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      Helena 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.
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      Region Details
      • 89
      • 24
      • 167
      • 185
      • 52
      • 9

      Region Status
      Open as of May 2, 2021
      Local Trail Association

      Stats

      Avg Trail Rating
      Trails (view details)
      548
      Trails Mountain Bike
      530
      Trails E-Bike
      58
      Trails Horse
      308
      Trails Hike
      522
      Trails Trail Running
      516
      Trails Dirtbike/Moto
      72
      Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
      68
      Trails Snowshoe
      422
      Trails Backcountry Ski
      36
      Trails Nordic Ski
      438
      Total Distance
      818 miles
      Total Descent
      135,016 ft
      Total Vertical
      5,352 ft
      Highest Trailhead
      8,936 ft
      Reports
      13,305
      Photos
      1,417
      Ridden Counter
      47,406

      Outside Logo Articles

      2023-Helenduro Photo Album
      Aug 17, 2023 from pinkbike.com
      The World's biggest biking photo gallery of photos like, crashes, north shore. 2023-Helenduro
      Sub Regions

      Photos of Helena Mountain Bike

      71 |
      Sep 24, 2021 @ 1:58pm
      Sep 24, 2021
      83 |
      Jun 19, 2021 @ 4:35pm
      Jun 19, 2021
      76 |
      Jun 19, 2021 @ 4:35pm
      Jun 19, 2021
      68 |
      Dec 10, 2020 @ 4:25pm
      Dec 10, 2020
      50 |
      Dec 10, 2020 @ 4:20pm
      Dec 10, 2020
      216 |
      Jul 24, 2017 @ 7:34pm
      Jul 24, 2017
      277 |
      May 29, 2017 @ 5:23pm
      May 29, 2017
      329 |
      Oct 26, 2014 @ 2:49pm
      Oct 26, 2014

      Videos of Helena Mountain Bike

      Into the bushes and flat on a berm
      76 | Oct 9, 2022
      The Gromreaper
      103 | Jul 28, 2022
      The Gromreaper
      83 | Jul 28, 2022
      Helena Ridge First Drop Attempt
      215 | May 20, 2022
      Helena Ridge First Drop Attempt
      | May 15, 2022
      Singletrack in Montana's Capital
      1:00 | 293 | May 14, 2020
      Elkhorn Mtns Helena
      8:07 | 156 | Oct 4, 2018
      Casey Peak
      5:29 | 204 | Oct 4, 2018

      Current Trail Warnings

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      Easy Rider Trail - Medley portion
      Sep 17, 2023 @ 5:43am
      Sep 17, 2023
      Dryevasive MBG

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      evasiveaddreportUpper Davis Return and 7 more
      Sep 29, 2023 @ 10:05pm
      2 hours
      Alanfecs0riddentrailCruse Control Trail - upper
      Sep 29, 2023 @ 3:19pm
      9 hours
      farmteamlbcommenttrailEddye McClure East
      Sep 29, 2023 @ 2:50pm
      9 hours
      farmteamlbvotetrailEddye McClure East and 4 more
      Sep 29, 2023 @ 2:49pm
      9 hours
      farmteamlbriddentrailEddye McClure East and 4 more
      Sep 29, 2023 @ 2:49pm
      9 hours

      Recent Comments

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      farmteamlbtrailEddye McClure EastNot as good as West (up or down). Beware the...
      Sep 29, 2023 @ 2:50pm
      9 hours
      farmteamlbtrailMt Ascension LoopBring your lungs. Great way to access all of...
      Sep 29, 2023 @ 6:33am
      18 hours
      SanchewytrailIron GulchDo yourself a favor and don't ride this. Large...
      Jul 21, 2023 @ 4:42pm
      Jul 21, 2023
      Lowtech19trailWest DoubletrackBasic double track. Watch out for the Canadian...
      Jul 3, 2023 @ 9:04pm
      Jul 3, 2023
      Lowtech19trailSilver TrailThis trail is tight and has some great tech...
      Jul 3, 2023 @ 3:59am
      Jul 3, 2023

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      Activity Type Stats

      activitytypetrailsdistancedescentdescent distancetotal verticalratingglobal rankstate rankphotosreportsroutesridelogs
      Mountain Bike530785 miles131,056 ft307 miles5,351 ft
      #161#751,38513,3096732,283
      E-Bike58189 miles16,867 ft57 miles4,216 ft
      #2,558#46012,297131
      Horse308583 miles93,596 ft218 miles5,351 ft
      #21#1710,3892
      Hike522782 miles131,873 ft308 miles5,351 ft
      #114#634113,26643,938
      Trail Running516772 miles131,293 ft307 miles5,344 ft
      #115#63513,2625852
      Dirtbike/Moto72294 miles23,881 ft85 miles4,216 ft
      #196#11910,13216
      ATV/ORV/OHV68274 miles21,188 ft79 miles4,216 ft
      #115#61510,12617
      Snowshoe422554 miles101,348 ft228 miles5,344 ft
      #8#35,802148
      Backcountry Ski36146 miles31,299 ft57 miles4,957 ft
      #53#2315,188153
      Nordic Ski438605 miles109,121 ft250 miles5,344 ft
      #2#25,8112444
      • By brenthillier NSMBA TRAILFORKS & contributors
      • Admins: MONTANABIKERMAN, evasive, wyomont, MBG, BikeHelena, wyomont
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