Freezeout Creek

4/5 (7 reviews)
Cameron, Montana (Madison County)
Last Updated: 05/28/2023

Trail Information

Highlights

Freezout Creek is located in the Beaverhead National Forest just south of Ennis, MT, in the Gravelly Mountain Range. This trail is just under 5 miles long and is one of three trails that make up the 15-mile loop back to Standard Creek Road. This trail, along with many of the surrounding trails, offers incredible views of the surrounding mountain ranges and the valleys below. The sound of the wind through the tall pines and rattling of the Aspen leaves along with the babbling of the creeks will make you want to come back and continue to explore even more of what these mountains have to offer. There are hundreds of miles of dirt roads on this stretch of the Mountain Range from down in the valleys to nearly 10,000 feet up for everyone in the family to enjoy.

Trail Difficulty and Assessment

Trail Navigation

Trail Reviews

4/5 (7)
Official Crew
33350
Not Reported
Visited: 05/28/2023

Many trails have remained closed longer than usual due to lingering snow. The status of these trails has not been reported.
Official Crew
33350
Not Reported
Visited: 05/28/2023

Many trails have remained closed longer than usual due to lingering snow. The status of these trails has not been reported.
Official Crew
33350
Open
Rated 4/5
Visited: 09/03/2022
Difficulty Accuracy: Spot On

The trail was in good shape and had no obstacles. Hard to beat a day in the mountains.
Official Crew
33350
Open
Rated 4/5
Visited: 09/18/2021

We hit many trails this afternoon looking for critters. We started out crossing the Madison River at Hutchins Bridge, heading up West Fork Madison to Standard Creek, turning left at Soap Creek, and following it through Flatiron Mountain and Freezeout Creek, making the loop back to Standard Creek. The trails were in great shape. Once back at Standard Creek Road, we were amazed to have seen nine deer on this short loop, so we decided to head back down Standard Creek to West Fork Madison, where we saw a doe and two tiny fawns, then up Jackpine Gulch to East Bench. We had to clear a couple of downed trees from East Bench; otherwise, there were no issues with this trail. We saw two more deer on the way in and hiked around the end of the trail for a few. It was a surprise looking through the charred tree at how close we were to Cliff Lake. Headed back out, we took Jackknife out to Cliff Lake Bench and watched the sunset. Driving out in the twilight, we saw a couple of elk and a few more doe and fawn. All in all, on this trip we saw 19 of these four-legged critters. That's usually pretty close to our tally for an entire summer. For one evening, that was amazing!
Open
Rated 4/5
Visited: 09/22/2020

Freezeout Creek is 1 of 3 trails that when connected comprise a full loop of a trail that will start and end off the Standard Creek trail. There are some fun little offshoot trails specifically on Freezeout Creek along with a midway stop that has some spectacular views. On the day I rode this trail it was dry and in great shape so no real obstacles to speak of.

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