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Trail Ridden Direction
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Trail Popularity ?
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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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Activity Recordings
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- hiking (1 year)
- moto (1 year)
Activity Recordings
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SaveHelena is Montana's capital city, and has a legitimate claim to being its mountain bike capital as well. In addition to the South Hills bordering the southern downtown and residential neighborhoods, there are several distinct riding areas within a 30-minute drive.
There is a wide range of terrain, trail character, and experience across the Helena area. The South Hills are a popular shared-use trail network with primarily non-technical trails. The Continental Divide Trail on MacDonald Pass has very technical rock gardens. The Elkhorn range offers primitive backcountry rides.
Camping is limited close to Helena, but there are numerous developed campsites on BLM and USFS lands farther out.
There is a wide range of terrain, trail character, and experience across the Helena area. The South Hills are a popular shared-use trail network with primarily non-technical trails. The Continental Divide Trail on MacDonald Pass has very technical rock gardens. The Elkhorn range offers primitive backcountry rides.
Camping is limited close to Helena, but there are numerous developed campsites on BLM and USFS lands farther out.
Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
513 trails
- E-Bike
54 trails
- Hike
507 trails
- Trail Running
501 trails
- Horse
304 trails
- Dirtbike/Moto
70 trails
- ATV/ORV/OHV
66 trails
- Snowmobile
0 trails
- Snowshoe
417 trails
- Downhill Ski
0 trails
- Backcountry Ski
34 trails
- Nordic Ski
435 trails
Region Details
- 90
- 22
- 154
- 189
- 49
- 9
Region Status
Open as of May 2, 2021
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 535
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 514
- Trails E-Bike
- 54
- Trails Hike
- 507
- Trails Trail Running
- 501
- Trails Horse
- 304
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 70
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 66
- Trails Snowshoe
- 417
- Trails Backcountry Ski
- 34
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 435
- Total Distance
- 814 miles
- Total Descent
- 135,936 ft
- Total Vertical
- 5,352 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 8,936 ft
- Reports
- 10,837
- Photos
- 1,364
- Ridden Counter
- 37,155
Sub Regions
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Big Belts
- 19
- 5
- 1
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Great Divide
- 1
- 2
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MacDonald Pass
- 3
- 1
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McMaster Hills
- 14
- 12
- 2
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North Elkhorns
- 28
- 23
- 8
- 1
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Priest Area
- 8
- 10
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Regulating Reservoir
- 2
- 6
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Scratch Gravel Hills
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Scratchgravel Hills
- 3
- 30
- 12
- 5
- 1
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South Hills
- 11
- 47
- 84
- 18
- 4
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Spokane Hills South
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Spokane Hills South
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Spokane Hills South
- 10
- 1
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Tenmile Creek Park
- 5
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York
- 6
- 5
- 3
Popular Helena Mountain Biking Trails
Helena Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Mount Helena Ridge to Show-Me-the-Horse | 6 miles | |
| Beartrap Gulch | 13 miles | |
| MacDonald Pass | 7 miles | |
| Mount Helena Ridge - Hogsback - Horse | 13 miles | |
| Casey Peak | 12 miles | |
| Eddye McClure Loop | 7 miles | |
| Show Me the Hog | 8 miles | |
| Mount Helena Ridge - Emmett's - Horse | 11 miles | |
| Thunderbolt Mountain | 13 miles | |
| Gin Money | 4 miles |
Photos of Helena Mountain Bike
trail: Top of the World
32 |
Sep 24, 2021 @ 1:58pm
Sep 24, 2021
trail: Cruse Control Trail - upper
44 |
Jun 19, 2021 @ 4:35pm
Jun 19, 2021
trail: Cruse Control Trail - upper
49 |
Jun 19, 2021 @ 4:35pm
Jun 19, 2021
trail: Archery Range Trail
54 |
Dec 10, 2020 @ 4:25pm
Dec 10, 2020
trail: Rodney Ridge Trail
39 |
Dec 10, 2020 @ 4:20pm
Dec 10, 2020
trail: Eddye McClure East
190 |
Jul 24, 2017 @ 7:34pm
Jul 24, 2017
trail: Eddye McClure East
252 |
May 29, 2017 @ 5:23pm
May 29, 2017
trail: Mt Ascension Loop
287 |
Oct 26, 2014 @ 2:49pm
Oct 26, 2014Videos of Helena Mountain Bike
70 |
May 20, 2022
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May 15, 2022
trail: Big Dorothy Trail
1:00 |
225 |
May 14, 2020
trail: Montgomery Park Trail
8:07 |
143 |
Oct 4, 2018
trail: Casey Peak Trail
5:29 |
176 |
Oct 4, 2018
5:48 |
58 |
Oct 1, 2018
7:20 |
61 |
Oct 1, 2018
2:34 |
373 |
May 21, 2018
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shingle Creek | Jun 30, 2022 @ 6:52pm 22 hours | Ideal | blarfnort | ||
| South Fork Strawberry | Jun 30, 2022 @ 6:50pm 22 hours | Dry | blarfnort | ||
| Warm Springs to TET Offensive | Jun 28, 2022 @ 6:21pm 3 days | Dry | ttjtmeyer | ||
| Connector | Jun 28, 2022 @ 6:21pm 3 days | Dry | ttjtmeyer | ||
| West Main Street | Jun 28, 2022 @ 5:06pm 3 days | Dry | evasive MBG | ||
| McKelvey Trail | Jun 28, 2022 @ 5:06pm 3 days | Dry | evasive MBG | ||
| Upper Davis Bike Course | Jun 28, 2022 @ 7:18am Jun 28, 2022 | Dry | wyomont | ||
| Maupin to Willard | Jun 26, 2022 @ 12:37pm Jun 26, 2022 | Variable | wyomont | ||
| North Fork Strawberry | Jun 26, 2022 @ 12:31pm Jun 26, 2022 | Dry | wyomont | ||
| Mount Helena Ridge Trail (Upper) | Jun 26, 2022 @ 12:18pm Jun 26, 2022 | Dry | evasive MBG |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Marty406 | add | route | Main-Wakina-TR-Acropolis | Jul 1, 2022 @ 7:24am 9 hours |
 | blarfnort | add | photo | in Helena, Montana, United States and 5 more | Jun 30, 2022 @ 7:01pm 22 hours |
| blarfnort | add | report | South Fork Strawberry and 1 more | Jun 30, 2022 @ 6:51pm 22 hours |
 | Moquin | wishlist | route | Beartrap Gulch | Jun 29, 2022 @ 4:35pm 2 days |
| Moquin | wishlist | route | Mount Helena Ridge to Show-Me-the-Horse and 1 more | Jun 29, 2022 @ 4:28pm 2 days |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | This trail apparently sees so little use that... | Jun 25, 2022 @ 8:39pm Jun 25, 2022 | ||
| trail | I tried to ride this trail today. There are... | Jun 18, 2022 @ 9:45am Jun 18, 2022 | ||
| trail | Sick trail indeed, loved this one | Apr 9, 2022 @ 3:38pm Apr 9, 2022 | ||
| trail | This trail is a lot of fun, GREAT flow with... | Apr 8, 2022 @ 6:18pm Apr 8, 2022 | ||
 | trail | This portion of the trail that crosses the... | Mar 23, 2022 @ 9:03am Mar 23, 2022 |
Local Badges
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10 Blue Trails352 awarded -
Completionist0 awarded -
Big Ride 30k1,506 awarded -
10 Green Trails194 awarded -
Climbing 10k Badge91 awarded -
Completionist0 awarded
National Scenic Trails & Official Routes
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Continental Divide Trail
- Mountain Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
Bike & Skill Parks
| name | type | city | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vigilante Bike Park | 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 | 513 | 781 miles | 131,975 ft | 306 miles | 5,351 ft | #152 | #68 | 1,320 | 10,845 | 61 | 24,870 | |
| E-Bike | 54 | 186 miles | 17,267 ft | 56 miles | 4,022 ft | #2,264 | #394 | 9,782 | 53 | |||
| Hike | 507 | 777 miles | 132,792 ft | 307 miles | 5,351 ft | #107 | #57 | 34 | 10,807 | 3 | 2,370 | |
| Trail Running | 501 | 768 miles | 132,215 ft | 305 miles | 5,341 ft | #108 | #57 | 5 | 10,804 | 4 | 382 | |
| Horse | 304 | 578 miles | 94,790 ft | 220 miles | 5,351 ft | #19 | #16 | 8,507 | 1 | |||
| Dirtbike/Moto | 70 | 291 miles | 24,281 ft | 84 miles | 4,131 ft | #193 | #121 | 8,242 | 10 | |||
| ATV/ORV/OHV | 66 | 270 miles | 21,588 ft | 78 miles | 4,131 ft | #104 | #56 | 5 | 8,239 | 8 | ||
| Snowshoe | 417 | 552 miles | 103,150 ft | 231 miles | 5,282 ft | #6 | #2 | 3,888 | 1 | 31 | ||
| Backcountry Ski | 34 | 146 miles | 31,299 ft | 57 miles | 4,957 ft | #46 | #19 | 1 | 3,318 | 146 | ||
| Nordic Ski | 435 | 605 miles | 110,650 ft | 250 miles | 5,282 ft | #2 | #2 | 3,895 | 2 | 252 |
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