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Trails are compared with nearby trails in the same city region with a possible 25 colour shades.
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SaveCentral Montana is a big place It hosts island ranges separated by broad basins and prairie. While the distances might be great, don't miss out on iconic rides like the Ice Caves Loop in the Big Snowy Range.
Region Details
- 475
- 66
- 311
- 628
- 217
- 32
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 2,003
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 1,729
- Trails E-Bike
- 582
- Trails Horse
- 1,110
- Trails Hike
- 1,886
- Trails Trail Running
- 1,871
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 618
- Trails Observed Trials
- 6
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 534
- Trails Snowmobile
- 67
- Trails Snowshoe
- 717
- Trails Downhill Ski
- 32
- Trails Backcountry Ski
- 261
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 638
- Total Distance
- 5,419 miles
- Total Descent
- 802,359 ft
- Total Vertical
- 8,115 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 10,525 ft
- Reports
- 18,948
- Photos
- 2,461
- Ridden Counter
- 3,152
Popular Trail Networks
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- Blaine County (1)
- Chinook (1)
- Chinook (1)
- Broadwater County (88)
- Radersburg (17)
- Crow (16)
- Three Forks (47)
- Copper City (30)
- Headwaters (12)
- Townsend (29)
- Baldy/Edith (15)
- Grassy Mountain (4)
- Limestone Hills (6)
- Radersburg (17)
- Cascade County (108)
- Cascade (1)
- Great Falls (107)
- Highwood Mountains (10)
- Little Belts (61)
- North Shore Trail System (12)
- South Shore Trail System. (20)
- Chouteau County (8)
- Deer Lodge County (138)
- Fergus County (45)
- Lewistown (45)
- Big Snowy Mountains (31)
- Crystal Lake (11)
- Judith Mountains (5)
- Lewistown (45)
- Granite County (64)
- Phillipsburg (59)
- Discovery Bike Park (17)
- Echo Lake (17)
- Flint Creek Range - Philipsburg (12)
- Rock Creek (5)
- Phillipsburg (59)
- Hill County (1)
- Havre (1)
- Havre (1)
- Jefferson County (243)
- Boulder (50)
- Little Boulder (18)
- South Elkhorns (31)
- Whitehall (183)
- Hay Canyon and State Creek (18)
- Lewis and Clark Caverns (16)
- Pipestone (139)
- Boulder (50)
- Judith Basin County (18)
- Stanford (18)
- Stanford (18)
- Lewis And Clark County (604)
- Helena (559)
- Big Belts (38)
- Great Divide (22)
- MacDonald Pass (7)
- McMaster Hills (32)
- North Elkhorns (74)
- Priest Area (19)
- Regulating Reservoir (11)
- Rimini (16)
- Scratchgravel Hills (72)
- South Hills (186)
- Spokane Hills South (13)
- Spokane Hills South (0)
- Tenmile Creek Park (14)
- York (24)
- Lincoln (10)
- Helena (559)
- Liberty County (1)
- chester (1)
- chester (1)
- Meagher County (8)
- Petroleum County (1)
- Winette (1)
- Winette (1)
- Pondera County (39)
- Heart Butte (39)
- Badger-Two Medicine (39)
- Heart Butte (39)
- Powell County (44)
- Silver Bow County (291)
- Butte (290)
- Teton County (25)
- Choteau (25)
- Blackleaf-Teton (16)
- Sun Canyon (9)
- Choteau (25)
- Toole County (2)
- Shelby (2)
- Shelby (2)
- Wheatland County (2)
- Harlowton (2)
- Harlowton (2)
- Castle Mountains (16)
Popular Central Montana Region Mountain Biking Trails
| status | title | difficulty | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Ore Connector Copper City | |||
| Lower High Ore Copper City | |||
| Green Eagle North Copper City | |||
| Green Eagle South Copper City | |||
| South Mother Lode (Lower) Copper City | |||
| Mount Helena Ridge Trail (Middle) South Hills | |||
| Entertainment Trail South Hills | |||
| Mount Helena Ridge Trail (Upper) South Hills | |||
| Mount Helena Ridge Trail (Lower) South Hills | |||
| Show-Me-The-Horse Trail South Hills | |||
| Rent Money South Hills | |||
| 2006 Trail (north side) South Hills | |||
| South Mother Lode (Upper) Copper City | |||
| Emmett's Trail South Hills | |||
| Upper High Ore Copper City |
Central Montana Region Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Beartrap Gulch Helena | 13 miles | |
| Mount Helena Ridge to Show-Me-the-Horse South Hills | 6 miles | |
| MacDonald Pass Helena | 7 miles | |
| Mount Helena Ridge - Hogsback - Horse South Hills | 13 miles | |
| Show Me the Hog South Hills | 8 miles | |
| Eddye McClure Loop South Hills | 7 miles | |
| Casey Peak North Elkhorns | 12 miles | |
| Windy Mtn Loop Highwood Mountains | 15 miles | |
| Silver Gulch Loop Little Belts | 12 miles | |
| Mount Helena Ridge - Emmett's - Horse South Hills | 11 miles |
Photos of Central Montana Region Mountain Bike
trail: Top of the World
107 |
Sep 24, 2021 @ 1:58pm
Sep 24, 2021
trail: Cruse Control Trail - upper
132 |
Jun 19, 2021 @ 4:35pm
Jun 19, 2021
trail: Cruse Control Trail - upper
126 |
Jun 19, 2021 @ 4:35pm
Jun 19, 2021
trail: Muskrat Creek
285 |
Jul 25, 2017 @ 9:47pm
Jul 25, 2017
trail: Muskrat Creek
264 |
Jul 25, 2017 @ 9:46pm
Jul 25, 2017
trail: Eddye McClure East
272 |
Jul 24, 2017 @ 7:34pm
Jul 24, 2017
trail: Eddye McClure East
322 |
May 29, 2017 @ 5:23pm
May 29, 2017
trail: Mt Ascension Loop
376 |
Oct 26, 2014 @ 2:49pm
Oct 26, 2014Videos of Central Montana Region Mountain Bike
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![Our Trails Unite Us - Helena, Montana]()
trail: 2006 Trail (north side)
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Nov 2, 2021 , Helena
trail: War Pig
88 |
Sep 11, 2023
trail: FS 4815
62 |
Jun 29, 2023
trail: Black Forest Trail
88 |
Oct 9, 2022
260 |
May 20, 2022
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May 15, 2022
trail: Sketchy TwoTrack
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Jan 26, 2022
trail: Bandolero
41 |
Nov 4, 2021
Current Trail Warnings
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skeeboggen Trail Thompson Park | Apr 29, 2025 @ 2:42pm Apr 29, 2025 | Variable | Fpanion HCC | 9 trees down from bottom to top. Need... | |
| Moose Creek Access Humbug Spires Wilderness Study Area | Apr 26, 2025 @ 7:41pm Apr 26, 2025 | Snow Cover Partial | Logsaw | E-Bike Rode this today 8/26/25 with dirt bike... |
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beartrap Gulch Trail York | May 10, 2025 @ 9:05am 1 day | Ideal | markegge | ||
| Nelson Road York | May 10, 2025 @ 9:05am 1 day | Dry | markegge | ||
| Oro Y Plata Bike Trail South Hills | May 10, 2025 @ 2:07pm 1 day | Ideal | evasive MBG | ||
| Lower DeFord Trail South Hills | May 10, 2025 @ 2:07pm 1 day | Ideal | evasive MBG | ||
| DeFord Trail Connection South Hills | May 10, 2025 @ 2:07pm 1 day | Ideal | evasive MBG | ||
| Archery Range Trail South Hills | May 10, 2025 @ 2:07pm 1 day | Ideal | evasive MBG | ||
| Eagle Scout Trail South Hills | May 10, 2025 @ 2:07pm 1 day | Ideal | evasive MBG | ||
| South Fork Strawberry (Haab) North Elkhorns | May 10, 2025 @ 12:03am 2 days | Unknown | trailforks Trailforks | ||
| Pay Dirt Trail South Hills | May 9, 2025 @ 7:10pm 2 days | Ideal | RockyMTrider MBG | ||
| Aftershock Trail South Hills | May 9, 2025 @ 7:10pm 2 days | Ideal | RockyMTrider MBG |
National Scenic Trails & Official Routes
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Continental Divide Trail
- Mountain Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| stedyeddy | ridden | trail | activity #71478600 | May 11, 2025 @ 2:13pm 6 hours |
| DinsmoreBailey | update | region | activity #71473075 | May 11, 2025 @ 1:01pm 7 hours |
| DinsmoreBailey | update | region | activity #71473054 | May 11, 2025 @ 1:01pm 7 hours |
| DinsmoreBailey | update | region | activity #71473047 | May 11, 2025 @ 1:01pm 7 hours |
| Curtschoenfeld | wishlist | route | activity #71418399 | May 10, 2025 @ 10:33pm 21 hours |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | Fun ride from the tunnel. We took this trail... | May 7, 2025 @ 1:28pm May 7, 2025 | ||
| trail | Mostly a hiking trail, but not a bad little... | Apr 27, 2025 @ 8:20am Apr 27, 2025 | ||
| trail | Consider this a closed trail. Old dirt road.... | Apr 27, 2025 @ 8:18am Apr 27, 2025 | ||
| trail | The trail is blocked off and for good reason.... | Apr 27, 2025 @ 8:16am Apr 27, 2025 | ||
| trail | Only muddy because of spring thaw. Please... | Apr 27, 2025 @ 6:03am Apr 27, 2025 |
Local Badges
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Green Eagle Ripper26 awarded -
Green Eagle Scavenger Hunt0 awarded -
Neversweat sub 5:000 awarded -
Epic Ride 50k19 awarded -
10 Black Trails12 awarded -
Completionist0 awarded
Bike & Skill Parks
| name | type | city | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Discovery Bike Park | bike park | Phillipsburg | |
| Vigilante Bike Park | skill park | Helena | |
| Copper City Test Pit | skill park | Three Forks | |
| Electric City BMX | skill park | Great Falls | |
| Last Chance Raceway | skill park | Helena |
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Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 1,729 | 4,209 miles | 616,627 ft | 1,650 miles | 7,677 ft | 2,367 | 18,858 | 146 | 71,990 | |||
| E-Bike | 582 | 1,875 miles | 219,446 ft | 724 miles | 7,090 ft | 1 | 15,803 | 23 | 731 | |||
| Horse | 1,110 | 3,823 miles | 554,833 ft | 1,499 miles | 5,915 ft | 3 | 13,068 | 13 | 10 | |||
| Hike | 1,886 | 5,218 miles | 755,102 ft | 2,058 miles | 8,117 ft | 51 | 18,760 | 40 | 9,201 | |||
| Trail Running | 1,871 | 5,188 miles | 751,781 ft | 2,051 miles | 8,117 ft | 18 | 18,751 | 45 | 3,000 | |||
| Dirtbike/Moto | 618 | 2,163 miles | 265,075 ft | 844 miles | 6,109 ft | 1 | 12,544 | 10 | 192 | |||
| Observed Trials | 6 | 21 miles | 1,132 ft | 7 miles | 1,578 ft | 1 | 226 | 1 | ||||
| ATV/ORV/OHV | 534 | 1,912 miles | 210,197 ft | 726 miles | 6,109 ft | 5 | 12,467 | 5 | 48 | |||
| Snowmobile | 67 | 282 miles | 29,117 ft | 96 miles | 3,812 ft | 6,605 | 3 | 17 | ||||
| Snowshoe | 717 | 1,966 miles | 324,288 ft | 787 miles | 5,764 ft | 7,617 | 1 | 130 | ||||
| Downhill Ski | 32 | 28 miles | 21,453 ft | 17 miles | 3,376 ft | 59 | 2,090 | |||||
| Backcountry Ski | 261 | 1,432 miles | 240,515 ft | 571 miles | 5,728 ft | 1 | 6,776 | 4 | 740 | |||
| Nordic Ski | 638 | 1,269 miles | 226,936 ft | 496 miles | 6,188 ft | 8 | 7,598 | 2 | 2,230 |
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