Custer Gallatin National Forest · Montana
Eldridge
8.8 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 172 · trail class 2 · typical grade 12-20% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, horse, bike
Trailhead Eldridge Trailhead Drive there
Eldridge Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up
Smaller trailhead with multiple trail options to the north and south connecting other trails. Trails include #172 and #223 to Albino Lake which is a popular horse route to the Lake.
This trailhead 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.