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6.6

Miles

10.6

KM

Point to Point

8,958' 2,730 m

High

5,550' 1,692 m

Low

3,444' 1,050 m

Up

36' 11 m

Down

10%

Avg Grade (6°)

39%

Max Grade (21°)

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Features Birding · Views · Wildflowers · Wildlife

Designated access across private land to the west central Bridgers. Please respect private land and stay on the designated access. There is a parking area at the end of the road. The last one mile of road is very rough and is not suitable for low clearance vehicles.

Description

This trail is most popular for mountain biking, but is a great way to connect up to the Bridger Ridge Trail #513 from the west side of the Bridgers if you are looking for a long walk. About halfway up to the ridge, the trail becomes too steep for bikes and makes for great hiking up to the Sacagawea Pass, and the adventurous can press on to Sacagawea Peak.

There are two 'trailheads' for Corbly. The first isn't really a trailhead, but it's where cars without high clearance park. If you have some good clearance on your vehicle, you can drive further up the road about a mile, and park right where the singletrack starts. Once on the singletrack, the trail twists and turns and switchbacks up until a first creek crossing about 2.5 miles in. Continue on and the trail continues to switchback until finally it opens up and you get an incredible view of the Gallatin Valley. Keep going until the 2nd creek crossing and the trail starts to steepen dramatically, and sustains a steep grade up towards treeline, where a final few switchbacks take you to the Sacagawea Pass.

Contacts

Shared By:

Sam H with improvements by Charlie Avis

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#35

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Photos

Mountain goat
Apr 23, 2015 near Bozeman, MT
Heading down into Corbly Gulch.
Aug 27, 2021 near Bozeman, MT
Fireweed popping off in Corbly Gulch
Aug 27, 2021 near Bozeman, MT
Glacier Lily along the Corbly Gulch Trail
May 20, 2015 near Bozeman, MT
Looking down as you make the ridge below the peak. People at bottom of snow field for scale.
Jul 10, 2019 near Bozeman, MT
Start of the North Cottonwood and Corbly Gulch trails
Jul 26, 2018 near Bozeman, MT

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Jun 13, 2020
Kathy Higgins
Up and back
May 17, 2020
Patrick Moran
Started on road, 1 mi to trailhead. Lots of bikes. 2.5mi — 1h 30m
Jul 4, 2019
Renee Kerznar
Start ascent to Ridge 5.7mi — 7h 50m
Jun 23, 2019
Rob Jones
May 13, 2019
Emma Healy
Parked about 3/4mi down from the parking lot, made it until the snow covered the trail, after the last set of switchbacks (2.97mi on map). Car coul… 7.5mi — 3h 45m
Dec 31, 2018
Warren S
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