Bridger Creek Trail

Bridger Creek Trail is a short, out-and-back cross-country ski route in Montana, about 7 miles from the town of Springhill. The trail is only about a third of a mile long, with a total climb of about 34 feet, so it is a quick addition to a day of skiing in the area. The route is flat for most of its length, with the steepest stretch coming at about 0.05 miles in, where the grade reaches about 6 percent. The high point is 5979 feet, and the low point is 5938 feet, so the trail sits at roughly 5940 feet. Winter is the natural season for this trail. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Bozeman show January highs around 34°F with lows near 15°F and about nine snow days. That station sits roughly 1,000 feet lower than the trail, so temperatures on the trail run cooler. Several other cross-country ski routes lie within a quarter mile, including Bridger Ck Connector, Crosscut and Forsythe Meadow Trail. Climbers can find Wolverine Bowl about 2.7 miles away.