St. Peters Mission

Total Miles
27.3

Technical Rating

Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall

Trail Type

Full-Width Road

Accessible By

Trail Overview

The Adel Mountains are a geologist's dream to experience. Filled with small laccoliths and dikes, this igneous complex dates to approximately 65 million years ago. The resulting topography is that of rolling hills, lush had meadow valleys, and prominent igneous ridges and buttes. A beautiful vista is around every corner, so keep that camera handy. Besides the natural beauty of the landscape, the highlight of this route is experiencing the St. Peters Mission historical site. Built before Montana became a state, it was the cradle of Christianity amongst the wilds of the western frontier and the Blackfeet Indians.

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Difficulty

The road is decently maintained in the summer but can be quite challenging even with a few inches of snow. Watch for free ranging cattle.

Technical Rating

Status Reports

Be aware of the traffic pattern at the small bridge. There are staggered jersey barriers. We saw a one ton Chevy navigate it. Easy run, both ways. Jeep Wrangler Rubicon.. no need for 4wd. One loose section, but enough traction to pass it. Dust on the way out to 287 fromm 15. On the way back three were cattle on the roadway, but there were warning signs, and cattle grates at through gates. We had a little snow on the way out. Clear skies, but wet conditions on the way back towards 15. Nice road.

I was pleasantly surprised that it wasn't too muddy. Quite a bit of rain in the area the last couple of days, but dirt sections of the road were still easily passable on a motorcycle. I can see if it got too wet, a bike would have a hard time getting through, especially with a newbie off-roader like me. Really good trail for beginner riders!

Tessa S

Jun 08, 2025

2017 Chevrolet Silverado

Open

Normal

Dusty

This "traffic pattern adjustment" has not been added to the map. Please be aware!

Easy dirt road most of the time. Little bit on “off-roading” then back to road. Did this then went to the gulch trail next to it