Beginner Off-Road Trails Near Sula, Montana

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Riemel Trail/ Hiking Trailhead

The trail begins through private property but leads to a beautiful valley with dispersed camping and a hiking trail. The section of the trail that passes the private property going down into the valley is…
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Total Miles
3.7
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

Andrews Creek

Andrews Creek Trail starts from Highway 93 just a couple of miles south of Sula, MT. An easy way to find the beginning of this trail is to look for the Sula Forest Service Ranger…
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Total Miles
7.7
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Bitterroot-Big Hole

This alternate route takes you to Gibbons Pass bypassing Lost Trail Pass. The section north of Gibbons Pass is a steep one-lane road with limited areas to pass and you should be prepared to back…
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Total Miles
16.5
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Highway Connection 106A

This connector trail is fairly short but it is a neat way to jump onto Gibbons Pass Road from the bottom of Lost Trail Pass. This trail is one full-size vehicle wide in most spots…
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Total Miles
2.2
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su / Sp / Fa

Andrews Creek 50-Inch

This trail is the continuation of Andrews Creek Trail. At this point, you will find a closed gate and a sign that shows dirt bikes and four-wheelers are allowed. As you begin, you will find…
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Total Miles
9.9
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Su / Sp

Mink Creek to Highway 43

Mink Creek to Highway 43 is a Forest Service road that takes you from East Fork Road and ends at Highway 43, just a couple of miles west of the Big Hole Battle Field. This…
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Total Miles
30.2
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Waugh Gulch

This is a narrow switchback trail with views of the valley below. It ends at a tiny dispersed campsite. A few side trails at the beginning of the trail could lead to dispersed camping--no winter…
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Total Miles
4.6
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

Crazy Creek Warm Springs

This trail leads from the private Medicine Hot Springs and the NFS Warm Springs Campground back to the Crazy Creek Campground and Warm Springs Trail, then head up the mountain toward the Bear Creek Saddle,…
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Total Miles
6.4
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

Lairds Epic View Draw

This narrow two-track is only for ATV and Moto. It begins off highway 93 and heads past some houses into the hills. Be sure to take the middle two-track at the beginning, or you will…
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Total Miles
5.8
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

Guide Rye

Guide Rye Trail is a trail that runs from Rye Creek Road, just south of Darby, Montana, to East Fork Road, just east of Sula, MT. This is an easy trail that is about 15…
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Total Miles
14.6
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Porcupine Saddle

This is a narrow switchback trail up to the Porcupine Saddle. The trail surface is mostly well maintained, with a few potholes. The beginning of the trail is wider and runs through pine trees before…
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Total Miles
7.5
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

North Cameron

North Cameron is an almost moderate-level trail, but not quite. It is a fun way to get off of Skalkaho Rye and do some more technical driving. The trail starts out from Skalkaho Rye very…
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Total Miles
8.9
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Guide Saddle

This trail is more of an access trail to other networks of trails than an exciting trail to a saddle. The trail starts as gravel and gradually transitions to dirt as it slowly gains some…
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Total Miles
2.3
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

Blue Mountain Connection

This run is a quick and easy connection between the Guild Saddle Trail, which has no offshoots with open gates, and a network of open 4X4 trails. This is a well-maintained easy dirt trail that…
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Total Miles
1.6
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

Warm Springs Laird

Warm Springs Laird Starts immediately off of Highway 93 near the Rocky Knob Restaurant. The first mile of this trail goes through a residential area before you reach national forest land. In this first mile,…
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Total Miles
4.5
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Doran Point

Doran Point Trail is the natural continuation of the Robins Gulch Trail, which will take you to the Rye Creek staging area just off Rye Creek Road. Overall, this is a lower-than-average elevation trail for…
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Total Miles
6.5
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Gilbert No Creek

This trail starts with loose gravel and then transitions to some rutted hard pack. Gilbert creek does run along the bottom, at least to the first big turn with a grassy open camping spot. Then…
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Total Miles
3.2
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

Crazy Creek

Crazy Creek Trail starts as a spur trail from the Crazy Creek Warm Springs Trail. This trail serves as an access to the Shook Mountain - Medicine Point dirt bike trail. This is a trail…
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Total Miles
4
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Gibbons Pass

This seven-mile section of the Gibbons Pass Road system is a smooth gravel road that is plenty wide for two vehicles to pass at nearly any point. The majority of this road is flat but…
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Total Miles
6.5
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Skalkaho Rye

Skalkaho Rye is an effortless drive/ride. The road starts on Skalkaho Highway shortly before the first winter gate. The road begins as a relatively flat gravel road with a few sections of washboards and potholes.…
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Total Miles
39.9
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Mine Road

Mine Road is a very easy road that takes you from Skalkaho Rye Road to the old Crystal Mountain mines. Don't expect to go to the mines as it is private property, and there are…
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Total Miles
14
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Sagebrush ATV Trail

This trail does not live up to its "Sagebrush" moniker. Rather, it travels through thick stands of scenic mixed conifers along the south-facing slope of Kerlee Ridge. This trail was built on the surface of…
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Total Miles
3.2
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Saddle Mountain Trail

Saddle Mountain Trail is a really fun drive or ride to do while you are in the area. The trail starts in the parking lot of Lost Trail Ski Area and takes you up through…
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Total Miles
5.7
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Robins Gulch

Robins Gulch is a very easy road. The road is very smooth, with no ruts, no washboards, and no potholes. There is room to pass oncoming vehicles in many places. For the most part, this…
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Total Miles
5.7
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Darby Trails Loop 2

Loop 2 is a route consisting of a variety of roads connected together by newly constructed 50" ATV trails to form a 16-mile loop route. Many of the roads incorporated into this route are old…
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Total Miles
14.9
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

North Rye Mine

North Rye Mine is an easy trail in the area of Rye Creek Rd south of Darby, Montana. This trail takes you from North Fork Rye Road to Mine Road. From the north end, the…
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Total Miles
9.3
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

North Fork Rye

North Fork Rye trail starts about 5 miles up the Rye Creek Road from Highway 93, south of Darby. This trail is a very easy drive/ride as the entire trail is mostly packed dirt and…
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Total Miles
15
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Anderson Mountain Trail

Anderson Mountain Trail is a pretty good mix of gravel, dirt, and rocks throughout the whole trail. It is a wide trail, where two full-size vehicles shouldn't have trouble passing each other at most points.…
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Total Miles
6
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Darby Trails Loop 1

Loop 1 consists of a series of roads connected by newly constructed trails arranged to complete a 27-mile route for 50" ATVs and Dirt Bikes. Many of the roads incorporated into this loop are old…
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Total Miles
26.6
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Tepee Creek- 13313 (Southern Portion)

This trail is based on an old logging road and is designated for use by high clearance 4X4, 60" SXS, 50" ATVs, and Dirt Bikes. The tread is dirt and one lane, but stable and…
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Total Miles
11
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

ATV Trails Near Sula, Montana

Riemel Trail/ Hiking Trailhead

The trail begins through private property but leads to a beautiful valley with dispersed camping and a hiking trail. The section of the trail that passes the private property going down into the valley is…
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Total Miles
3.7
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

Andrews Creek

Andrews Creek Trail starts from Highway 93 just a couple of miles south of Sula, MT. An easy way to find the beginning of this trail is to look for the Sula Forest Service Ranger…
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Total Miles
7.7
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Bitterroot-Big Hole

This alternate route takes you to Gibbons Pass bypassing Lost Trail Pass. The section north of Gibbons Pass is a steep one-lane road with limited areas to pass and you should be prepared to back…
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Total Miles
16.5
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Highway Connection 106A

This connector trail is fairly short but it is a neat way to jump onto Gibbons Pass Road from the bottom of Lost Trail Pass. This trail is one full-size vehicle wide in most spots…
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Total Miles
2.2
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su / Sp / Fa

Andrews Creek 50-Inch

This trail is the continuation of Andrews Creek Trail. At this point, you will find a closed gate and a sign that shows dirt bikes and four-wheelers are allowed. As you begin, you will find…
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Total Miles
9.9
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Su / Sp

Mink Creek to Highway 43

Mink Creek to Highway 43 is a Forest Service road that takes you from East Fork Road and ends at Highway 43, just a couple of miles west of the Big Hole Battle Field. This…
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Total Miles
30.2
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

UTV/Side-by-Side Near Sula, Montana

Riemel Trail/ Hiking Trailhead

The trail begins through private property but leads to a beautiful valley with dispersed camping and a hiking trail. The section of the trail that passes the private property going down into the valley is…
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Total Miles
3.7
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

Andrews Creek

Andrews Creek Trail starts from Highway 93 just a couple of miles south of Sula, MT. An easy way to find the beginning of this trail is to look for the Sula Forest Service Ranger…
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Total Miles
7.7
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Bitterroot-Big Hole

This alternate route takes you to Gibbons Pass bypassing Lost Trail Pass. The section north of Gibbons Pass is a steep one-lane road with limited areas to pass and you should be prepared to back…
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Total Miles
16.5
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Highway Connection 106A

This connector trail is fairly short but it is a neat way to jump onto Gibbons Pass Road from the bottom of Lost Trail Pass. This trail is one full-size vehicle wide in most spots…
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Total Miles
2.2
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su / Sp / Fa

Mink Creek to Highway 43

Mink Creek to Highway 43 is a Forest Service road that takes you from East Fork Road and ends at Highway 43, just a couple of miles west of the Big Hole Battle Field. This…
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Total Miles
30.2
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Waugh Gulch

This is a narrow switchback trail with views of the valley below. It ends at a tiny dispersed campsite. A few side trails at the beginning of the trail could lead to dispersed camping--no winter…
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Total Miles
4.6
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp