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- Unknown
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Dry
- Very Dry
Trail Ridden Direction
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- > 96%
- > 90%
- > 80%
- > 70%
- > 50%
- < 50%
Trail Ridden Direction
The intendid direction a trail should be ridden.
- Downhill Only
- Downhill Primary
- Both Directions
- Uphill Primary
- Uphill Only
- One Direction
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- Access Road/Trail
- White
- Green
- Blue
- Black
- Double Black Diamond
Trail Report Status
- Clear / Green
- Minor Issue / Yellow
- Significant Issue / Amber
- Closed or Major Issue / Red
- Land Owner Overlay
- Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
- BLM (public)
- USFS (Wildlife sanctuaries darker than usfs)
- State land
- Indigenous
- Military
Trail Conditions
- Unknown
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Dry
- Very Dry
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Crossroads 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.
Region Details
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- 1
Open on Dec 19, 2018
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Global Ranking
- #2,732
- State Ranking
- #26
- Trails (view details)
- 4
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 4
- Trails Hike
- 4
- Trails Trail Running
- 4
- Total Distance
- 7 miles
- Total Descent Distance
- 5 miles
- Total Descent
- 1,468 ft
- Total Vertical
- 1,287 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 6,410 ft
- Reports
- 1
- Photos
- 1
- Ridden Counter
- 2
Popular MacDonald Pass Mountain Biking Trails
| status | title | difficulty | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| CDT MacDonald Pass | |||
| CDT Connector | |||
| Parking Area Branch | |||
| FS 299 Chessman Rd |
Recent Trail Reports
| trail | date | user | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDT MacDonald Pass | Sep 10, 2018 @ 8:52pm Sep 10, 2018 | wyomont |
Photos of MacDonald Pass Mountain Bike
trail: CDT MacDonald Pass
6 | CDT MacDonald Pass, Helena
Sep 10, 2018 @ 8:47pm
Sep 10, 2018Recent Activity
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | wyomont | add | trail | FS 299 Chessman Rd | Jan 8, 2019 @ 7:00am Jan 8, 2019 |
 | cm045 | add | ridelog | Jan 1, 2019 ride log and 1 more | Jan 1, 2019 @ 3:21pm Jan 1, 2019 |
 | erinwoodrow | add | ridelog | Dec 26, 2018 ride log | Dec 26, 2018 @ 3:01pm Dec 26, 2018 |
 | Rigidjunkie | add | ridelog | Dec 16, 2018 ride log | Dec 24, 2018 @ 12:00pm Dec 24, 2018 |
| cm045 | add | ridelog | Dec 15, 2018 ride log | Dec 15, 2018 @ 2:36pm Dec 15, 2018 |
Nearby Areas
| name | distance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Priest Area | 8 | 9 | 4.4 km | ||
| South Hills | 31 | 89 | 16 | 4 | 10.7 km |
| Scratchgravel Hills | 27 | 10 | 2 | 12 km | |
| Little Blackfoot | 1 | 3 | 12.8 km | ||
| Great Divide | 1 | 2 | 13.6 km |
Local Mountain Bike Directory
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Montana Bicycle Guild
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Montana Enduro Series
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Gravity Guild
![Gravity Guild]()
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Helena Trail Rider
![Helena Trail Rider]()
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Prickly Pear Land Trust
![Prickly Pear Land Trust]()
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Helena United Cycling
![Helena United Cycling]()
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- By wyomont & contributors
- Admins: MONTANABIKERMAN, evasive, MBG, BikeHelena
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