Custer Gallatin National Forest · Montana

Sypes Canyon

3.2 mi of trail, end to end · about 1,600 ft of climbing · 5,211 ft–6,829 ft · native material surface · trail No. 531 · trail class 3 · typical grade 12-20% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, horse, bike

5,749 ft 6,829 ft · 2.0 mi high 6,829 ft

Trailhead Sypes Canyon Trailhead 5,210 ft Drive there

Sypes Canyon Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

season Year Long - slippery and icy in winter to

Trailhead is at the end of Sypes Canyon Road, located within Sypes Canyon Subdivision.

Please respect private land and stay on designated access route .

Popular hiking route, providing access to the southern end of the Bridgers and connecting to multiple trail options with the Bridger Foothills Trail.

Motorized vehicles are prohibited on this trail.

This trailhead on fs.usda.gov

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About this trail's facts

The lines are the US Forest Service's National Forest System trails layer (public domain), read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end, and the class, surface, grade and tread width are the forest's own entries where it publishes them - a forest that publishes the centreline alone has none. The trailheads and the points along the way are the Service's recreation points, and the write-ups its own recarea text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the forest's own site before you go.