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Recommended Routes in Gallatin National Forest - 36

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Favorite 1500 feet of vertical rock - from the The Beaten Path Trail
Intermediate/Difficult Intermediate/Difficult

The Beaten Path

26.6 mi 42.8 km 3,806' Up 1160.12 m Up 2,066' Down 629.67 m Down

Red Lodge, MT
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Favorite Lava Lake
Intermediate/Difficult Intermediate/Difficult

Lava Lake Trail

5.7 mi 9.1 km 1,581' Up 481.85 m Up 1,579' Down 481.15 m Down

Big Sky, MT
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Favorite South bound view from top of Sacagawea Peak.
Difficult Difficult

Bridger Ridge Traverse

18.7 mi 30.1 km 4,060' Up 1237.47 m Up 6,840' Down 2084.7 m Down

Bozeman, MT
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Favorite The trip back down
Difficult Difficult

Pine Creek Lake

10.4 mi 16.7 km 3,391' Up 1033.58 m Up 3,391' Down 1033.51 m Down

Livingston, MT
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Favorite Hyalite basin
Intermediate Intermediate

Hyalite Peak

15.0 mi 24.1 km 3,245' Up 989.1 m Up 3,245' Down 988.98 m Down

Bozeman, MT
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Favorite Bozeman as seen from Drinking Horse Mountain.
Intermediate Intermediate

Drinking Horse Mountain

2.3 mi 3.7 km 643' Up 196.07 m Up 643' Down 196.03 m Down

Bozeman, MT
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Favorite On the Sky Rim Trail, looking west toward Dailey Pass.
Difficult Difficult

Sky Rim - West

19.4 mi 31.3 km 4,313' Up 1314.66 m Up 4,313' Down 1314.57 m Down

Gardiner, MT
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Favorite 20 minutes into the Sypes Canyon trail
Intermediate Intermediate

Sypes Canyon Trail

6.4 mi 10.3 km 1,599' Up 487.52 m Up 1,599' Down 487.36 m Down

Bozeman, MT
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Favorite The Gallatin Mountain Range from the Gallatin Divide
Difficult Difficult

Gallatin Crest Trail

23.7 mi 38.1 km 5,046' Up 1537.98 m Up 3,626' Down 1105.35 m Down

Big Sky, MT
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Gallatin National Forest Running

  • 2,291 Miles 3,687 Kilometers of Trail
  • 36 Recommended Routes
  • 88 Easy Trails Easy Trails
  • 216 Intermediate Trails Intermediate Trails
  • 211 Difficult Trails Difficult Trails
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Trails in Gallatin National Forest - 479

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16.3 mi 26.2 km #1East Rosebud Trail
Intermediate/Difficult Intermediate/Difficult
Red Lodge, MT
Intermediate/Difficult Intermediate/Difficult
Red Lodge, MT
4.1 mi 6.6 km #2Cottonwood Lake
Intermediate Intermediate
Livingston, MT
Intermediate Intermediate
Livingston, MT
2.9 mi 4.6 km #3Lava Lake Trail #77
Intermediate Intermediate
Big Sky, MT
Intermediate Intermediate
Big Sky, MT
10.7 mi 17.3 km #4Sky Rim Trail
Difficult Difficult
Big Sky, MT
Difficult Difficult
Big Sky, MT
5.7 mi 9.1 km #5East Fork Hyalite Creek Trail #434
Intermediate Intermediate
Bozeman, MT
Intermediate Intermediate
Bozeman, MT
1.4 mi 2.3 km #6Lake Mary Trail #1B
Difficult Difficult
Red Lodge, MT
Difficult Difficult
Red Lodge, MT
6.6 mi 10.6 km #7Corbly Gulch Trail #544
Intermediate/Difficult Intermediate/Difficult
Bozeman, MT
Intermediate/Difficult Intermediate/Difficult
Bozeman, MT
16.7 mi 26.9 km #8Sweet Grass Trail
Very Difficult Very Difficult
Big Timber, MT
Very Difficult Very Difficult
Big Timber, MT
9.1 mi 14.7 km #9Buffalo Horn Trail
Difficult Difficult
Big Sky, MT
Difficult Difficult
Big Sky, MT
24.6 mi 39.7 km #10Bangtail Divide Trail
Intermediate/Difficult Intermediate/Difficult
Bozeman, MT
Intermediate/Difficult Intermediate/Difficult
Bozeman, MT

Photos of Gallatin National Forest - 332

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Wounded Man Lake.
Apr 25, 2015 near Cooke City, MT
Looking west just south of Rattlesnake Butte at sunset.
Apr 24, 2016 near Gardiner, MT
The Down River Ski Loop goes right along the Madison River for a good ways.
May 2, 2016 near West Ye…, MT
Shelf Lake
Nov 29, 2018 near Gardiner, MT
North bound along the ridge to Baldy.
Aug 27, 2021 near Bozeman, MT
North bound along the ridge toward Ross Pass.
Aug 27, 2021 near Bozeman, MT
North bound at Ross Pass.
Aug 27, 2021 near Bozeman, MT
South bound view from top of Sacagawea Peak.
Aug 27, 2021 near Bozeman, MT
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