Montgomery Creek - FS 141

Total Miles
5.7

Technical Rating

Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Trail Type

Full-Width Road

Accessible By

Trail Overview

This is an almost 6-mile loop that offers lots to do and see, including a water crossing, spots to fish, and Merrill Army Base on the northern end of the trail. Although the trail has been freshly graded, it remains mostly dirt, which can cause some slippery conditions when wet. In most sections, it is wide enough for two vehicles.

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Difficulty

This trail is accessible by most vehicles with a shallow water crossing and possibly slippery conditions when wet.

Technical Rating

Status Reports

nice little side trip. if it has rained it can be slick. 4x4 is recommended but not necessary

Completed in a 2023 Subaru Forester Wilderness without issue. A couple of soft spots which could be worse after a heavy rain. Two water crossings were no issue.

Easy National Forest road with a few muddy spots. 2 water crossings about 6-8” deep. Easy for any vehicle with Subaru level clearance. We ran into some soldiers camped who said there were going to be some pyrotechnic explosions soon as there was a group on a training ruck march that would be coming through the area. You drive right through camp Merrill on the North end.

A couple of spots where you had some ruts going uphill, but otherwise no issue. Open all the way through, including the last portion that is just outside Camp Merrill. The “some people” were a number of hummers, each with a couple soldiers inside. They all waved hello.