Beginner Off-Road Trails
Near Miles City, Montana

The Calypso Trail is a scenic, beginner-friendly 8.5-mile point-to-point dirt route that offers offroaders an immersive journey through the rugged terrain of the Terry Badlands Wilderness Study Area. Starting with a crossing of an iconic, historic early-1900s Milwaukee Road railroad bridge over the ...
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Wilbur Creek Cutoff Road is a beautiful relaxing trail that gently meanders through the rolling hills of the Custer National Forest. You'll see mule deer and cattle grazing along this road as well as groves of mixed pine. While this is a wide road with pullouts for passing, the clay may turn muddy a...
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Red Top Hill road is a single-lane rock road leading to the Tarter Ranch at its terminus. This beautiful road winds and rolls to the South, giving tremendous vista views of Montana's prairies and buttes in the middle of the Custer National Forest. You'll find no obstacles along this road, or campsit...
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Lemonade Road is a red dirt road that winds and weaves its way up, over, around, and through a section of the Custer National Forest. There are no obstacles on this single-lane wide road, and on your journey, you might see Mule Deer and other wildlife. The views of the Buttes and meadows are gorgeou...
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Montana Road 47781 isn't much of one at all, but more like a rutted track through the high grassland of Montana. With views of buttes and forest, the road proved challenging after rain and snow, leaving nothing but deep mud ruts and slick grasses for traction. There are no campsites off of this road...
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Montana Road 47782 is a rutted, mud track that meanders through the Montana countryside and Custer National Forest. This road isn't much of one at all, but more like a rutted track through the high grassland of Montana. With views of buttes and forest, the road proved challenging after rain and snow...
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Montana Road 47792 is a rutted, mud track that meanders through the Montana Countryside and Custer National Forest. This road isn't much of one at all, but more like a rutted track through the high grassland of Montana. With views of buttes and forest, the road proved challenging after rain and snow...
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Yager Butte Trail is a series of trails that surround Yager Butte. The Southern section, from the lookout South, is much rougher single track with mud and hill climbs and descents. It's a stark difference between the South and the North, where red dirt roads gently wind through open meadows and fiel...
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The Southern section of Lemonade Road is a single-lane dirt road that heads uphill (North) toward the heart of the Custer National Forest. While rough and well-traveled, the road has no obstacles on it, though mud puddles might make this trail challenging after rain or snow. You might see wild turke...
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Ten Mile Creek Road is a single-lane red dirt road that rolls through pasture, meadow, and the dense pines of the Custer National Forest. There are no obstacles on this road, though some sections of slick mud and loose gravel. While no official campsites exist, there are plenty of areas for trailer ...
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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 t...
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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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The Calypso Trail is a scenic, beginner-friendly 8.5-mile point-to-point dirt route that offers offroaders an immersive journey through the rugged terrain of the Terry Badlands Wilderness Study Area. Starting with a crossing of an iconic, historic early-1900s Milwaukee Road railroad bridge over the ...
Learn more about Calypso Trail

Wilbur Creek Cutoff Road is a beautiful relaxing trail that gently meanders through the rolling hills of the Custer National Forest. You'll see mule deer and cattle grazing along this road as well as groves of mixed pine. While this is a wide road with pullouts for passing, the clay may turn muddy a...
Learn more about Wilbur Creek Cutoff Road

Red Top Hill road is a single-lane rock road leading to the Tarter Ranch at its terminus. This beautiful road winds and rolls to the South, giving tremendous vista views of Montana's prairies and buttes in the middle of the Custer National Forest. You'll find no obstacles along this road, or campsit...
Learn more about Red Top Hill Road

Lemonade Road is a red dirt road that winds and weaves its way up, over, around, and through a section of the Custer National Forest. There are no obstacles on this single-lane wide road, and on your journey, you might see Mule Deer and other wildlife. The views of the Buttes and meadows are gorgeou...
Learn more about Lemonade Road Part 1

The Calypso Trail is a scenic, beginner-friendly 8.5-mile point-to-point dirt route that offers offroaders an immersive journey through the rugged terrain of the Terry Badlands Wilderness Study Area. Starting with a crossing of an iconic, historic early-1900s Milwaukee Road railroad bridge over the ...
Learn more about Calypso Trail

Wilbur Creek Cutoff Road is a beautiful relaxing trail that gently meanders through the rolling hills of the Custer National Forest. You'll see mule deer and cattle grazing along this road as well as groves of mixed pine. While this is a wide road with pullouts for passing, the clay may turn muddy a...
Learn more about Wilbur Creek Cutoff Road

Red Top Hill road is a single-lane rock road leading to the Tarter Ranch at its terminus. This beautiful road winds and rolls to the South, giving tremendous vista views of Montana's prairies and buttes in the middle of the Custer National Forest. You'll find no obstacles along this road, or campsit...
Learn more about Red Top Hill Road

Lemonade Road is a red dirt road that winds and weaves its way up, over, around, and through a section of the Custer National Forest. There are no obstacles on this single-lane wide road, and on your journey, you might see Mule Deer and other wildlife. The views of the Buttes and meadows are gorgeou...
Learn more about Lemonade Road Part 1