Wild Bill (Blacktail-Wild Bill ORV System)

Flathead NF, west of Kalispell, MT

Difficult
Wild Bill (Blacktail-Wild Bill ORV System)
Distance
13 miles of trail system
Season
Roughly June to October
Rig needed
High clearance 4x4; lockers earn their keep
Difficulty
Difficult

Three legs — Blacktail (FR 917), Upper Dayton Creek (FR 918) and Wild Bill (FR 919) — between Lakeside and Kila. What makes it unusual is that the local clubs got permission to build challenge features into the forest roads, so alongside the natural rock ledges and mud holes there are tractor tires and log crawls waiting for you. A National Recreation Trail since 1979 and a Jeep Badge of Honor trail. Pick your line: there is something here whether you are stock or built.

Watch the run

Trailhead

48.03078, -114.44155 — opens directions in Google Maps

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