Ousel Falls Montana: Easy Hike With Epic Views

Ousel Falls Trailhead is about 2 miles south of the Big Sky City Center
Ousel Falls is about a 1.6 mile hike
The trail runs alongside the Gallatin River

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Ousel Falls Is Just Outside Of Big Sky, Montana

Outside Bozeman rates the trail as easy and gorgeous.

1.6 miles round trip
Should take a total of around 45 minutes
Elevation gain is 400 feet
Can be hiked year round

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How Do You Find Ousel Falls?

From Visit Montana:

Take Highway 191 South toward Big Sky from Four Corners
Drive past Meadow Golf Course
Turn right onto Big Sky Spur Road for 3 miles
Turn left onto Ousel Falls road
On the left, Ousel Falls Park sign and trailhead

The Reviews of Ousel Falls Are In And They're Fantastic

Trip Advisor has a lot of reviews of this natural phenomenon, and all but 5 are great out of around 500 reviews.

Debby B said of Ousel Falls:

"Jul 2024 • Solo

Ousel Falls is a quick well maintained trail to beautiful waterfalls. I recommend this to anyone visiting! I saw older people, small children and many dogs. There are benches along the way if you get winded. It starts out going downhil the flat across a bridge, then uphill, downhill and uphill again then back. The elevation change had me sitting at benches along the way, but I did it and Im in my mid sixties and out of shape. If I could do it anyone can and its so worth it!"

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morgermain was at Ousel Falls just after Christmas, 2024:

Dec 2024 • Family

Worth the drive from Bozeman! Hyalite Canyon was impossible to drive through, so we decided to try Ousel Falls. I don’t hike much, and the air is thinner than it is at my home, so this hike was perfect for me. Snow was packed down enough for me to hike with just my Brooks tennis shoes. This would be ok for older kids. It took us 45 minutes to the falls and back, even with a couple of stops for me to catch my breath. It was a perfect post-Christmas-food-binge hike.

Check out the waterfall

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