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Exerter Creek Crossing - The Outlaw Trail Part IX

Exeter Creek Train Robbery

Photography by Larry E. Heck

We used the Mountain Acres RV park as a starting point since we camped there. The only place to get gasoline is in Winifred, but it is closed on Sunday and after 6 p.m. on other days. Supplies are very limited and should be purchased in Lewistown. Some vehicles will require extra gas if not topped off in Winifred.

TRIP METER LATITUDE LONGITUDE NOTES
0.0 47 4.1770 109 25.6833 Lewistown, Montana. Mountain Acres RV campground on north side of town. Turn on Highway 191 and go north.
9.1 47 11.3945 109 24.4718 Left at sign for Denton on State Route 81.
18.9/0 47 14.3576 109 34.1516 Turn right on Plum Creek Rd. Reset trip meter.
12.1 47 21.0928 109 28.4561 Left fork, then left on Salt Creek Rd.
19.7 47 27.1178 109 29.3299 Stay on Salt Creek Rd.
21.4 47 28.0280 109 28.4492 Left turn.
22.4 47 28.8306 109 28.4418 Follow Salt Creek Rd. right.
24.0 47 28.9888 109 26.5370 Left on Thrill Hills Rd.
28.3 47 30.6907 109 22.9790 Left fork.
32.0/0.0 47 33.5740 109 22.5386 Winifred, Montana. Café and supplies. Road to this point was hilly and muddy. Tires spinning a lot may have added a lot to the odometer. Reset trip meter.
0.0 47 33.5617 109 22.4820 Leave Winifred on D-Y Trail at east side of town.
1.9 47 34.1713 109 20.6879 Turn right, staying on D-Y Trail toward Middle Two Calf Rd. Stafford Ferry is left.
4.8 47 35.0407 109 18.1327 Turn right, staying on D-Y Trail toward Middle Two Calf Rd.
8.8 47 35.0541 109 13.0380 Turn left, staying on D-Y Trail toward Middle Two Calf Rd. Follow main road, staying on D-Y Trail.
18.3 47 41.5305 109 10.1232 Right fork staying on D-Y Trail.
24.9/0.0 47 43.1546 109 3.4612 Left fork. Reset trip meter.
2.0 47 43.532 109 0.432 Right fork. BLM sign ahead.
3.6 47 42.861 108 58.663 Left on Lower Two Calf Rd.
4.7/0 47 42.5899 108 57.3568 Left goes to ferry crossing on Power Plant Rd. This is a very steep road. Reset trip meter.
2.3 47 43.7471 108 56.0817 Cow Island Ferry crossing. Back at top at intersection. Reset trip meter.
6.5 47 41.6863 108 50.4566 The view to the left is the mouth of Hideaway Coulee. Grand Island is out of view around the corner on the right.
12.4 47 38.7441 108 47.2714 Right fork across Two Calf Creek.
14.4 47 38.0267 108 45.9664 Left fork.
18.5 47 37.4234 108 41.3222 Left on paved Hwy. 191.
Take the paved Hwy. 191 to the historic marker for the Little Rockies.
TRIP METER LATITUDE LONGITUDE NOTES
0.0 47 47.7456 108 38.0160 Historic marker. Take Hwy. 66 going north.
1.5/0.0 47 48.9877 108 38.2202 Left is the turnoff for Hideaway Coulee. Stay straight. Reset trip meter.
2.8 47 51.3048 108 38.8097 Right to Landusky.
6.0 47 53.8276 108 37.6089 Left is campground; straight is Landusky.
0.0 47 47.7456 108 38.0160 Historic Marker. Go north toward Malta. Reset trip meter.
20.6/0.0 47 57.8609 108 18.1979 After Mile Post 122, turn left toward Lodgepole. Go straight at intersections not otherwise noted. Reset trip meter.
9.9 48 5.3375 108 17.1963 Left fork at the Y. Now headed north.
24.5 48 17.5151 108 15.5538 Right turn. Road going straight is paved.
32.8 48 17.5066 108 5.1132 Left turn.
38.2/0.0 48 22.1027 108 4.7808 Cross tracks and turn right in town of Wagner. Reset trip meter.
5.4 48 22.0495 108 57.9225 Exeter Creek Bridge is on the right. Turn left and go to highway. Turn right on highway for historic marker.
5.7 48 22.1418 107 57.9198 Historic marker.
9.9 48 21.8060 107 52.6921 Malta, Montana. West Side gas station. Motels and campgrounds are available but sit alongside the railroad tracks with trains passing very often.
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