Dirt Bike Trails Near Hardin, Montana

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Sheep Mountain

This is a longer drawn out trail that starts out in Devils Canyon and takes you all the way to Montana. The first section of the trail is a gradual climb on gravel, but after…
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Total Miles
20.3
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su

Fools Creek Trails

A spur from the main Burgess trail that is narrower and more suited to ATV or SXS, but still passable with a 4x4. Steeper hills to climb and descend with small to medium size rocks.…
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Total Miles
35.6
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Burgess

Long connecting trail with many spurs that can be taken. This trail is primarily gravel, but some areas do have rocks breaking the surface. It is also traveled by those making their way into the…
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Total Miles
24
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Burnt Timber Ridge Road

Burnt Timber Ridge Road (2849) is one of many ways to access the Wild Horse Range located in the Pryor Mountains. The majority of the road is within the Wilderness Study Area (WSA). During the…
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Total Miles
10.8
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Bald Mountain

A long gravel stretch that has some medium rock spread through some of the higher areas of the trail. This trail passes along the South side of the peak of Bald mountain but is not…
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Total Miles
5.2
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Hunt Mountain Road

Hunt Mountain Road makes a scenic traverse across the backbone of the northern Bighorn Mountains. The rough lane ranges between 9,000 and 10,000 feet, giving a commanding view of the region. On clear days, you…
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Total Miles
21.5
Tech Rating
3 Moderate
Best Time
Su / Fa

Little Tongue

This is a side spur off of Black Mountain that will require turning around or continuing non-motorized. While it's not very steep, there is a stretch of the trail that is nothing but large rock…
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Total Miles
7.6
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Crooked Creek Road

Crooked Creek Road (1017) is one of the many access routes to the top of the Pryor Mountains. Crooked Creek Road is accessed from the south either by Helt Road (1016) Gyp Spring Road (1015)…
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Total Miles
14.6
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Dugway

This route is a steep scenic climb from the foothills of the Bighorn Mountains to near the top of Hunt Mountain which sits 10,000 feet above sea level. At various points on the road, you…
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Total Miles
9
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Su / Fa

Bull Owen

Side spur that connects Hwy 14 to Hunt Mountain Road. This trail has some water crossing which is hard rocky bottom and is typical for the area. There is also a gradual slope that has…
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Total Miles
4.8
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Acton Recreation Area

There are approximately 6.5 miles of roads used for motorized use in this area. Although not very technical, the roads provide off-roaders of all skill level an area to practice and explore on their mountain…
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Total Miles
3.4
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

The Woodchuck

This is a great trail that's mostly dirt but has some muddy areas that are seasonal or weather dependent. This is a partial side spur off of Big Goose and is one of the best…
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Total Miles
11.3
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su

Helt Road

One of the many access routes to the Pryor Mountains, is Helt Road, leaving Warren, MT. Top off your tank in Bridger, MT and head south on Highway 310 to mile marker 5. Turn left…
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Total Miles
18.7
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Duncan Lake

This is a fairly good road, for an unmaintained road, from Highway 14 to Duncan Lake. There are many scenic views along the way, and the small lake is stocked for fishing as well as…
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Total Miles
3.2
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Gyp Springs Road

Gyp Springs Road provides a quick access between Hwy 310 at Warren, Montana to Hwy 37, northeast of Lovell, Wyoming, which leads to the southern end of the Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area. Gyp Springs…
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Total Miles
8.5
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Antelope Valley

This route follows US Forest Service Roads in the Bighorn National Forest. It starts and end at a large parking area on US 14 and makes a loop through pine forest and a mountain valley.…
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Total Miles
15.3
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Su / Fa

Big Goose/Game Creek

The majority of this trail is gravel and easy going up until the Game Creek turn off. The main entry is used by many people coming into the mountains to camp or fish so being…
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Total Miles
14.8
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Su / Sp / Fa

Petroglyphs Canyon Natural Area

One of the unique areas in the Pryor Mountain foothills is the Petroglyph Canyon Natural Area, located off Gyp Spring Roads. Turn south on the dirt two-track road. As soon as you cross the cattle…
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Total Miles
1.5
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Little Goose

This 15-mile route tours the Little Goose area of the Bighorn Mountains where there is a great assortment of off-roading routes. On the west side of the loop, the road passes Park Reservoir where there…
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Total Miles
20.5
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Su / Fa

South Railbed Road

South Railbed Road leads south along the Pryor Mountain front to Warren, MT. Windmills are abundant in this area, known as the Pryor Mountain Wind Project. South Railbed Road is well maintained and accessible by…
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Total Miles
8.4
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

South Pryor Mountain Road

South Pryor Mountain road will lead to South Railbed Road which eventually leads to Warren, MT. Windmills are abundant in this area known as the Pryor Mountain Wind Project. South Pryor Mountain Road is a…
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Total Miles
2.7
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Wyoming Big Horns

Start the day at the red-grade road outside Sheridan, Wyoming. It's not a good idea to ride in this area alone; this is very challenging riding. Start up the dirt road and come to a…
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Total Miles
28.9
Tech Rating
7 Difficult
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Pryor Mountain Road

One of the many access routes to the Pryor Mountains, is Pryor Mountain Road, south of Bridger, MT. Top off your tank in Bridger and head south. Approximately 1.25 miles south on Highway 310 after…
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Total Miles
11.7
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

SR 271 Shell Reservoir

This trail begins at the four-way intersection of SR 17 and SR 817. This trail heads east from the intersection where SR 17 continues south and SR 817 heads north. This trail is primarily dirt…
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Total Miles
5.6
Tech Rating
6 Moderate
Best Time
Su

Red Gulch-Alkali Byway

This is a 32-mile trek through the foothills of the Big Horn mountains. This is a National Back Country Byway that crosses mostly BLM land, parallels private land and crosses private land several times but…
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Total Miles
33.4
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

SR 280 Boulder Basin

This trail lies between SR 270 and SR 321. The north end of the trail begins in an area where a forest fire previously occurred and continues through mostly forested terrain, with a few open…
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Total Miles
2.5
Tech Rating
6 Moderate
Best Time
Su

Cottonwood Road

Cottonwood Road, located between Highway 310 and Highway 72, south of Bridger, Montana, provides motorized and OHV access to over 100 square miles of BLM and State land. Bobcat Pass Road, to the west, is…
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Total Miles
19.2
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Drop Tube Part 2

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…
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Total Miles
1.7
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Gilmore Hill

This route passes through the McCullough Peaks Wild Horse range following BLM roads. The Southern section is Gravel road. The Northern section is a maintained dirt road. Regulations require staying 300 feet away from horses…
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Total Miles
15.9
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

Drop Tube Part 1

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…
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Total Miles
3.6
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa