Hikes near Bozeman

Drinking Horse Mountain

Bozeman10 minutes from Bozeman700 ft gain
Drinking Horse Mountain is a 2.3-mile loop located just across the road from the M trailhead. If you've ever shown up to hike the M and found the parking lot overflowing, Drinking Horse is your backup...

Kirk Hill

Bozeman12 minutes from Bozeman650 ft gain
Kirk Hill Natural Area sits on South 19th Avenue about ten minutes from downtown Bozeman. The trail system has three numbered loops that branch off a main stem, all climbing through dense old-growth D...

North Cottonwood

Bozeman25 minutes from Bozeman2,000 ft gain
North Cottonwood doesn't give you a summit or a lake. It gives you a long, steady climb into the Bridger Range along a creek drainage, with the forest thinning as you go and wide views opening up as y...

Peets Hill/Burke Park

Bozeman3 minutes from Bozeman102 ft gain
Peets Hill at Burke Park sits half a mile from downtown Bozeman and serves as the centerpiece of the Main Street to Mountains trail system, the network of connected paths that links downtown Bozeman t...

Ross Pass

Bozeman35 minutes from Bozeman1,000 ft gain
Ross Pass sits at the edge of what most Bozeman hikes are willing to give you. The trail starts along Brackett Creek, climbs through a mix of forest and open hillside, and deposits you at a signed pas...

Sourdough / Bozeman Creek

Bozeman15 minutes from Bozeman1,620 ft gain
Bozeman Creek Trail, otherwise known as Sourdough Canyon Trail, is the go-to hike for people who want to get outside without driving too far. The trail follows an old road grade along Bozeman Creek, m...

The Bridger Ridge Trail

Bozeman4,060 ft gain
Most hikes near Bozeman take you to something: a lake, a waterfall, a summit. The Bridger Ridge Trail is different. For 18.7 miles you walk the spine of the Bridger Mountains, above treeline for most ...

Triple Tree Trail

Bozeman12 minutes from Bozeman900 ft gain
Triple Tree Trail is a 5.4-mile lollipop loop off Sourdough Road on the south side of Bozeman. The trail starts through open ranch meadows alongside split-rail fences, crosses Limestone Creek on a boa...