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Big Sky trails and routes are listed on Trailforks with interactive trail maps, difficulty ratings, photos, and user-reported trail conditions. The Trailforks community has mapped hundreds of trails and shared hundreds of photos in this region. Supported activity types include Skiing, Mountain Biking, Hiking, Trail Running, E-Biking, Horseback, Backcountry Skiing, Gravel Biking, Nordic Skiing, Winter Fat Biking, Dirtbiking, Snowshoeing, Adaptive Biking and ATVing/Offroading. Trails here are often faint trail, flowy and hike-a-bike in places. Scenery includes creeks, meadows and lakes. Common trail features include jumps, berms and rock gardens. Many trails are family friendly. Amenities include shuttle access and huts. Popular destinations include Big Sky Resort, Big Sky Community Trail System and Madison Range.
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- Mountain Bike
262 trails
- E-Bike
133 trails
- Gravel Bike
68 trails
- Adaptive Bike
26 trails
- Winter Fat Bike
46 trails
- Horse
109 trails
- Hike
243 trails
- Trail Running
230 trails
- Dirtbike/Moto
41 trails
- ATV/ORV/OHV
18 trails
- Snowshoe
31 trails
- Downhill Ski
498 trails
- Backcountry Ski
88 trails
- Nordic Ski
60 trails
Region Details
- 46
- 3
- 52
- 96
- 50
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Region Status
Caution as of Oct 21, 2026
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 879
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 262
- Trails E-Bike
- 133
- Trails Gravel Bike
- 68
- Trails Adaptive Bike
- 26
- Trails Winter Fat Bike
- 46
- Trails Horse
- 109
- Trails Hike
- 243
- Trails Trail Running
- 230
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 41
- Trails Observed Trials
- 4
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 18
- Trails Snowmobile
- 4
- Trails Snowshoe
- 31
- Trails Downhill Ski
- 498
- Trails Backcountry Ski
- 88
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 60
- Total Distance
- 962 miles
- Total Descent
- 346,631 ft
- Total Vertical
- 6,682 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 11,215 ft
- Reports
- 1,696
- Photos
- 357
- Completed Counter
- 111,474
Articles
The Best Summer Weekend Trips of 2025
Jun 3, 2025 from outsideonline.com
There are only 14 weekends between Memorial Day and Labor Day this year. So you better make them count.
Race Report: Mitch Ropelato & Porsha Murdock Win Big Mountain Enduro Big Sky Season Opener
Aug 26, 2020 from pinkbike.com
8 stages and roughly 5000 feet of climbing dispersed between the transitions.
[Updated] Mountain Biker Attacked by Grizzly Bear Near Big Sky, Montana
May 26, 2020 from pinkbike.com
The man in his 60s was critically injured but is in stable condition.
Race Report: Big Mountain Enduro Round 4 - Big Sky, MT
Aug 7, 2019 from pinkbike.com
For its penultimate stop of 2019, the Big Mountain Enduro made its way to Southwest Montana.
Sub Regions
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Big Sky Community Trail System
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- 33
- 16
- 3
- 1
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Big Sky Resort
- 9
- 31
- 16
- 12
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Madison Range
- 22
- 21
- 1
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Southern Gallatin Range
- 4
- 15
- 7
Popular Big Sky Mountain Biking Trails
• 100 ★ 4.9 • 5 miles • 165 ft • 1,601 •
This has been newly rebuilt for 2023 and it rips. Huge berms have been put in to keep your speed up, and the trail is super fast. Nice views of the valley as to your left when the trees clear. Some of the original trail is still there...
• 95 ★ 4.1 • 2 miles • 14 ft • 994 •
Big berms and big flowing run with table tops. Table tops range from small to medium large, and there is one with a secondary edge. You have to go full gas to make the second edge or you come down and clip it. Mostly pretty smooth and...
• 80 ★ 4.4 • 3 miles • 16 ft • 855 •
Finished in 2018 and built by Terraflow Trail Systems, Gambler is an Intermediate (Blue) Flow Trail that runs 3.5 miles from the top of the Swift Current Chair to the base area. The trail features more berms than you can count and some...
• 100 ★ 0.0 • 2 miles • 498 ft • 773 •
The Mountain to Meadow Climb is Uphill only from the hours of 10am to 5pm during the bike park season.
• 85 ★ 4.0 • 3,435 ft • 0 ft • 712 •
Awesome 'catcher-mitt' berms and some jumps, with one big optional gap jump line in the middle. S This is rated as a black flow trail, only to indicate the fact that it's steeper than Snake Charmer. I would rate it more Blue-Black. The...
• 100 ★ 4.4 • 2 miles • 0 ft • 661 •
Big Sky Trail Crew build summer of 2020, fast, flowy, some small tables and a couple hip jumps
Big Sky Mountain Bike Routes
Uplands to Gunny Hops Featured
★ 5.0 • 2 miles • 442 ft • 4 • Loop •
Fantastic quick hitter offering some fun jumps and fantastic flow.
Hot Dog To Mountain To Meadow Loop Featured
10 miles • 1,666 ft • 2 • Loop •
Great way to ride Mountain to Meadow as a loop! Enjoy the leisure climb on Hot Dog not forgetting to stop...
North Fork Trail - Big Sky Featured
★ 5.0 • 8 miles • 1,478 ft • 3 •
North Fork loop trail. Ride 11 from Bozeman & Big Sky's Essential Mountain Bike Rides.
Uplands to Hummocks Featured
4 miles • 586 ft • 5 •
Great sampling of the uplands and hummocks area. Ride as a single lap or combination every trail on the...
North Fork Loop Featured
8 miles • 1,448 ft • 3 •
Park at the trailhead and start up the gravel road. Horrible grind up this road, which eventually turns...
Photos of Big Sky Mountain Bike
Videos of Big Sky Mountain Bike
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
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| Mountain to Meadow Climb | Oct 21, 2026 @ 4:28pm (America/Denver) Oct 21, 2026 | Unknown | WilliamZa8yzW | ||
| Mountain to Meadow | Oct 17, 2026 @ 5:08pm (America/Denver) Oct 17, 2026 | Prevalent Mud | loamwhisperer420 | ||
| Tanner's Way | Oct 17, 2026 @ 5:05pm (America/Denver) Oct 17, 2026 | Variable | loamwhisperer420 | ||
| North Fork Ridge Trail | Oct 17, 2026 @ 5:04pm (America/Denver) Oct 17, 2026 | Variable | loamwhisperer420 | ||
| Second Yellow Mule | Oct 8, 2026 @ 8:22pm (America/Denver) Oct 8, 2026 | Ideal | loamwhisperer420 | ||
| First Yellow Mule | Oct 8, 2026 @ 8:19pm (America/Denver) Oct 8, 2026 | Ideal | loamwhisperer420 | ||
| Hidden Lakes Divide | Oct 6, 2026 @ 9:38pm (America/Denver) Oct 6, 2026 | Dry | loamwhisperer420 | ||
| Hidden Lake Cutoff | Oct 6, 2026 @ 9:34pm (America/Denver) Oct 6, 2026 | Ideal | loamwhisperer420 | ||
| Golden Trout Lakes Trail | Oct 6, 2026 @ 9:33pm (America/Denver) Oct 6, 2026 | Ideal | loamwhisperer420 | ||
| Cinnamon | Oct 3, 2026 @ 8:51am (America/Denver) Oct 3, 2026 | Ideal | loamwhisperer420 |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date |
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| markholloway | update | trail | activity #107593181 | Nov 11, 2026 @ 6:36am 2 days |
| IsabelleWongRen | wishlist | trail | activity #107193479 | Nov 4, 2026 @ 11:11am Nov 4, 2026 |
| IsabelleWongRen | ridden | trail | activity #107193390 | Nov 4, 2026 @ 11:09am Nov 4, 2026 |
| canadaka | update | trail | activity #106727265 | Oct 27, 2026 @ 7:57pm Oct 27, 2026 |
| WilliamZa8yzW | add | report | activity #106347038 | Oct 21, 2026 @ 3:28pm Oct 21, 2026 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date |
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| report | Woi ksEs | Sep 11, 2026 @ 10:22am Sep 11, 2026 | ||
| trail | I feel like the last couple of booters are... | Sep 10, 2026 @ 6:34am Sep 10, 2026 | ||
| trail | Huge berms, no jumps, break bumps for days | Sep 9, 2026 @ 4:40pm Sep 9, 2026 | ||
| trail | I haven't hit Brown Rice yet but this might be... | Sep 9, 2026 @ 9:55am Sep 9, 2026 | ||
| trail | Inner butthole sores | Sep 7, 2026 @ 5:08pm Sep 7, 2026 |
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Bike & Skill Parks
| name | type | city | rating |
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| Big Sky Resort | bike park | Big Sky | |
| Big Sky Community Park Pumptrack | skill park | Big Sky |
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Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | activity logs |
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| Mountain Bike | 262 | 448 miles | 92,454 ft | 203 miles | 3,783 ft | #261 | #6 | 336 | 1,679 | 44 | 19,734 | |
| E-Bike | 133 | 237 miles | 40,194 ft | 99 miles | 3,757 ft | #549 | #12 | 1,033 | 6 | 409 | ||
| Gravel Bike | 68 | 150 miles | 14,744 ft | 50 miles | 3,658 ft | #385 | #13 | 100 | 49 | |||
| Adaptive Bike | 26 | 55 miles | 6,391 ft | 20 miles | 3,284 ft | #1,103 | #9 | 117 | 10 | |||
| Winter Fat Bike | 46 | 121 miles | 17,887 ft | 50 miles | 3,461 ft | #171 | #10 | 257 | 1 | |||
| Horse | 109 | 417 miles | 63,855 ft | 148 miles | 5,751 ft | #31 | #7 | 4 | 533 | 4 | 18 | |
| Hike | 243 | 625 miles | 104,485 ft | 237 miles | 6,683 ft | #150 | #5 | 5 | 1,500 | 5 | 3,387 | |
| Trail Running | 230 | 623 miles | 103,514 ft | 234 miles | 6,683 ft | #126 | #5 | 4 | 1,500 | 6 | 1,909 | |
| Dirtbike/Moto | 41 | 174 miles | 25,440 ft | 66 miles | 3,757 ft | #130 | #8 | 2 | 399 | 4 | 25 | |
| Observed Trials | 4 | 8 miles | 75 ft | 2,021 ft | 3,015 ft | 8 | 1 | |||||
| ATV/ORV/OHV | 18 | 72 miles | 6,490 ft | 22 miles | 3,753 ft | #303 | #11 | 344 | 9 | |||
| Snowmobile | 4 | 32 miles | 1,995 ft | 7 miles | 3,123 ft | 1 | 189 | 15 | ||||
| Snowshoe | 31 | 63 miles | 7,536 ft | 20 miles | 4,117 ft | #231 | #11 | 222 | 54 | |||
| Downhill Ski | 498 | 221 miles | 207,060 ft | 212 miles | 4,442 ft | #4 | #1 | 191 | 10,025 | |||
| Backcountry Ski | 88 | 62 miles | 43,038 ft | 34 miles | 4,777 ft | #110 | #7 | 202 | 6 | 949 | ||
| Nordic Ski | 60 | 38 miles | 3,297 ft | 12 miles | 2,247 ft | #211 | #8 | 277 | 1,391 |
Frequently Asked Questions
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What are the best places to ride in Big Sky?
Big Sky has 7 areas to explore for mountain biking. The top rated areas are:
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What are the highest rated mountain biking trails in Big Sky?
The highest rated mountain biking trails in Big Sky are:
- Mountain to Meadow (4.7/5)
- Elbow (4.5/5)
- Revenge (4.5/5)
- Lobo (4.5/5)
- Ninja Marmot (4.5/5)
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Where can I park to ride in Big Sky?
There are 30 parking locations listed in Big Sky. The most popular parking spots are: View all parking and trailhead locations on the map to plan your visit.
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What is the longest trail in Big Sky?
The longest trail in Big Sky is Cabin Creek Divide at 9.4 miles. View all trails sorted by distance.
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What are the best & highest rated hiking trails in Big Sky?
The best hiking trails in Big Sky are: View all hiking trails sorted by popularity score.
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What are the best & highest rated trail running trails in Big Sky?
The best trail running trails in Big Sky are: View all trail running trails sorted by popularity score.
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What are the best & highest rated dirtbiking trails in Big Sky?
The best dirtbiking trails in Big Sky are: View all dirtbiking trails sorted by popularity score.
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How many trails are in Big Sky?
Big Sky has a total of 879 trails. Of those, 262 are designated for mountain biking. Browse top mountain biking trails in Big Sky to find detailed information including difficulty ratings, distances, and trail conditions.
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Which trail has the most elevation gain in Big Sky?
The trail with the most elevation gain in Big Sky is Hidden Lakes Divide with 3,204 ft of elevation gain. View all trails sorted by elevation gain.
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Which trail has the most elevation descent in Big Sky?
The trail with the most elevation descent in Big Sky is Second Yellow Mule with 2,828 ft of elevation descent. View all trails sorted by elevation descent.
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What activities are most popular in Big Sky?
Big Sky supports the following activities: Mountain Biking, E-Biking, Gravel Biking, Adaptive Biking, Winter Fat Biking, Horseback, Hiking, Trail Running, Dirtbiking, ATVing/Offroading, Snowshoeing, Skiing, Backcountry Skiing, Nordic Skiing.
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What bike services are there in Big Sky?
The following bike services are available in Big Sky:
- Trail Builders (2)
- Bike Shop (1)
- Trail Association (1)
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What are the steepest mountain biking trails in Big Sky?
The steepest mountain biking trail in Big Sky is Lemondrop Spur with an average grade of 20.3%. View all trails sorted by grade.
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Are the trails open in Big Sky?
The overall region status for Big Sky is Minor Issue / Yellow. Out of 222 trails:
- Clear / Green: 165
- Minor Issue / Yellow: 23
- Significant Issue / Amber: 18
- Closed: 16
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Can I ride an ebike in Big Sky?
Yes, Big Sky supports e-bike riding. There are 108 trails in Big Sky that allow e-bikes. Check the e-bike trails listing for specific trail access details and any local regulations.
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What are the most popular mountain biking routes in Big Sky?
The most popular mountain biking routes in Big Sky are:
- Uplands to Gunny Hops
- Freehub Magazine: Snake Charmer to Mountain to Meadow
- Hot Dog To Mountain To Meadow Loop
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What is the highest summit in Big Sky?
The highest summit in Big Sky is Taylor Peaks at 11,247 ft elevation.
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What are the most popular Strava Segments in Big Sky?
The most popular Strava segments in Big Sky are:
- Down Andesite. Silverado to Stop sign. (4,648 athletes)
- Swift Lift (3,122 athletes)
- M2M Flow (2,862 athletes)
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What are some popular technical trail features in Big Sky?
There are 3 technical trail features (TTFs) in Big Sky. Some popular features include: View all technical trail features in Big Sky.
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What trails are closed in Big Sky?
There are currently 16 closed trails in Big Sky. The breakdown of all trail statuses is:
- Clear / Green: 165
- Minor Issue / Yellow: 23
- Significant Issue / Amber: 18
- Closed: 16
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Are there accessible or adaptive trails in Big Sky?
Yes, there are 26 accessible/adaptive trails in Big Sky. View all adaptive trails in Big Sky for specific accessibility information.
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Are there local clubs or events in Big Sky?
There are 1 local clubs or associations listed in the Big Sky directory. Browse the local directory for details.
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What are the most popular mountain biking trails in Big Sky?
The most popular mountain biking trails in Big Sky are: View all mountain biking trails sorted by popularity.
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What are the best beginner ride trails in Big Sky?
The best beginner mountain biking trails in Big Sky are:
- Huff's Trek (5/5)
- Lake (5/5)
- Tanner's Way (3.4/5)
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