FEATURED TRAIL

Sunset Hills All-Abilities Trails

Description

Discover a vibrant network of all-abilities trails around the 30-acre open field of Sunset Hills, located between Lindley Park and Bozeman Health Deaconess Regional Medical Center.

Sunset Hills features trails with a range of surfaces, allowing users to gradually increase their comfort level with different trail types. The trails can accommodate a variety of adaptive devices, such as hiking wheelchairs, adaptive mountain bikes, and other mobility aids. All-abilities trails also make an ideal place for people to develop their biking skills before progressing to more challenging trails, such as those found in nearby Highland Glen.

  • 🟢  Easy

  • 2.9 miles of available trail (1.68 miles at Sunset Hills and 1.22 miles at the Softball Complex)

  • Combination of paved shared-use paths and gravel and natural surface accessible trails

  • Summer: mountain biking, walking
    Winter: Nordic skiing

  • The natural surface trails can be muddy in the fall and spring. In the winter, trails are groomed by Bridger Ski Foundation and are for cross-country skiing only. Walking is not permitted on the groomed ski trails.

  • Parking, including accessible spaces, is available at the Softball Complex off Highland Boulevard and Ellis Street.

  • Allowed on-leash

  • Restrooms are open from May to October within the Softball Complex. There are multiple entrances to the trails from Highland Boulevard, the Lindley Center, and Ellis Street.

  • The parking lot at the Softball Complex is an asphalt surface with dedicated accessible spaces and curb cuts for exiting the parking area onto the trails. The trails at Sunset Hills are designed to accommodate a variety of adaptive devices, such as hiking wheelchairs, adaptive mountain bikes, and other mobility aids.

  • Call Bozeman Parks and Recreation at 406-582-2290.

Trail History

Already a hub of winter trails managed by the Bridger Ski Foundation, Sunset Hills had not historically been maintained outside of the winter season. However, when Bozeman’s future land use map reclassified the area as Parks and Open Space in 2023, GVLT identified an opportunity to advance one of the primary goals of our Trails program—Expanding Access.

At GVLT, we believe that trails are for everyone. All members of our community, regardless of physical abilities, should have the same opportunities to experience the adventure, challenge, fulfillment, social bonding, and essential physical and mental health benefits of our trail system.

In partnership with the City of Bozeman Parks and Recreation Department, GVLT in 2025 built a vibrant trail network around the 30-acre open field of Sunset Hills, designed to be accessible to all ages and abilities. During this process, GVLT consulted with key stakeholders, including Age-Friendly Bozeman, Eagle Mount, Bridger Ski Foundation, Bozeman Youth Cycling, Bozeman Cyclocross, Southwest Montana Mountain Bike Association, and a U.S. Paralympic coach and athletes, to ensure the trails offer the best experience for a variety of user groups and abilities.

As part of the project, the City of Bozeman improved accessibility at the Bozeman Softball Complex by adding dedicated accessible parking, benefiting both trail users and those attending events at the complex.

This project was made possible, in part, through generous support from Bozeman Health, AARP, Athletic Brewing Two for the Trails, the Gallatin County Open Lands Program, Gloria Catinchi in honor of Judy Tschache Trent, and Susan Pederson.