Trail Overview

Forest Service (FS) #2127-1 is open from 5/16 to 11/30. The 7.3-mile drive along the rugged forest service road is an adventurous and scenic journey. Steep mountainsides offer thrilling moments and breathtaking views of the skyline that make it worthwhile. Despite the rough terrain, cell phone service is available for most of the drive. The drive rewards travelers with the beauty and serenity of nature not far outside of Missoula, MT. Please use caution towards the end of the road as it ends abruptly and space to turn around is limited.

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Difficulty

Forest Service logging road. Sections of rocks which would be a hazard to vehicles without decent tires. Towards the second half of the drive, the road tightens with minimal places to turn around.

Technical Rating

Kelsey McMullen

Jun 05, 2026

Open

Dirt road with occasional runoff and puddles from recent rainfall. Overall easy drive, narrow with small pullouts for passing traffic. Skyline Ridge TH ~3 mi in from Pattee Canyon Road. Road becomes rockier in the last couple of miles of the route. Great views of forested hills and later in the drive, mountains!

Laura Verhaeghe

Jun 22, 2025

Open

Alexander Earling

Nov 14, 2024

Open

Most of this trail has a 2 rating, although the last third is a 3, with some areas having deep puddles and ruts. The first two thirds are easy dirt roads with a couple loose rocks. I was the only one to go up to the last third in some time as indicative of the undisturbed snow and mostly frozen puddles. A section where the trail splits caused some trouble as I got stuck and had to back up and then take the uphill at some speed to get over it. The hairpin is angled pretty sharp, and I didn't have the traction to get up it. I got out by backing up in four high and went back down. It was easy to get out in four-wheel high, but the snow gets considerably deeper up to about 8 inches past the hairpin turn.