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SaveCrossroads of the Continental Divide Trail and Highway 12 with the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail 337 and Switchback Ridge Trail being the the two standout Mountain Bike rides.
Primary Trail Type: All-Mountain & Downhill
Shuttleable: YES
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- Mountain Bike
10 trails
- Hike
9 trails
- Trail Running
10 trails
- Horse
9 trails
- Dirtbike/Moto
2 trails
- ATV/ORV/OHV
2 trails
- Snowshoe
8 trails
- Backcountry Ski
3 trails
- Nordic Ski
8 trails
Region Details
- 6
- 3
- 1
Region Status
Caution as of Jul 25, 2022
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 10
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 10
- Trails Hike
- 9
- Trails Trail Running
- 10
- Trails Horse
- 9
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 2
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 2
- Trails Snowshoe
- 8
- Trails Backcountry Ski
- 3
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 8
- Total Distance
- 23 miles
- Total Descent
- 4,376 ft
- Total Vertical
- 2,100 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 6,853 ft
- Reports
- 124
- Photos
- 76
- Ridden Counter
- 219
Popular MacDonald Pass Mountain Biking Trails
MacDonald Pass Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| MacDonald Pass | 7 miles |
Photos of MacDonald Pass Mountain Bike
trail: Switchback Ridge Trail
31 |
Sep 19, 2020 @ 5:15pm
Sep 19, 2020Videos of MacDonald Pass Mountain Bike
5:48 |
60 |
Oct 1, 2018
7:20 |
62 |
Oct 1, 2018
3:41 |
191 |
Jul 26, 2020
youtuber
![It's hella fast in Helena | Mountain Biking...]()
11:29 |
553 |
Aug 17, 2018 , Helena
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Switchback Ridge Trail | Jul 25, 2022 @ 3:48pm Jul 25, 2022 | Ideal | hlynn | ||
| CDNST (Switchback Ridge to Hahn Creek Rd.) | Jul 25, 2022 @ 3:45pm Jul 25, 2022 | Dry | hlynn | ||
| CDNST (MacDonald Pass to Switchback Ridge) | Jun 4, 2022 @ 2:23pm Jun 4, 2022 | Wet | konafranksongoy MBG | ||
| CDNST MacDonald Pass | May 6, 2022 @ 7:48am May 6, 2022 | Snow Covered | lolab | ||
| Chessman Road | May 28, 2020 @ 8:21am May 28, 2020 | Dry | micahvitoff | ||
| Switchback Ridge Access | Aug 25, 2019 @ 6:45am Aug 25, 2019 | Dry | Fanderson MTBM |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | tremadsen | ridden | trail | CDNST MacDonald Pass | Aug 4, 2022 @ 6:11am Aug 4, 2022 |
 | hlynn | add | report | CDNST (Switchback Ridge to Hahn Creek Rd.) and 1 more | Jul 25, 2022 @ 3:47pm Jul 25, 2022 |
| CapAr | wishlist | trail | CDNST (MacDonald Pass to Switchback Ridge) | Jul 7, 2022 @ 6:24pm Jul 7, 2022 |
| john311tran | wishlist | trail | CDNST (MacDonald Pass to Switchback Ridge) | Jun 26, 2022 @ 1:23pm Jun 26, 2022 |
 | konafranksongoy | add | report | CDNST (MacDonald Pass to Switchback Ridge) | Jun 5, 2022 @ 10:53am Jun 5, 2022 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | Huge trees down about 1/4 mile from the... | Sep 13, 2021 @ 5:21pm Sep 13, 2021 | ||
 | trail | About 90 trees down on the trail. Rideable but... | Jun 16, 2020 @ 4:16pm Jun 16, 2020 | ||
 | report | Poop. It was WINDY on Saturday. | Jul 15, 2019 @ 6:38am Jul 15, 2019 | ||
| report | We hiked down switchback and there were two... | Jul 4, 2019 @ 3:43pm Jul 4, 2019 | ||
| trail | This trail needs to be cleared of down trees. | Nov 3, 2018 @ 12:35pm Nov 3, 2018 |
Nearby Areas
| name | distance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Priest Area | 8 | 10 | 4.9 km | ||
| Tenmile Creek Park | 11.1 km | ||||
| South Hills | 49 | 84 | 18 | 4 | 11.4 km |
| Scratchgravel Hills | 30 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 12.3 km |
| Little Blackfoot | 1 | 7 | 1 | 12.6 km |
National Scenic Trails & Official Routes
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Continental Divide Trail
- Mountain Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 10 | 23 miles | 4,377 ft | 12 miles | 2,100 ft | #3,747 | #1,715 | 76 | 124 | 1 | 110 | |
| Hike | 9 | 22 miles | 4,377 ft | 12 miles | 2,100 ft | #3,035 | #1,567 | 124 | 1 | 14 | ||
| Trail Running | 10 | 23 miles | 4,377 ft | 12 miles | 2,100 ft | #3,042 | #1,567 | 124 | 1 | |||
| Horse | 9 | 22 miles | 4,377 ft | 12 miles | 2,100 ft | #181 | #131 | 117 | ||||
| Dirtbike/Moto | 2 | 7 miles | 82 ft | 4,905 ft | 1,450 ft | #427 | 60 | |||||
| ATV/ORV/OHV | 2 | 7 miles | 82 ft | 4,905 ft | 1,450 ft | #143 | 60 | |||||
| Snowshoe | 8 | 16 miles | 4,295 ft | 11 miles | 2,100 ft | #152 | #95 | 57 | 1 | |||
| Backcountry Ski | 3 | 7 miles | 2,375 ft | 5 miles | 1,988 ft | #22 | #13 | 46 | 2 | |||
| Nordic Ski | 8 | 16 miles | 4,295 ft | 11 miles | 2,100 ft | #83 | #61 | 57 | 12 |
- By wyomont
& contributors - Admins: MONTANABIKERMAN, evasive, wyomont, MBG, BikeHelena, wyomont
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