Off-Road Trails in Montana

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Learn more about Calypso Trail
Calypso Trail

Calypso Trail

This trail is very easy when dry. It takes you through amazing scenery of the Terry Badlands. There are a few steep spots where it would be sketchy if conditions are wet. The trail consists…
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Total Miles
8.5
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Summer
Learn more about Camas Creek
Camas Creek

Camas Creek

The trail starts at a metal forest service gate. It is an in-and-out trail around 3 miles long and ends at a nice alpine lake. Just beyond the gate, the trail starts as a full…
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Total Miles
2.9
Tech Rating
6
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Camels Hump - FS 3800
Camels Hump - FS 3800

Camels Hump - FS 3800

Camels Hump Lookout is USFS road 3800, a lightly traveled gravel road through Lolo National Forest east of Henderson, Montana. The road is moderately traveled and has a mild incline never exceeding a 6% grade.…
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Total Miles
7.2
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Summer
Learn more about Camp Creek
Camp Creek

Camp Creek

It's a somewhat ironic name for this trail as no campsites were noticed along the route, and the creek was so overgrown that it wasn't visible. Regardless it is a well-maintained route from Highway 83…
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Total Miles
3.9
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Canyon ATV Trail
Canyon ATV Trail

Canyon ATV Trail

This is an unmarked trail for vehicles 50" or less. The east end starts off of WP832, another 50" trail. It's an easy two track in a low alpine terrain, below pine trees. The trail…
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Total Miles
1.5
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Canyon Creek - Quartz Hill
Canyon Creek - Quartz Hill

Canyon Creek - Quartz Hill

This route will take you through Vipond Park, a subalpine meadow. The southern approach to the meadow is a very steep single-lane road with limited turnouts, do not bring a trailer on this side. This…
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Total Miles
23.2
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Canyon Creek (3816)-Cromie Creek (236)
Canyon Creek (3816)-Cromie Creek (236)

Canyon Creek (3816)-Cromie Creek (236)

The route is mainly made up of gravel and dirt that can be dusty in dry conditions. The route is mainly two-lane with some narrow sections. The route will take you from 3300'-5500' at its…
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Total Miles
19.8
Tech Rating
2
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Canyon Creek Trail
Canyon Creek Trail

Canyon Creek Trail

This 3.4-mile-long ATV trail goes through the Gallatin National Forest and makes a loop off of Miles Creek Road. This trail is more faint and overgrown and less trafficked compared to the other ATV trails…
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Total Miles
3.4
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Carrol Creek
Carrol Creek

Carrol Creek

Carrol Creek is an easy 5 miles of ATV trail, designated for vehicles 50" or less. The south ends starts as a Jeep road, near the intersection with the Fairy Creek trail. After 1,000 feet…
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Total Miles
5.0
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Carrot Divide
Carrot Divide

Carrot Divide

Carrot Divide Trail is 3.4 miles long through the Gallatin National Forest and has incredible views of Montana's Madison Mountain Range. The east end starts off of the Oil Well ATV trail on a beautiful…
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Total Miles
3.0
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Caruthers Lake
Caruthers Lake

Caruthers Lake

A great scenic trail with a few interesting spots with tight trees and big rocks. This routes gives you the opportunity to do a bit of exploring so leave a little extra time for that…
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Total Miles
5.7
Tech Rating
6Easy
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Cattle Drive to Bear Gulch
Cattle Drive to Bear Gulch

Cattle Drive to Bear Gulch

This 12-mile trail starts at Montana Highway 69 near Boulder, MT, at the intersection with Cattle Drive Road. You drive along the Boulder River, go under I-15, and then turn into Galena Gulch on the…
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Total Miles
12.6
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Cedar Creek Road - Oregon Lakes
Cedar Creek Road - Oregon Lakes

Cedar Creek Road - Oregon Lakes

The route begins on a hard-packed dirt-gravel road from Superior. The road is mainly two lanes with plenty of room to pass for the first 21 miles and slowly narrows to one lane with room…
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Total Miles
18.1
Tech Rating
1Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Cedar Ridge NF-1690
Cedar Ridge NF-1690

Cedar Ridge NF-1690

Cedar Ridge NF-1690 is an easy 4x4 trail located north of Columbia Falls, Montana, and is accessed directly from N Fork Road. The gravel surface is generally smooth, with a few potholes and occasional standing…
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Total Miles
3.9
Tech Rating
1Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Cedar Run Ridge
Cedar Run Ridge

Cedar Run Ridge

If you love a trail with non-stop twists and turns but no significant elevation change, this is the one for you. This easy connector trail runs right along the ridgeline far above Highway 12, with…
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Total Miles
13.1
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Fall, Summer, Spring
Learn more about Centennial Divide
Centennial Divide

Centennial Divide

This easy and scenic route connects Montana's Centennial Valley and Ruby River Reservoir. Along its path, you'll pass a well-known bison ranch, trace portions of the Ruby River, and spend most of your trip flanked…
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Total Miles
57.1
Tech Rating
1Easy
Best Time
Summer
Learn more about Chaffin Creek Hart Gulch
Chaffin Creek Hart Gulch

Chaffin Creek Hart Gulch

Chaffin Creek Hart Gulch is another trail in the Trapper Chaffin area, and it is unclear what vehicles are allowed on it. At the beginning of the trail, a sign says the trail is open…
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Total Miles
5.0
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Champion Pass
Champion Pass

Champion Pass

This trail is a slightly more challenging route from Interstate 90 east, over the continental Divide at Champion Pass. The easier route begins near Deer Lodge and meets this one at Orofino campground. After exiting…
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Total Miles
25.5
Tech Rating
3Moderate
Best Time
Summer
Learn more about Chipmunk Creek
Chipmunk Creek

Chipmunk Creek

Chipmunk Creek is a challenging single track in the Lolo National Forest in Montana right near the state line with Idaho. The north end starts from an ATV trail off of Cooper Pass, and has…
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Total Miles
1.8
Tech Rating
8Difficult
Best Time
Fall, Summer, Spring
Learn more about Cinnamon Buck
Cinnamon Buck

Cinnamon Buck

Cinnamon Buck starts on the south end after a short piece of road after the Cinnamon Meadow trail. It goes for 6.4 miles until it gets to the Buck Ridge ATV Trail. It drops down…
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Total Miles
6.3
Tech Rating
4Moderate
Best Time
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
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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