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Trail Conditions
- Unknown
- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
Trail Ridden Direction
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The colour categories are based on what percentage of riders are riding a trail in its intended direction.
The colour categories are based on what percentage of riders are riding a trail in its intended direction.
- > 96%
- > 90%
- > 80%
- > 70%
- > 50%
- < 50%
Trail Last Ridden
Trailforks scans ridelogs to determine the last time a trail was ridden.
- < 2 days
- < 1 week
- < 2 weeks
- < 1 month
- < 6 months
- > 6 months
Trail Ridden Direction
The intended direction a trail should be ridden.
- Downhill Only
- Downhill Primary
- Both Directions
- Uphill Primary
- Uphill Only
- One Direction
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- Description
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- Videos
Trail Popularity ?
Trailforks scans ridelogs to determine which trails are ridden the most in the last 9 months.
Trails are compared with nearby trails in the same city region with a possible 25 colour shades.
Think of this as a heatmap, more rides = more kinetic energy = warmer colors.
- most popular
- popular
- less popular
- not popular
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Trail Difficulties
Trail Report Status
- Access Road/Trail
- White
- Green
- Blue
- Black
- Double Black Diamond
Trail Report Status
- Clear / Green
- Minor Issue / Yellow
- Significant Issue / Amber
- Closed
- 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 Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
- Map Markers
Trail Head
Photo
Directory Listing
Riding Area
TTF
Parking
Viewpoint
Information
Warning
Directions
Sight
Restrooms
eBike Charging Point
Water Fountain/Source
Gate
Trail Sign
Table or Bench
Ladder
Stairs
Bridge
Camping
Cabin
Lodge
Bear Cache
Dock
Ranger Station
Summit
Other
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.
google parking directions Region Details
- 5
- 3
- 1
Activities
Region Status
Caution as of Jan 27, 2020Local Trail Association
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Global Ranking
- #2,330
- State Ranking
- #20
- Trails (view details)
- 9
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 9
- Trails Hike
- 8
- Trails Trail Running
- 9
- Trails Horse
- 8
- Trails Dirtbike
- 1
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 1
- Trails Snowshoe
- 8
- Trails Backcountry Ski
- 3
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 8
- Total Distance
- 17 miles
- Total Descent
- 4,586 ft
- Total Vertical
- 2,100 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 6,853 ft
- Reports
- 74
- Photos
- 39
- Ridden Counter
- 57
Popular MacDonald Pass Mountain Biking Trails
MacDonald Pass Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| MacDonald Pass | 7 miles |
Recent Ridelog Activity in Region
Today
- 0 rides
- 0 ft avg distance
Yesterday
- 0 rides
- 0 ft avg distance
Past Week
- 0 rides
- 0 ft avg distance
Photos of MacDonald Pass Mountain Bike
trail: Chessman Road
16 |
Aug 25, 2019 @ 6:19pm
Aug 25, 2019
trail: Switchback Ridge Trail
9 |
Aug 6, 2019 @ 6:57am
Aug 6, 2019
trail: Switchback Ridge Trail
7 |
Aug 6, 2019 @ 6:56am
Aug 6, 2019Videos of MacDonald Pass Mountain Bike
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Switchback Ridge Trail | Aug 25, 2019 @ 6:45am Aug 25, 2019 | Dry | Fanderson MTBM | ||
| Switchback Ridge Access | Aug 25, 2019 @ 6:45am Aug 25, 2019 | Dry | Fanderson MTBM | ||
| CDNST (Switchback Ridge to Hahn Creek Rd.) | Aug 24, 2019 @ 6:06pm Aug 24, 2019 | Dry | wyomont | ||
| CDNST (MacDonald Pass to Switchback Ridge) | Aug 22, 2019 @ 3:54pm Aug 22, 2019 | Dry | EricJBell | ||
| Chessman Road | Aug 7, 2019 @ 11:24am Aug 7, 2019 | Dry | wyomont | ||
| CDNST MacDonald Pass | Sep 10, 2018 @ 8:52pm Sep 10, 2018 | Dry | wyomont |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | wyomont | update | trail | CDNST (Switchback Ridge to Hahn Creek Rd.) | Mar 8, 2020 @ 7:25am Mar 8, 2020 |
| wyomont | update | trail | CDNST (Switchback Ridge to Hahn Creek Rd.) | Jan 10, 2020 @ 3:23pm Jan 10, 2020 |
 | CodyBechdol | ridden | trail | CDNST (MacDonald Pass to Switchback Ridge) | Sep 22, 2019 @ 6:58pm Sep 22, 2019 |
| Apeabody | vote | trail | CDNST (MacDonald Pass to Switchback Ridge) | Sep 15, 2019 @ 7:26am Sep 15, 2019 |
| gludeachris | ridden | trail | CDNST (MacDonald Pass to Switchback Ridge) and 1 more | Sep 12, 2019 @ 11:23am Sep 12, 2019 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 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 | ||
 | trail | July 14, 2018: Trail is all clear, thank you.... | Jul 15, 2018 @ 1:35pm Jul 15, 2018 | ||
| trail | June 15, 2018: Trail is all clear (thank you!)... | Jul 15, 2018 @ 1:32pm Jul 15, 2018 |
Nearby Areas
| name | distance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Priest Area | 8 | 9 | 4.9 km | ||
| Tenmile Creek Park | 11.1 km | ||||
| South Hills | 42 | 82 | 18 | 4 | 11.4 km |
| Scratchgravel Hills | 29 | 11 | 3 | 12.3 km | |
| Little Blackfoot | 1 | 7 | 1 | 12.6 km |
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