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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
7 trails
- Horse
7 trails
- Hike
7 trails
- Trail Running
7 trails
- Dirtbike/Moto
1 trails
- ATV/ORV/OHV
1 trails
- Snowshoe
6 trails
- Backcountry Ski
2 trails
- Nordic Ski
6 trails
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- 4
- 2
- 1
Region Status
Caution as of 21 hours
Stats
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- Trails (view details)
- 7
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 7
- Trails Horse
- 7
- Trails Hike
- 7
- Trails Trail Running
- 7
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 1
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 1
- Trails Snowshoe
- 6
- Trails Backcountry Ski
- 2
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 6
- Total Distance
- 13 miles
- Total Descent
- 1,064 ft
- Total Vertical
- 2,100 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 6,853 ft
- Reports
- 84
- Photos
- 58
- Ridden Counter
- 278
Popular MacDonald Pass Mountain Biking Trails
MacDonald Pass Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| MacDonald Pass | 7 miles |
Photos of MacDonald Pass Mountain Bike
Videos of MacDonald Pass Mountain Bike
5:48 |
64 |
Oct 1, 2018
7:20 |
70 |
Oct 1, 2018
3:41 |
328 |
Jul 26, 2020
youtuber
![It's hella fast in Helena | Mountain Biking...]()
11:29 |
670 |
Aug 17, 2018 , Helena
Current Trail Warnings
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDNST (MacDonald Pass to Switchback Ridge) | Oct 6, 2024 @ 1:01pm 21 hours | Dry | kingkon | Last two miles of CDT almost impossible... |
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDNST (Switchback Ridge to Hahn Creek Rd.) | Jun 5, 2024 @ 8:55pm Jun 5, 2024 | Variable | DanishHeat | ||
| CDNST MacDonald Pass | May 6, 2022 @ 7:48am May 6, 2022 | Snow Covered | lolab | ||
| Switchback Ridge Access | Aug 25, 2019 @ 6:45am Aug 25, 2019 | Dry | Fanderson |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| kingkon | add | report | activity #60116355 | Oct 7, 2024 @ 8:36am 2 hours |
| sstory | comment | trail | activity #60077860 | Oct 6, 2024 @ 4:29pm 18 hours |
| Jwolny | add | report | activity #55123721 | Jul 4, 2024 @ 10:04am Jul 4, 2024 |
| Clumsy | comment | report | activity #54731939 | Jun 26, 2024 @ 12:07pm Jun 26, 2024 |
| DanishHeat | add | report | activity #53698870 | Jun 5, 2024 @ 8:55pm Jun 5, 2024 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | Don’t even think of riding or hiking this... | Oct 6, 2024 @ 4:29pm 18 hours | ||
| report | Any updates on trail status? | Jun 26, 2024 @ 12:07pm Jun 26, 2024 | ||
| trail | Huge trees down about 1/4 mile from the... | Sep 13, 2021 @ 5:21pm Sep 13, 2021 | ||
| report | We hiked down switchback and there were two... | Jul 4, 2019 @ 3:43pm Jul 4, 2019 | ||
| trail | July 14, 2018: Trail is all clear, thank you.... | Jul 15, 2018 @ 1:35pm Jul 15, 2018 |
Nearby Areas
| name | distance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Priest Area | 8 | 10 | 4.9 km | ||
| Rimini | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5.5 km | |
| Tenmile Creek Park | 8 | 1 | 11.1 km | ||
| South Hills | 63 | 81 | 20 | 4 | 11.4 km |
| Scratchgravel Hills | 32 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 12.3 km |
Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 7 | 13 miles | 1,063 ft | 4 miles | 2,100 ft | #5,777 | #2,529 | 58 | 84 | 1 | 138 | |
| Horse | 7 | 13 miles | 1,063 ft | 4 miles | 2,100 ft | #375 | #283 | 79 | ||||
| Hike | 7 | 13 miles | 1,063 ft | 4 miles | 2,100 ft | #4,853 | #2,358 | 84 | 1 | 25 | ||
| Trail Running | 7 | 13 miles | 1,063 ft | 4 miles | 2,100 ft | #4,875 | #2,361 | 84 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Dirtbike/Moto | 1 | 6 miles | 82 ft | 4,905 ft | 318 ft | #328 | 40 | |||||
| ATV/ORV/OHV | 1 | 6 miles | 82 ft | 4,905 ft | 318 ft | #473 | 40 | |||||
| Snowshoe | 6 | 7 miles | 984 ft | 3 miles | 2,100 ft | #286 | #169 | 39 | 1 | |||
| Backcountry Ski | 2 | 3 miles | 436 ft | 1 mile | 1,952 ft | #36 | #19 | 29 | 2 | |||
| Nordic Ski | 6 | 7 miles | 984 ft | 3 miles | 2,100 ft | #150 | #100 | 39 | 11 |
- By wyomont
& contributors - Admins: MBG, BikeHelena, wyomont
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