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SaveFrom the Flathead Area Mountain Bikers (FAMB) website:
Building 25 miles of multi-use, non-motorized trails north of Columbia Falls
"The Cedar Flats project involves the planned construction of 25 miles of non-motorized, multi-use trails north of Columbia Falls in partnership with the Flathead National Forest. To date, we have successfully applied for and received over $200,000 in grant funds for trail development - including funds for a vault toilet and designated parking area. We have also created a proposal with input from the community of Columbia Falls, and local hikers, runners, bikers, backcountry horseman, and other recreationalists. The proposed trail plan was included in the recommended action as part of a larger Forest Service project in this area.
We broke ground on this project in October 2021 and have built over five miles to-date
-In fall of 2021 our contractor successfully built roughly a mile of trail with a mini excavator while a Montana Conservation Corps crew helped clear the trail corridor ahead of the machine.
-In 2022 we built an additional 4+ miles of trail and have begun hosting monthly Run, Ride and Walk events to tour the trails with anyone interested.
-In 2023 we plan to complete Phase 2 of the project, building an additional 3-5 miles of trail and beginning to develop the 4th Avenue Trailhead.
This project began years ago when a group of individuals inquired with the Forest Service about expanded and improved trails in the Cedar Flats area north of Columbia Falls. We formed a committee and drafted a proposal for increased non-motorized, multi-use trails in the area and our trail plan was approved as part of a timber thinning fuels reduction project in 2019."
Building 25 miles of multi-use, non-motorized trails north of Columbia Falls
"The Cedar Flats project involves the planned construction of 25 miles of non-motorized, multi-use trails north of Columbia Falls in partnership with the Flathead National Forest. To date, we have successfully applied for and received over $200,000 in grant funds for trail development - including funds for a vault toilet and designated parking area. We have also created a proposal with input from the community of Columbia Falls, and local hikers, runners, bikers, backcountry horseman, and other recreationalists. The proposed trail plan was included in the recommended action as part of a larger Forest Service project in this area.
We broke ground on this project in October 2021 and have built over five miles to-date
-In fall of 2021 our contractor successfully built roughly a mile of trail with a mini excavator while a Montana Conservation Corps crew helped clear the trail corridor ahead of the machine.
-In 2022 we built an additional 4+ miles of trail and have begun hosting monthly Run, Ride and Walk events to tour the trails with anyone interested.
-In 2023 we plan to complete Phase 2 of the project, building an additional 3-5 miles of trail and beginning to develop the 4th Avenue Trailhead.
This project began years ago when a group of individuals inquired with the Forest Service about expanded and improved trails in the Cedar Flats area north of Columbia Falls. We formed a committee and drafted a proposal for increased non-motorized, multi-use trails in the area and our trail plan was approved as part of a timber thinning fuels reduction project in 2019."
source: FAMB
Primary Trail Type: Cross-Country
Shuttleable: YES
Land Status: National Forest
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- Mountain Bike
48 trails
- E-Bike
33 trails
- Horse
43 trails
- Hike
41 trails
- Trail Running
41 trails
- Dirtbike/Moto
32 trails
- ATV/ORV/OHV
31 trails
- Snowmobile
1 trails
- Snowshoe
43 trails
- Backcountry Ski
30 trails
Region Details
- 16
- 22
- 9
- 1
Region Status
Open as of Oct 15, 2026
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 49
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 48
- Trails E-Bike
- 33
- Trails Gravel Bike
- 30
- Trails Adaptive Bike
- 19
- Trails Winter Fat Bike
- 29
- Trails Horse
- 43
- Trails Hike
- 41
- Trails Trail Running
- 41
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 32
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 31
- Trails Snowmobile
- 1
- Trails Snowshoe
- 43
- Trails Backcountry Ski
- 30
- Total Distance
- 54 miles
- Total Descent
- 3,605 ft
- Total Vertical
- 1,781 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 4,896 ft
- Reports
- 169
- Photos
- 172
- Completed Counter
- 5,993
Popular Cedar Flats Mountain Biking Trails
• 100 ★ 4.0 • 1 mile • 74 ft • 311 •
This middle segment of Snowberry is a machine built, family friendly trail done in the classic crosscountry style that all mountain bikers should be able to ride without any issues. This section of Snowberry is predominantly flat,...
• 100 ★ 4.0 • 1 mile • 197 ft • 294 •
This lower segment of Snowberry is an easy, machine built, family friendly trail done in the classic crosscountry style. Mountain bikers of all level should be able to ride this trail without any issues. While the trail can be ridden in...
• 100 ★ 3.5 • 1,824 ft • 69 ft • 244 •
Bearhead will get you out of the Waiving Bear complex and will gain you access to Cedar Ridge Road and Cedar Ridge Trail. The trail has been rerouted and rehabbed (11.2.23) by the great folks from FAMB turning a sow's ear into a silk...
• 100 ★ 2.4 • 2,060 ft • 30 ft • 231 •
A relatively flat double track trail that's the fastest way to get to Birch Branch from Voltage.
• 100 ★ 4.0 • 2,254 ft • 73 ft • 217 •
Expect a fast and flowy descent, with a few rollers thrown in, when ridden from Beargrass down to Cedar Lake Road. If riding from west to east it will be a gradual, moderate climb on the way up to Beargrass.
• 95 ★ 1.5 • 643 ft • 0 ft • 216 •
Bear Bottom is a connector trail connecting Waving Bear to Bearfoot trails.
• 100 ★ 4.0 • 2 miles • 307 ft • 207 •
The term "earn your turns" definitely applies to this trail. If climbing is your jam, ride this trail counterclockwise. If you want to take full advantage of the fast and flowy features that this TerraFlow machine built trail has to...
Cedar Flats Mountain Bike Routes
Cedar Flats Mini-Enduro Featured
★ 5.0 • 8 miles • 682 ft • 11 • Loop •
For those looking for a shorter version of the Cedar Flats Enduro route try this Cedar Flats Mini-Enduro...
Northwoods Gravel Grind Featured
★ 5.0 • 11 miles • 1,487 ft • 6 • Loop •
This gravel grind is a loop ride that will get you high above the Valley floor and has view points along...
Cedar Flats Enduro Featured
★ 4.0 • 12 miles • 1,319 ft • 16 • Loop •
This is a route that gives you a comprehensive tour of the majority of the trails in the Cedar Flats...
★ 3.5 • 17 miles • 1,517 ft • 3 • Loop •
Looking to get away from traffic and do a medium length gravel grinder featuring both climbing and fun...
Photos of Cedar Flats Mountain Bike
Videos of Cedar Flats Mountain Bike
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beargrass | Sep 14, 2026 @ 10:29am (America/Denver) Sep 14, 2026 | Ideal | JeffVonKiper | ||
| Snowberry (Middle) | Sep 14, 2026 @ 10:29am (America/Denver) Sep 14, 2026 | Ideal | JeffVonKiper | ||
| Birch Branch | Sep 14, 2026 @ 10:26am (America/Denver) Sep 14, 2026 | Ideal | JeffVonKiper | ||
| Snowberry (Bottom) | Sep 14, 2026 @ 10:26am (America/Denver) Sep 14, 2026 | Ideal | JeffVonKiper | ||
| /DC | Sep 14, 2026 @ 10:26am (America/Denver) Sep 14, 2026 | Ideal | JeffVonKiper | ||
| Birch Branch Connector | Sep 14, 2026 @ 10:26am (America/Denver) Sep 14, 2026 | Ideal | JeffVonKiper | ||
| AC/ | Sep 14, 2026 @ 10:26am (America/Denver) Sep 14, 2026 | Ideal | JeffVonKiper | ||
| Snowberry (Lower) | Sep 14, 2026 @ 10:26am (America/Denver) Sep 14, 2026 | Ideal | JeffVonKiper | ||
| Alder | Sep 14, 2026 @ 10:26am (America/Denver) Sep 14, 2026 | Ideal | JeffVonKiper | ||
| Huckleberry Hill | Aug 19, 2026 @ 7:07pm (America/Denver) Aug 19, 2026 | Ideal | JeffVonKiper |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JeffVonKiper | update | trail | activity #106898201 | Oct 30, 2026 @ 6:31pm 2 days |
| jermartin77 | add | photo | activity #106775785 and 3 more | Oct 28, 2026 @ 4:11pm Oct 28, 2026 |
| JeffVonKiper | update | trail | activity #106775435 | Oct 28, 2026 @ 4:06pm Oct 28, 2026 |
| jermartin77 | wishlist | region | activity #106774537 | Oct 28, 2026 @ 3:51pm Oct 28, 2026 |
| jermartin77 | vote | trail | activity #106357045 | Oct 21, 2026 @ 6:16pm Oct 21, 2026 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | Very fun. Worth the slog up there. 10/10 would... | Oct 20, 2026 @ 12:54pm Oct 20, 2026 | ||
| report | I rode a big loop yesterday---upper snowberry... | Jun 6, 2026 @ 4:10pm Jun 6, 2026 | ||
| trail | The “loop” description using lower to... | Jun 6, 2026 @ 7:54am Jun 6, 2026 | ||
| report | Nice! | Mar 25, 2024 @ 6:53pm Mar 25, 2024 | ||
| report | Rode from the East, the first 100-200 yards... | Mar 25, 2024 @ 5:19pm Mar 25, 2024 |
Nearby Areas
| name | distance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The River Trail | 2 | 4.3 km | |||
| River's Edge Park | 8 | 4.4 km | |||
| Haskill Basin | 2 | 5 | 5.9 km | ||
| Big Mountain Nordic | 6 | 1 | 7.6 km | ||
| Smokey Range Gravel | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8.2 km |
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Cedar Flats Enduro0 awarded -
Cedar Flats Mini-Enduro0 awarded -
Completionist2 awarded
Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | activity logs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 48 | 53 miles | 3,576 ft | 13 miles | 1,781 ft | #3,914 | #55 | 133 | 169 | 3 | 3,992 | |
| E-Bike | 33 | 39 miles | 2,146 ft | 9 miles | 1,781 ft | #3,723 | #42 | 5 | 125 | 2 | 49 | |
| Gravel Bike | 30 | 40 miles | 2,470 ft | 9 miles | 1,781 ft | #6,695 | #2,824 | 15 | 56 | 2 | 97 | |
| Adaptive Bike | 19 | 33 miles | 2,031 ft | 8 miles | 1,460 ft | #6,709 | #2,823 | 96 | 5 | |||
| Winter Fat Bike | 29 | 43 miles | 3,291 ft | 12 miles | 1,765 ft | #6,695 | #2,824 | 25 | 2 | |||
| Horse | 43 | 47 miles | 2,936 ft | 11 miles | 1,781 ft | #957 | #52 | 1 | 71 | 1 | 3 | |
| Hike | 41 | 28 miles | 2,251 ft | 8 miles | 1,115 ft | #1,591 | #36 | 3 | 160 | 1 | 206 | |
| Trail Running | 41 | 28 miles | 2,251 ft | 8 miles | 1,115 ft | #5,582 | #90 | 5 | 160 | 1 | 360 | |
| Dirtbike/Moto | 32 | 38 miles | 2,123 ft | 9 miles | 1,781 ft | #626 | #26 | 47 | 1 | 7 | ||
| ATV/ORV/OHV | 31 | 36 miles | 1,650 ft | 8 miles | 1,781 ft | #399 | #22 | 47 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Snowmobile | 1 | #137 | #3 | |||||||||
| Snowshoe | 43 | 44 miles | 2,927 ft | 11 miles | 1,752 ft | #338 | #18 | 4 | 67 | 1 | 1 | |
| Backcountry Ski | 30 | 35 miles | 1,811 ft | 8 miles | 1,752 ft | #29 | #4 | 57 | 2 | 21 |
Frequently Asked Questions
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What are the highest rated mountain biking trails in Cedar Flats?
The highest rated mountain biking trails in Cedar Flats are:
- Trail 8 (Upper) (4.2/5)
- Snowberry (Upper) (4.2/5)
- Trail 8 (Lower) (4.1/5)
- Trail 10 (4.1/5)
- Coronary Bypass (4.1/5)
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What is the best time of the year to ride in Cedar Flats?
Based on activity log data, the most popular months to ride in Cedar Flats are:
- July (195 activities)
- August (191 activities)
- June (166 activities)
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Where can I park to ride in Cedar Flats?
There are 12 parking locations listed in Cedar Flats. The most popular parking spots are:
- Parking (East)
- 4th Avenue West North/Barnett Road Trailhead Parking
- Parking
- Birch Branch Parking Lot
- Parking
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What is the longest trail in Cedar Flats?
The longest trail in Cedar Flats is Birch Branch at 2.3 miles. View all trails sorted by distance.
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What are the best & highest rated hiking trails in Cedar Flats?
The best hiking trails in Cedar Flats are: View all hiking trails sorted by popularity score.
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What are the best & highest rated trail running trails in Cedar Flats?
The best trail running trails in Cedar Flats are: View all trail running trails sorted by popularity score.
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What are the best & highest rated dirtbiking trails in Cedar Flats?
The best dirtbiking trails in Cedar Flats are: View all dirtbiking trails sorted by popularity score.
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How many trails are in Cedar Flats?
Cedar Flats has a total of 49 trails. Of those, 48 are designated for mountain biking. Browse top mountain biking trails in Cedar Flats to find detailed information including difficulty ratings, distances, and trail conditions.
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Which trail has the most elevation gain in Cedar Flats?
The trail with the most elevation gain in Cedar Flats is Beargrass with 443 ft of elevation gain. View all trails sorted by elevation gain.
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Which trail has the most elevation descent in Cedar Flats?
The trail with the most elevation descent in Cedar Flats is Trail 8 (Upper) with 870 ft of elevation descent. View all trails sorted by elevation descent.
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What activities are most popular in Cedar Flats?
Cedar Flats supports the following activities: Mountain Biking, E-Biking, Horseback, Hiking, Trail Running, Dirtbiking, ATVing/Offroading, Snowmobiling, Snowshoeing, Backcountry Skiing.
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What are the steepest mountain biking trails in Cedar Flats?
The steepest mountain biking trail in Cedar Flats is Huckleberry Hill - Trail 8 Connector with an average grade of 14.8%. View all trails sorted by grade.
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Are the trails open in Cedar Flats?
The overall region status for Cedar Flats is Clear / Green. Out of 37 trails:
- Clear / Green: 29
- Minor Issue / Yellow: 6
- Significant Issue / Amber: 2
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Can I ride an ebike in Cedar Flats?
Yes, Cedar Flats supports e-bike riding. There are 33 trails in Cedar Flats 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 Cedar Flats?
The most popular mountain biking routes in Cedar Flats are: View all mountain biking routes in Cedar Flats.
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What type of bike is most common in Cedar Flats?
Based on activity log data, the most common bike types used in Cedar Flats are:
- XC (41 activities)
- AM (37 activities)
- DH (18 activities)
- Fat (6 activities)
- Gravel (1 activities)
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What are the most popular Strava Segments in Cedar Flats?
The most popular Strava segments in Cedar Flats are:
- Down cedar (1,560 athletes)
- Tiny Trout (1,532 athletes)
- Trumbull: gate to split (1,375 athletes)
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What are the most popular mountain biking trails in Cedar Flats?
The most popular mountain biking trails in Cedar Flats are: View all mountain biking trails sorted by popularity.
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What are the best beginner ride trails in Cedar Flats?
The best beginner mountain biking trails in Cedar Flats are:
- Birch Branch (4/5)
- Coronary Bypass (5/5)
- Cedar Ridge (Lower) (4/5)
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