Off-Road Trails in Montana

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Learn more about Forest Service (FS) #2127-1
Forest Service (FS) #2127-1

Forest Service (FS) #2127-1

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…
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Total Miles
7.3
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Frog Pond Road
Frog Pond Road

Frog Pond Road

A simple, short trail with some beautiful views overlooking the Yellowstone Valley at times. Lots of water bars, some short, simple, steep grades. The road narrows as you get onto the trail. It would be…
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Total Miles
5.0
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Summer
Learn more about FS 313 North
FS 313 North

FS 313 North

This section of the Bitterroot-Rock Creek Divide trail, also known as FS 313, is ATV and dirt bike-only. North of Ambrose Point, FS 313 is open to all use, and south of the Sawmill intersection,…
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Total Miles
3.6
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about FS 313 South
FS 313 South

FS 313 South

This section of the Bitterroot-Rock Creek Divide trail, also known as USFS 313, is ATV and dirt bike-only. South of the Sawmill intersection, FS 313 is non-motorized. It's a well-used trail and consequently pretty rough…
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Total Miles
2.3
Tech Rating
4Moderate
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about FS 504
FS 504

FS 504

This 2.65-mile trail is a good connector from the Cold Spring Hill ATV trail on the west end to White Stallion Road on the east. It ends on the east near the Sleeping Child Divide…
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Total Miles
2.7
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about FS 78574
FS 78574

FS 78574

This road, FS 78574, is one of the few legal side roads from the West Fork Road. It leads to a series of dispersed campsites along the West Fork of Rock Creek. This dirt road…
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Total Miles
1.9
Tech Rating
4Moderate
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about FSR 47781
FSR 47781

FSR 47781

Montana Road 47781 isn't much of one at all, but more like a rutted track through the high grassland of Montana. With views of buttes and forest, the road proved challenging after rain and snow,…
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Total Miles
1.1
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about FSR 47782
FSR 47782

FSR 47782

Montana Road 47782 is a rutted, mud track that meanders through the Montana countryside and Custer National Forest. This road isn't much of one at all, but more like a rutted track through the high…
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Total Miles
1.2
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about FSR 47792
FSR 47792

FSR 47792

Montana Road 47792 is a rutted, mud track that meanders through the Montana Countryside and Custer National Forest. This road isn't much of one at all, but more like a rutted track through the high…
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Total Miles
4.2
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Garden Creek
Garden Creek

Garden Creek

This route picks up from the Divide Cutoff road and connects to HS 3000. There are several offshoots (many appear to be overgrown) from this section if one is willing to explore and spend a…
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Total Miles
7.9
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Garnet Ghost Town
Garnet Ghost Town

Garnet Ghost Town

This very potholed and deeply washboard trail leads from the beginning of the dirt section to Montana's best-preserved Ghost Town, Garnet. This site features some of the best-kept historical buildings of its kind. The trail…
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Total Miles
7.0
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Fall, Summer, Spring
Learn more about Gash Creek
Gash Creek

Gash Creek

Most of the trail up is a smooth easy graded road and would be no issue for any vehicle but it has been trimmed on either side of the road so it would be fine…
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Total Miles
7.0
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Gash Creek Singletrack
Gash Creek Singletrack

Gash Creek Singletrack

The trail starts right off the Forest Service road. The first half of the trail is smooth, flowy, simple - an easy 3. After the halfway point, the trail starts to climb north. If you…
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Total Miles
1.0
Tech Rating
6Moderate
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Gash Sweathouse Face Trail
Gash Sweathouse Face Trail

Gash Sweathouse Face Trail

Easy dirt forest road, less traveled and pretty overgrown. No problem for SxS and smaller vehicles. Small trucks and small 4x4 SUVs would make it but might incur scratches. Larger vehicles would need to do…
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Total Miles
2.5
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Gem Peak
Gem Peak

Gem Peak

This narrow, steep run to the top is rutted and rocky with a few loose climbs. There are excellent views, and if you're lucky, the lookout rental cabin road will be open for you to…
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Total Miles
1.6
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Fall, Summer, Spring
Learn more about German Gulch
German Gulch

German Gulch

Double track 50" ATV and motorcycle trail. Awesome flowing trail that is a little rocky at first but incredible later on. Watch for trail closures as you will be near the continental divide trail system.…
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Total Miles
13.8
Tech Rating
5Moderate
Best Time
Fall, Spring
Learn more about Gibbons Pass
Gibbons Pass

Gibbons Pass

This seven-mile section of the Gibbons Pass Road system is a smooth gravel road that is plenty wide for two vehicles to pass at nearly any point. The majority of this road is flat but…
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Total Miles
6.8
Tech Rating
1Easy
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Gilbert No Creek
Gilbert No Creek

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
3.4
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Fall, Summer, Spring
Learn more about Gird Creek
Gird Creek

Gird Creek

Gird Creek Trail splits off of the Gird Point Lookout Trail about 10 miles up from Skalkaho Highway. This trail is pretty easy overall, but some larger-sized rocks can be on the trail or the…
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Total Miles
7.3
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Gird Point Lookout
Gird Point Lookout

Gird Point Lookout

This is a short gravel trail that leads up to the Gird Point fire tower. The trail is gravel, and easily navigated by most vehicles. It also has several offshoots leading to hiking and other…
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Total Miles
15.1
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall

ATV trails in Montana

Learn more about $50,000 Silver Dollar Inn - FSR 288
$50,000 Silver Dollar Inn - FSR 288

$50,000 Silver Dollar Inn - FSR 288

This trail starts just to the North of the Old Montana Club on Timber Creek Road. The route is very wide and made up of gravel and some small areas of pavement. Gentle curves and…
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Total Miles
7.5
Tech Rating
1Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about 2103 West Fork Gold Creek
2103 West Fork Gold Creek

2103 West Fork Gold Creek

This trail starts as a spur off of Gold Creek road just before the locked gate at mile 7 bridge. The trail is a fairly high use road that was built for logging trucks so…
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Total Miles
5.7
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about 4W-7736 - Big Flat Trail
4W-7736 - Big Flat Trail

4W-7736 - Big Flat Trail

Big Flat (4W-7736) travels northwest from FSR 320 - Cedar Creek and parallels Oregon Gulch. It dips into deeper gulches than the surrounding area. Along this route, you will see large cedars, an old historic…
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Total Miles
3.6
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about 4W-7829 - Mink Peak Jeep Trail
4W-7829 - Mink Peak Jeep Trail

4W-7829 - Mink Peak Jeep Trail

Seasonal - Mink Peak Jeep Trail (4W-7829) West from Big Flat (4W-7736), just under 5 miles, and nears Mink Peak. This trail is a combination of dirt and loose rock with some off-camber out sloped…
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Total Miles
4.4
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall

UTV/side-by-side trails in Montana

Learn more about $50,000 Silver Dollar Inn - FSR 288
$50,000 Silver Dollar Inn - FSR 288

$50,000 Silver Dollar Inn - FSR 288

This trail starts just to the North of the Old Montana Club on Timber Creek Road. The route is very wide and made up of gravel and some small areas of pavement. Gentle curves and…
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Total Miles
7.5
Tech Rating
1Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about 2103 West Fork Gold Creek
2103 West Fork Gold Creek

2103 West Fork Gold Creek

This trail starts as a spur off of Gold Creek road just before the locked gate at mile 7 bridge. The trail is a fairly high use road that was built for logging trucks so…
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Total Miles
5.7
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about 4W-7736 - Big Flat Trail
4W-7736 - Big Flat Trail

4W-7736 - Big Flat Trail

Big Flat (4W-7736) travels northwest from FSR 320 - Cedar Creek and parallels Oregon Gulch. It dips into deeper gulches than the surrounding area. Along this route, you will see large cedars, an old historic…
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Total Miles
3.6
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about 4W-7829 - Mink Peak Jeep Trail
4W-7829 - Mink Peak Jeep Trail

4W-7829 - Mink Peak Jeep Trail

Seasonal - Mink Peak Jeep Trail (4W-7829) West from Big Flat (4W-7736), just under 5 miles, and nears Mink Peak. This trail is a combination of dirt and loose rock with some off-camber out sloped…
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Total Miles
4.4
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall

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