Off-Road Trails in Montana

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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
6
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
Learn more about Gloria Mine Trail
Gloria Mine Trail

Gloria Mine Trail

This trail starts out as an easy Forest Service road but gradually gets narrower and steeper the further you go. The last couple of miles are very steep, with extremely tight switchbacks with loose rocks…
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Total Miles
4.4
Tech Rating
5Moderate
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Gold Creek
Gold Creek

Gold Creek

Beautiful road with views to enjoy, some points you can see the town below. There isn't much for camping, maybe a spot or two. Dirt or rocky road, typically unmaintained after rain or snow. You…
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Total Miles
7.2
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Gold Creek to 7 Mile Bridge
Gold Creek to 7 Mile Bridge

Gold Creek to 7 Mile Bridge

This is an easy dirt trail out to the 7 Mile Bridge. There is a locked gate at the bridge, but one can continue on foot across, and there is a nice dispersed campsite on…
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Total Miles
6.3
Tech Rating
1Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Gold Creek Trail
Gold Creek Trail

Gold Creek Trail

Easy dirt trail safe for most 4WD and 2WD vehicles all the way to the Gold Creek Campground. The trail continues past the Gold Creek campground but turns into 4WD high clearance only. The trail…
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Total Miles
6.5
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Gold Creek Trail 126 (Seasonal Access)
Gold Creek Trail 126 (Seasonal Access)

Gold Creek Trail 126 (Seasonal Access)

At mile 7 of Gold Creek, you reach a bridge with a BLM gate. (This gate is closed during certain times of the year by the BLM for the bear population to breed.) It's open…
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Total Miles
4.2
Tech Rating
1Easy
Best Time
Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Golden Trout Lakes #83
Golden Trout Lakes #83

Golden Trout Lakes #83

The Golden Trout Lakes is a short trail that starts at the Upper Portal Trailhead at a big dirt parking lot. It goes south through the dense forest on a wide dirt path with lots…
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Total Miles
0.7
Tech Rating
4Moderate
Best Time
Summer
Learn more about Goose Creek Trailhead
Goose Creek Trailhead

Goose Creek Trailhead

This route is a standard gravel road that is similar to many roads that take you to remote trailheads in Montana and across the mountain west. There are plenty of potholes and washboard sections of…
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Total Miles
1.9
Tech Rating
1Easy
Best Time
Summer, Spring, Fall
Learn more about Goose Lake
Goose Lake

Goose Lake

A scenic, pleasant trail that takes you to the edge of the Absaroka-Beartooth wilderness. This trail has snow late into the summer, and it may be impassable due to snow into late July, or you…
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Total Miles
7.9
Tech Rating
5Moderate
Best Time
Summer
Learn more about Granite Creek Road (161/49)
Granite Creek Road (161/49)

Granite Creek Road (161/49)

This is a regularly maintained Forest Service Road that takes you from the Tobacco Mountains down to Highway 287, approximately 3 miles southwest of Nevada City, Montana. The route takes you to some very interesting…
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Total Miles
11.0
Tech Rating
1Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Granite Lake
Granite Lake

Granite Lake

Fairly easy trail with some great views. Trail got narrow in some spots from freshly cut trees. Some quick switchbacks could be challenging in a longer wheelbase. Not a lot of traffic on the trail…
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Total Miles
5.1
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Summer
Learn more about Granite Mine Ghost Town
Granite Mine Ghost Town

Granite Mine Ghost Town

This unimproved and fairly steep dirt road leads from Phillipsburg, MT, east into the mountains to the Granite ghost town and mine, and the Bimetalllic mine complex, now a state park property. Roads require high…
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Total Miles
3.6
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Summer
Learn more about Granite Ridge Trail 239
Granite Ridge Trail 239

Granite Ridge Trail 239

Granite Ridge is mostly a single track trail connecting FS 4200 (Granite Ridge) to FS 595 near Lolo Pass. The single track starts about 2.8 miles from the junction of FS 4200 (Granite Ridge) and…
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Total Miles
6.5
Tech Rating
4Moderate
Best Time
Summer

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
2
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
3
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
2
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
3
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall

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