Montana · Cross-country skiing

Brackett Creek Trail

0.9 mi
round trip
309 ft
climb
6,298 ft
high point
Out and back
route
May–Sep
best months

Is Brackett Creek Trail open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Bozeman Ranger District. It doesn't name Brackett Creek Trail, so check the source for the area it covers (16 listed).

As of · Source: USFS · Bozeman Ranger District. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Brackett Creek Trail is a short, out-and-back cross-country ski route in Montana's Custer Gallatin National Forest, within the Bozeman Ranger District. The route starts and ends at nearly the same elevation, with a total climb of about 310 feet, and it's rated hard. The trail covers roughly 1.9 miles, and the steepest stretch comes at about 0.5 miles in, where the grade reaches 8%. The most comfortable months for skiing tend to be January and February, when typical highs at a nearby weather station sit around 33 to 34°F with lows in the mid-teens. That station sits several hundred feet lower than the trail, so temperatures up top run a little cooler. June and July are the warmest, with typical highs near 68 to 79°F. Several other ski routes lie close by. Going Out is about 0.2 miles away, and Montagne's Meander and Brackett Return are each about 0.3 miles off. For climbing, Lower Replica is roughly 1.9 miles away.

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