Ross Pass

Total Miles
2.4

Elevation

2,330.14 ft

Duration

0.5 Hours

Technical Rating

3

Easy

Best Time

Summer, Fall

Trail Overview

Ross Pass is a 2.5-mile-long single track through the Gallatin National Forest. From the west end, it drops down from the summit of Ross Pass and the intersection with the Bridger Foothills, Bridger Ridge, and Upper Brackett Creek single tracks. It's a gradual descent the whole way, dropping 1,000 feet elevation. It's a flowy and smooth descent, with only a few roots, but hardly any rock. It has easy gradual corners and smooth easy switchbacks. It goes through a really pretty area of fir trees, hops bushes, teasels, wild lupins, and great views looking down the valley along the South Fork Brackett Creek. It ends at a small dirt parking area at the Ross Pass Trailhead. This trail is open 6/16 - 10/14 for motorized use.

Photos of Ross Pass

Ross Pass
Ross Pass

Difficulty

This is an easier trail that has very gradual curves, hill climbs/descents, and hardly any rock. It has no significant obstacles.

Technical Rating

3

Status Reports

There are no status reports yet for this trail.

Access Description

This is part of a really nice trail system in the Bridger Range within 30 minutes of Bozeman, Montana. The trail system can be accessed from multiple points. There are small parking areas at the bottom of Corbly Gulch, Truman Gulch, Middle Cottonwood, and Ross Pass, as well as a large dirt parking lot at Battle Ridge at the beginning of the Fairy ATV Trail. Most of the trails are seasonally open from mid-June until mid-October. They are multi-use trails, so you will likely see hikers, and keep in mind this is grizzly bear territory.

Popular Trails