What comes to mind when you think of Montana hiking trails? Probably the forested paths of the Bitterroot or the most famous hikes of Glacier National Park, all of which are beautiful. But there’s another side of Montana that has an entirely different look, and the Calypso Trail in Southeast Montana is a great way to get a better look at it.

The Calypso Trail is a 5.5 mile primitive road.

Vanessa Bishop / alltrails.com The path takes you through the Terry Badlands Wilderness Study Area, which is home to some very unique scenery.

The path provides accesses to the erosion-carved sandstone and clays of the wilderness area.

Jean Duhaime / allatrails.com Terry is an unexplored gem that many Montanans just see from the road as they pass through.

The road is named after Calypso, a now defunct railroad stop on the Milwaukee Railroad which was active over 100 years ago.

Jean Duhaime / allatrails.com The trail also served as a freight road, and rumor has it that it was even a bootleg trail.

This trail is a true hidden gem.

Jean Duhaime / alltrails.com Most people think of North Dakota as being the best place to see badlands, but the scenery at Terry Badlands is just as spectacular.

There are so services on the trail, so plan accordingly.

Ronnie Housh / alltrails.com It’s a primitive area, but somehow that makes it even more special.

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Vanessa Bishop / alltrails.com

The path takes you through the Terry Badlands Wilderness Study Area, which is home to some very unique scenery.

Jean Duhaime / allatrails.com

Terry is an unexplored gem that many Montanans just see from the road as they pass through.

The trail also served as a freight road, and rumor has it that it was even a bootleg trail.

Jean Duhaime / alltrails.com

Most people think of North Dakota as being the best place to see badlands, but the scenery at Terry Badlands is just as spectacular.

Ronnie Housh / alltrails.com

It’s a primitive area, but somehow that makes it even more special.

 

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