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Sponsors Needed
We need sponsors for a new, updated 2011 Main Street to the Mountains map. If you or your organization is interested in being a sponsor please contact GVLT. Call: (406) 587-8404 or Email: info@gvlt.org
GVLT Trail Maps
Maps are available for $2 at the GVLT office downtown and at the following Bozeman businesses:
- Ace/Owenhouse Bicycling & Fitness
- Bike Peddler
- Borders
- Bozeman Running Company
- Chalet Sports
- Chamber of Commerce
- Country Bookshelf
- Dee O Gee
- ERA Landmark Real Estate
- Gerty
- Girls Outdoors
- Helly Hansen
- Lehrkind Mansion
- Lewis & Clark Motel
- Magpie Guest House B&B
- Northern Lights Trading Company
- REI
- Round House Sports Center
- Schnee’s
- Second Wind Sports
- Sola Café
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Trail Safety & Etiquette
Please (all users)
- Be courteous and share the trails
- Stay on the trail
- Respect wildlife
- Don’t cut switchbacks
- Pick up litter
- Do not pick the flowers
Cyclists
- Stay to the right and pass on the left
- Pedestrians always have the right of way
- Yield to slower traffic
- Slow down on hidden corners
- Warn others when passing
- Don’t ride when it is wet
Dog Owners
- Keep your dog under control and near you
- Clean up after your dog
- Keep your dog on a leash or leave them at home if they don’t respond to voice command
How you can help
- Respect private property
- Carry out your trash
- Report trail maintenance needs
- Volunteer your time
- Pick up dog waste left by others
The Main Street to the Mountains trails are open to all non-motorized users
Main Street to the Mountains
Produced in 2007, this map includes all Bozeman’s in-town trails as well as several nearby public land trailheads. Note that this map does not include Drinking Horse Mountain and several other new trails. An updated map is planned in 2011. Click here to view map.
Highland East Nordic Ski Trails
Thanks to Bozeman Deaconess Hospital, 7.5 kilometers of new Nordic ski trails are now open to the public in the Hospital-owned fields east of Highland Boulevard, between Ellis Street and Kagy Boulevard. The new trails were cleared and mowed by Bridger Ski Foundation (BSF), with help from Gallatin Valley Land Trust (GVLT) and Gallatin County Conservation & Parks. BSF will be grooming the trails throughout the winter and the Bozeman Parks Division will be plowing the parking area. Bozeman Deaconess is granting use of their land on an annual basis. In coming years much of this land will be developed and the ski trails will be reconfigured. The development plans include extensive open space and parkland with permanent ski trails and dry season trails. Click here to view a four-page PDF with maps and information about these trails. Note that maps of other Nordic skiing areas groomed by BSF are available on the BSF website.
Chestnut Mountain
Just 10 minutes from downtown Bozeman, south of I-90 off the Trail Creek exit, the Chestnut Mountain Trail climbs 2200 feet in 4.6 miles past the spectacular Frog Rock pinnacles to the ridge of Chestnut Mountain. Click here to download a PDF.
Drinking Horse Mountain
Located on Bridger Drive across from the “M”, just minutes from Downtown, the trail offer a great day hike with spectacular views. Click here to download a PDF.
“Snowfill” Recreation Area
Located off McIlhattan Road, the Snowfill is Bozeman’s largest off-leash dog area. Thirty-seven acres of rolling terrain include the 1.25-mile Hedvig Flowers Memorial Trail as well as a great sledding hill and Nordic skiing. Click here to download a PDF.
Story Hills
Located off Story Mill road just south of the old Story Mill, this area is private property with 1.5 miles of single track, 1 mile of two-track, and 2.3 miles of dirt road open to the public through the generosity of the landowner. Please use this area respectfully to ensure continued public access. Click here to download PDF.
