Trail Time Share
To alleviate user conflict, the Forest Service recently implemented “timeshares” – usage schedules segregating hikers, bikers, horse riders, and motorcyclists. During the summer, these trails are closed to certain users on certain days. See below for a table of timeshares for the Gallatin National Forest. Data current as of 12/13/11, courtesy Gallatin National Forest.
Trail Time Share Configuration:
Key: H=Hikers S=Stock Users M=Motorcyclists B=Mountain Bikers
Table indicates days open to use
| Trail | Dates | Sa | Su | M | T | W | Th | F |
| -Middle Cottonwood Trail #586 (trailhead to intersection) – Foothills Trail #534 (Middle Cottonwood to Sypes #531) | 6/16-9/4 | B HSM | HS | B HSM | B HS | B HSM | B HSM | B HSM |
| -“M” Trail #534 (parking lot to #531) Sypes Canyon Trail #531 | 6/16-9/4 | HS | B HS | B HS | B HS | B HS | B HS | B HS |
| Emerald Lake Trail / East Fork Hyalite #434 | 7/16-9/4 | B HSM | HS | HS | B HS | B HSM | B HSM | B HSM |
| Hyalite Lake Trail #427 (trailhead to intersection with #185) | 7/16-9/4 | HS | B HS | B HSM | B HSM | B HSM | B HSM | HS |
Days blocked out in ‘RED‘ signify when cyclists are not permitted to ride listed trails.