Dirt Bike 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
3.8
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

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

Sula Peak Lookout

This steep, narrow trail leads up to the Sula Peak Lookout Tower. The tower is occasionally open to the public; check for hours and days of operation beforehand. The trail is well maintained, but 4WD…
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Total Miles
3.8
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

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
4.5
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
7.8
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
5.9
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

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
7.9
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

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
1.8
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

Guide Finger Open

Finally, a trail with an open gate! This dirt trail is rutted in places, narrow, and shows signs of less vehicle traffic. There is a nice dispersed campsite off to the right in the trees…
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Total Miles
1.4
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

West Jennings

This trail begins with a steep uphill climb, is narrow, and has a few severe ruts. The trail continues to travel along a hillside with a decent drop-off. There are some beautiful mountain views the…
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Total Miles
2.8
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

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

Medicine Point Trailhead

This narrow trail starts wider but has plenty of trees growing into it that may cause paint damage. The first half is a little loose and rocky, with a few tight corners. The midway point…
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Total Miles
4.5
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

Swift Creek Trailhead

This is a well-maintained dirt trail that almost any 2WD passenger car could make. The trail runs along a river, then Forks away, and continues along a smaller creek. There is a large dispersed campsite…
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Total Miles
2.6
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

McCart Tower to Swift Creek the Cutover

This run is an excellent easy cutover trail that links the Johnson Peak Trailhead and McCart Lookout Tower Trail to the Swift Creek Hiking Trailhead. It's a twisty windy dirt trail along the ridge with…
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Total Miles
5.8
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

Teepee Point Vehicle Access

This is a nice, well-maintained dirt trail. It is by no means super narrow, however, it is mostly one vehicle wide most of the way with pullouts. It is a cliffside trail and has some…
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Total Miles
4.5
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

The Magruder Corridor

This scenic trail is a must see. It traverses from Idaho to Montana along an historic route. Most of the main trail is graded forest road with some paved sections. It's very remote with no…
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Total Miles
139.3
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su

Trapper Creek Trailhead

An easy narrow trail that leads to the Trapper Creek Trailhead. There is lots of fishing access along the way and many dispersed campsites. Lots of them are tucked nicely off the main trail. There…
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Total Miles
3
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

Johnson Peak Trailhead

This trail is a well-maintained grated dirt trail up to the Johnson Peak Trailhead and McCart Lookout Tower. The trail ends at a large pullout for parking or dispersed camping. There are stock ties, and…
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Total Miles
4.9
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

Lower Pierce Creek

This is an easy road into the mountains with many offshoots. The lower section ends at a locked gate for private property. The middle section is seasonally closed. There were few dispersed spots to camp…
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Total Miles
2.2
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

Lloyd Scenic Loop

A scenic loop drive along the hillside through a nicely thinned forest. Plenty of hiking trails crisscross the hillside, and there were two herds of Elk off in the trees. The easy graded trail has…
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Total Miles
5.6
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Martin Creek to Chain of Lakes Trail

This is a lovely wide, well-maintained dirt trail with room for two cars to pass the whole way easily. A few more minor ruts and potholes closer to the trail's end. The trail runs up…
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Total Miles
4.1
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

Little East Fork

Your average Civic or Prius could easily make it all the way to the end. The first third of the trail runs through private properties with many cabins. Some of them look pretty old. Just…
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Total Miles
1.8
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa / Sp

Bush Moose Ridge

This narrow cliffside trail runs along a ridge with stunning views of the mountains and the valley below. The original trail name is Bush Creek, but there is no creek on this ridgeline trail. It…
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Total Miles
2.5
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

Moose Bush Ridge

This trail splits from the Bush Moose Ridge Trail and eventually runs above it. The trail is rutted almost immediately, and when the ruts disappear, there are crater size potholes to watch out for and…
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Total Miles
2.5
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

Moose Creek & Trail 40

This trail is generally easy and wide enough to pass oncoming traffic. The trail seems to follow the path of the creek. However, there are not a lot of places to access it or see…
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Total Miles
3.1
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

Trapper Trailhead Side Trail

A narrow and rocky offshoot. A muddy section near the beginning could be impassable when wet. Lots of ruts and rocks with narrow sections could cause tire damage. The trail doesn't really go anywhere; it…
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Total Miles
0.7
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

Northern Skalkaho -Rye

This is the northern access section from the pavement of Skalkaho Highway back and up into the mountains. There is a sizeable dispersed camping area right at the beginning near the pavement with large level…
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Total Miles
9.2
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

Black Bear Point

This rocky out and back is a nice detour from the main trail. It leads to a single camping/turnaround spot with a short hike to the top of Black Bear Point. There are almost 360degviews…
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Total Miles
1.6
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

Butcher Knife Ridge to Hughes Creek

This is a fun loop in the Bitterroot Range of the Salmon/Challis National Forest. For the first 10 miles, you'll ride an easy Forest Service road that takes you to the trailhead for Butcher Knife…
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Total Miles
32.7
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Su / Fa