Custer Gallatin National Forest · Montana

Bozeman Creek

10 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 454 · trail class 4 · typical grade 12-20% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, horse, bike

Trailhead Sourdough/Bozeman Creek Trailhead Drive there

Sourdough/Bozeman Creek Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

season Year Long - Groomed for XC/Skate Ski in winter to

A popular route following a road base along Bozeman Creek to Mystic Lake. The lake offers good fishing for rainbow and cutthroat trout.

In winter a groomed classic and skate ski trail in partnership with Bridger Ski Foundation .

This trailhead on fs.usda.gov

All 817 trails in Custer Gallatin National ForestFind a trailForest on fs.usda.gov

About this trail's facts

The lines are the US Forest Service's National Forest System trails layer (public domain), read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end, and the class, surface, grade and tread width are the forest's own entries where it publishes them - a forest that publishes the centreline alone has none. The trailheads and the points along the way are the Service's recreation points, and the write-ups its own recarea text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the forest's own site before you go.