in the trail. Once the trail starts heading up into the mountains a creek appears along the left side of the trail. There are a couple of areas ...
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The trail travels to Sureshot and Upper Sureshot Lakes before climbing up and down a mountain saddle via a series of switchbacks. The trail travels in and out of pine forest with great views along the way. A mix of offroad and OHV vehicles use the trail. Stay on designated trails. Pack out trash. Dr...
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This is a very short trail to Cliff Lake at the top of the McKelvey Lake Trail and accessed from Mine Lake. Although short, the lake is absolutely worth seeing and the fishing is great. This trail looks wide enough for a rig or SxS but is a 50" ATV or dirt bike trail only!
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A popular fishing spot at the beginning of the road, it passes through many private plots of land and leads into National Forest and BLM land. There are a couple of camping spots along the trail and it's popular among locals. The road starts and ends along Devils Canyon Creek. The end of the road be...
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Tucked into the Madison Valley just west of Norris, Revenue Flats is one of southwestern Montana's best-kept secrets — a sprawling BLM playground offering free dispersed camping, rock climbing, mountain biking, and wide-open riding just 36 miles from Bozeman. Sweeping views of the Tobacco Root and M...
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The Tobacco Mountains are a fun day of exploring lots of shorter side trails. The amount of time here really depends on how much exploring you want to do. There is nothing extremely difficult here from a trail perspective; in fact, this is a great area for the less experienced driver to get some whe...
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This is a regularly maintained Forest Service Road that takes you from the Tobacco Mountains down to Highway 287, approximately 3 miles southwest of Nevada City, Montana. The route takes you to some very interesting viewpoints. A waypoint is included with this track that you don't want to miss. It i...
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BLM 3 in the Pipestone OHV area is designated for 50" or less vehicles. It's a flat, wide trail that is road-width and covered in dirt and gravel. As you go north, it has nice views of rocky cliffs along the low foothills. The south end starts at BLM 2, Ringing Rock Road, open to all vehicles. BLM 3...
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BLM 1 in the Pipestone OHV area is designated for 50" or less vehicles. It leaves from the Pipestone Trailhead parking area and starts as a flat, wide road, with gravel and loose rocks. It goes through a pinch point for ATVs and along a fence line at the base of rolling grassy hills with a nice view...
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Washout is a short dirt bike trail in the Pipestone OHV area. The west end starts through wide open fields of sagebrush and tiny pine bushes. It's more like a two-track in the beginning, being really wide. It narrows up into more of a single track, with rocky sections with a bunch of cobble rock in ...
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BLM 5 is an ATV trail in the Pipestone OHV area that is closed to full-width vehicles. It starts off at BLM 4 and winds down a hillside to the intersection with BLM 3. It's mostly a smooth and easy dirt trail, but the surface is uneven with little whoops. It's super easy for ATVs and dirt bikes. The...
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Track Turn is a 1-mile dirt bike trail through the Pipestone OHV area. The north end starts on the BLM 9 single track and goes south to the BLM 14 ATV trail. It's an easy single track through a low alpine forest of pine trees. It's elevated above a ravine, then through open fields of sagebrush. It ...
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BLM 8 in the Pipestone OHV area is designated for 50" or less vehicles. It's a vast, gravel, smooth road between pine trees and sagebrush. It goes between the BLM 14 ATV trail and BLM Route 7, crossing intersections with BLM 11 single track and 50" BLM 10 on the way. BLM 8 is straightforward. It has...
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The U trail is a dirtbike-only trail in the Pipestone OHV area that makes a U-shaped loop off Trail 9. It's wide and unmarked at both entrances. It's curvy through a gully, between giant granite boulders, going in and out of a ravine. It has big banked corners that are fun and tight curves. It does ...
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Trail 10 is a 1-mile section of 50" trail. It can be accessed by Trail 8 on the east side and FS 173 on the west. It's a comprehensive, smooth gravel trail. It's a bit narrower than Trail 8. It goes past fields of sagebrush and pine trees and huge granite boulders and rock formations that are scenic...
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This is an unmarked trail for vehicles 50" or less. The east end starts off of WP832, another 50" trail. It's an easy two track in a low alpine terrain, below pine trees. The trail is dirt, covered in pea gravel, with some embedded granite rock surfaces, uneven and curvy. It traverses a hillside thr...
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WP185 is a short unmarked ATV trail in the Pipestone OHV area. It's a dirt two-track covered in gravel, with lots of embedded rock slabs within the dirt. The embedded rock is mostly flat surfaces and a few small boulders, but not ledges. It's tight and windy through the pine trees and between giant ...
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This old mining road off Granite Lake Road features granite faces and expansive views of the Tobacco Root Mountains. The surface is dirt and stretches of loose rock, generally passable in dry conditions. A few pull-offs provide dispersed camping opportunities. The trail ends at a saddle that marks t...
Learn more about Tobacco Gold Pass

Fairly easy trail with some great views. Trail got narrow in some spots from freshly cut trees. Some quick switchbacks could be challenging in a longer wheelbase. Not a lot of traffic on the trail and obstacles were mostly the rutted dirt trail. Some loose rocks but nothing to worry about.
Learn more about Granite Lake

The trail travels to Sureshot and Upper Sureshot Lakes before climbing up and down a mountain saddle via a series of switchbacks. The trail travels in and out of pine forest with great views along the way. A mix of offroad and OHV vehicles use the trail. Stay on designated trails. Pack out trash. Dr...
Learn more about Sureshot Lakes

This is a very short trail to Cliff Lake at the top of the McKelvey Lake Trail and accessed from Mine Lake. Although short, the lake is absolutely worth seeing and the fishing is great. This trail looks wide enough for a rig or SxS but is a 50" ATV or dirt bike trail only!
Learn more about Cliff Lake Trail

This old mining road off Granite Lake Road features granite faces and expansive views of the Tobacco Root Mountains. The surface is dirt and stretches of loose rock, generally passable in dry conditions. A few pull-offs provide dispersed camping opportunities. The trail ends at a saddle that marks t...
Learn more about Tobacco Gold Pass

Fairly easy trail with some great views. Trail got narrow in some spots from freshly cut trees. Some quick switchbacks could be challenging in a longer wheelbase. Not a lot of traffic on the trail and obstacles were mostly the rutted dirt trail. Some loose rocks but nothing to worry about.
Learn more about Granite Lake

The trail travels to Sureshot and Upper Sureshot Lakes before climbing up and down a mountain saddle via a series of switchbacks. The trail travels in and out of pine forest with great views along the way. A mix of offroad and OHV vehicles use the trail. Stay on designated trails. Pack out trash. Dr...
Learn more about Sureshot Lakes

A popular fishing spot at the beginning of the road, it passes through many private plots of land and leads into National Forest and BLM land. There are a couple of camping spots along the trail and it's popular among locals. The road starts and ends along Devils Canyon Creek. The end of the road be...
Learn more about Devil's Canyon