Custer Gallatin National Forest · Montana
Canyon Creek
3.4 mi of trail, end to end · Red Canyon Creek: 9 mi round trip in the Service's write-up · native material surface · trail No. 507 · trail class 4 · hiking, horse, bike, motorcycle, atv, e-bike · motorized use allowed
Begins at the forest's mile 0, 45.8079, -110.8047 - no trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins
Red Canyon Creek 9 mi round trip · the Forest Service's write-up
Trail #205 Red Canyon Creek is a distance of 9 miles roundtrip with elevation gain of 1900 feet. The trail connects to Cabin Creek Divide and multiple connector trails both motorized and non-motorized.
Refer to Forest Map and Motor Vehicle Use Map for motorized trail seasons dates
The Red Cub Motorcycle Trail is accessible from this route and it is one of the main access points to Cabin Creek Cabin - the only backcountry cabin on the Hebgen Lake Ranger District.
Trail provides great views of Skyline Ridge and connects to Trail #206 and #151.
This hike on fs.usda.gov
Every trail in Custer Gallatin National Forest
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.
