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Trails are compared with nearby trails in the same city region with a possible 25 colour shades.
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Activity Recordings
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SaveThe Madison Range offers monster backcountry rides, amazing scenery. It also offers solitude, despite having Big Sky and the resort to the north, and Hebgen Lake to the south. This is the place to go for the longest, wildest, toughest rides in Montana. The adjacent Lee Metcalf Wilderness hosts one of the densest grizzly bear populations in the lower 48, so be bear aware and ride in groups.
Primary Trail Type: Cross-Country
Land Status: National Forest
google parking directions Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
35 trails
- E-Bike
18 trails
- Hike
35 trails
- Trail Running
35 trails
Region Details
- 11
- 2
- 9
- 13
Region Status
Caution as of Jan 22, 2023
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 37
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 35
- Trails E-Bike
- 18
- Trails Horse
- 7
- Trails Hike
- 35
- Trails Trail Running
- 35
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 6
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 2
- Trails Snowmobile
- 1
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 1
- Total Distance
- 170 miles
- Total Descent
- 27,418 ft
- Total Vertical
- 3,445 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 9,552 ft
- Reports
- 66
- Photos
- 30
- Ridden Counter
- 501
Popular Madison Range Mountain Biking Trails
Madison Range Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Minnie Wapiti to Red Canyon | 18 miles |
Photos of Madison Range Mountain Bike
trail: First Yellow Mule
112 |
Sep 12, 2020 @ 9:38am
Sep 12, 2020
trail: First Yellow Mule
101 |
Aug 9, 2020 @ 9:59pm
Aug 9, 2020
trail: Second Yellow Mule
84 |
Aug 9, 2020 @ 9:58pm
Aug 9, 2020
trail: Second Yellow Mule
85 |
Aug 9, 2020 @ 9:58pm
Aug 9, 2020
trail: Second Yellow Mule
88 |
Aug 9, 2020 @ 9:58pm
Aug 9, 2020
trail: Oil Well
36 |
Aug 9, 2020 @ 8:42am
Aug 9, 2020
trail: Oil Well
34 |
Aug 9, 2020 @ 8:31am
Aug 9, 2020Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cinnamon | Jun 29, 2022 @ 7:18pm Jun 29, 2022 | Variable | masonskis | ||
| Oil Well | Jun 29, 2022 @ 7:11pm Jun 29, 2022 | Variable | masonskis | ||
| Slide Creek | Jun 29, 2022 @ 7:04pm Jun 29, 2022 | Ideal | masonskis | ||
| First Yellow Mule | Jun 26, 2022 @ 1:24pm Jun 26, 2022 | Variable | masonskis | ||
| Second Yellow Mule | Jun 24, 2022 @ 10:43am Jun 24, 2022 | Variable | masonskis | ||
| Taylor Fork Road | Oct 7, 2021 @ 7:08pm Oct 7, 2021 | Unknown | livefreerdie SWMMBA | ||
| Cache Creek | Oct 2, 2021 @ 4:36pm Oct 2, 2021 | Unknown | livefreerdie SWMMBA | ||
| Cache Creek Road | Oct 2, 2021 @ 4:36pm Oct 2, 2021 | Unknown | livefreerdie SWMMBA | ||
| Deadhorse Road | Oct 2, 2021 @ 4:36pm Oct 2, 2021 | Unknown | livefreerdie SWMMBA | ||
| Deadhorse Road | Oct 2, 2021 @ 4:36pm Oct 2, 2021 | Unknown | livefreerdie SWMMBA |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | masonskis | comment | trail | Second Yellow Mule | Mar 29, 2023 @ 4:42pm Mar 29, 2023 |
| dft1 | comment | trail | Second Yellow Mule | Mar 29, 2023 @ 4:17pm Mar 29, 2023 |
| turbochanchito | wishlist | trail | Little Wapiti | Mar 12, 2023 @ 6:48pm Mar 12, 2023 |
| wilso432 | wishlist | trail | Slide Creek | Feb 4, 2023 @ 7:31pm Feb 4, 2023 |
 | markholloway | add | trail | Taylor Creek Trail and 1 more | Dec 15, 2022 @ 1:19pm Dec 15, 2022 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | Because those are the rules loser | Mar 29, 2023 @ 4:42pm Mar 29, 2023 | ||
| trail | why? they do no harm. my ebike weighs 43... | Mar 29, 2023 @ 4:17pm Mar 29, 2023 | ||
| trail | Rode over Labor Day 2022 - lives up to its... | Sep 6, 2022 @ 5:54am Sep 6, 2022 | ||
| trail | This trail gets worse every year, the dirt... | May 2, 2022 @ 4:48pm May 2, 2022 | ||
| trail | Man, the upper part of this section seems to... | May 2, 2022 @ 4:44pm May 2, 2022 |
Nearby Areas
| name | distance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Gallatin Range | 4 | 15 | 8 | 13 km | |
| Big Sky Community Trail System | 13 | 14 | 1 | 15.9 km | |
| Lionhead | 9 | 4 | 18.1 km | ||
| Big Sky Resort | 5 | 20 | 12 | 13 | 18.7 km |
| Yellowstone - Northwest Region | 2 | 4 | 22 km |
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Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 35 | 154 miles | 25,646 ft | 60 miles | 3,445 ft | #5,051 | #2,232 | 29 | 66 | 1 | 222 | |
| E-Bike | 18 | 86 miles | 9,728 ft | 27 miles | 2,953 ft | #2,228 | #514 | 30 | 5 | |||
| Horse | 7 | 43 miles | 6,647 ft | 19 miles | 2,487 ft | 6 | ||||||
| Hike | 35 | 156 miles | 26,923 ft | 63 miles | 3,054 ft | #4,234 | #2,079 | 66 | 29 | |||
| Trail Running | 35 | 156 miles | 26,923 ft | 63 miles | 3,054 ft | #4,249 | #2,086 | 66 | 15 | |||
| Dirtbike/Moto | 6 | 36 miles | 2,415 ft | 10 miles | 2,953 ft | 7 | 3 | |||||
| ATV/ORV/OHV | 2 | 19 miles | 1,138 ft | 6 miles | 2,487 ft | 4 | 1 | |||||
| Snowmobile | 1 | 11 miles | 371 ft | 2 miles | 2,664 ft | 1 | ||||||
| Nordic Ski | 1 | 11 miles | 371 ft | 2 miles | 2,664 ft |
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