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The colour categories are based on what percentage of riders are riding a trail in its intended direction.
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Trail Last Ridden
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Trail Ridden Direction
The intended direction a trail should be ridden.
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Trail Popularity ?
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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.
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Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public ridelogs from the past 6 months.
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- moto (1 year)
Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public skilogs from the past 12 months.
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Trails are colored based on popularity. The more popular a trail is, the more red. Less popular trails trend towards green.
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SaveMontana It's practically in the name mountain biking. Montana is a big state with a small population, and trails galore. There are many communities surrounded by dense trail networks, such as Missoula, Bozeman, Butte, and Helena, and there are small mountain towns with great access to big mountain epics, such as Red Lodge, Whitefish, or Philipsburg. In addition, cities such as Billings and Great Falls are finding the potential in rugged open lands nearby. Finally, there are also lift-served bike parks at Whitefish, Big Sky, and Philipsburg.
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 5,618
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 4,323
- Trails E-Bike
- 1,050
- Trails Horse
- 1,991
- Trails Hike
- 4,894
- Trails Trail Running
- 4,853
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 942
- Trails Observed Trials
- 32
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 743
- Trails Snowmobile
- 132
- Trails Snowshoe
- 1,303
- Trails Downhill Ski
- 203
- Trails Backcountry Ski
- 558
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 1,170
- Total Distance
- 13,821 miles
- Total Descent
- 2,228,189 ft
- Total Vertical
- 11,148 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 11,151 ft
- Reports
- 29,938
- Photos
- 8,343
- Ridden Counter
- 322,882
Articles
Video: Remy Metailler & Pro Skier Ride Legacy Bike Park
Sep 22, 2023 from pinkbike.com
There's more going on in Montana than Amazon Prime's 'Yellowstone'.
2023-Helenduro Photo Album
Aug 17, 2023 from pinkbike.com
The World's biggest biking photo gallery of photos like, crashes, north shore. 2023-Helenduro
2023-Enduro-Pescado Photo Album
Aug 17, 2023 from pinkbike.com
The World's biggest biking photo gallery of photos like, crashes, north shore. 2023-Enduro-Pescado
Video: Rowdy Flow in Montana’s Gem: The Legacy Bike Park
Jun 15, 2023 from pinkbike.com
A network of first-class trails in the Montana wilderness.
Sub Regions
- Beaverhead-Deerlodge (3)
- Bitterroot Valley (157)
- Central Montana (57)
- Big Snowy Mountains (27)
- Judith Basin (6)
- Smith River (21)
- Dawson County (2)
- Flathead County (1)
- Glacier Country (765)
- Flathead Valley (766)
- Greater Yellowstone (1,663)
- Beaverhead County (213)
- Carbon County (24)
- Gallatin County (720)
- Granite County (53)
- Jefferson County (167)
- Madison County (49)
- Park County (33)
- Silverbow County (385)
- Stillwater County (18)
- Judith Basin County (0)
- Mineral County (2)
- North Mission Valley (0)
- Northwest (9)
- Lincoln County (2)
- Saunder County (1)
- Rocky Mountain Front (104)
- Tower Rock State Park (1)
- Yellowstone County (111)
Popular Montana Mountain Biking Trails
| status | title | difficulty | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Ore Connector Copper City | |||
| Leverich Canyon Northern Gallatin Range | |||
| Lower High Ore Copper City | |||
| Green Eagle North Copper City | |||
| Fenceline The Rattlesnake | |||
| Ewok The Rattlesnake | |||
| Kashmir Whitefish Mountain Resort | |||
| Mountain to Meadow Big Sky Community Trail System | |||
| Green Eagle South Copper City | |||
| Otter Pop Spencer Mountain | |||
| The Whitefish Trail / Lookout Trail - Spencer Mountain Spencer Mountain | |||
| Sound of Music The Rattlesnake | |||
| Lookout Trail Spencer Mountain | |||
| Mountain to Meadow connection to Town Center Big Sky Community Trail System | |||
| Reservoir Trail The Whitefish Trail |
Montana Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| MTBM - Classic Sheep Mountain Loop The Rattlesnake | 25 miles | |
| Mount Helena Ridge to Show-Me-the-Horse South Hills | 6 miles | |
| MacDonald Pass Helena | 7 miles | |
| Beartrap Gulch Helena | 13 miles | |
| North Fork Loop Big Sky Resort | 8 miles | |
| Mile to Sheep Lionhead | 27 miles | |
| TNR Deer Creek Sneak Pattee Canyon | 16 miles | |
| Mount Helena Ridge - Hogsback - Horse South Hills | 13 miles | |
| Eddye McClure Loop South Hills | 7 miles | |
| Freehub Magazine: Snake Charmer to Mountain to Meadow Big Sky Resort | 6 miles |
Photos of Montana Mountain Bike
trail: Stuart Peak
362 |
Sep 26, 2017 @ 3:58pm
Sep 26, 2017
trail: Stuart Peak
230 |
Sep 26, 2017 @ 3:57pm
Sep 26, 2017
trail: Muskrat Creek
235 |
Jul 25, 2017 @ 9:47pm
Jul 25, 2017
trail: Muskrat Creek
218 |
Jul 25, 2017 @ 9:46pm
Jul 25, 2017
trail: Eddye McClure East
216 |
Jul 24, 2017 @ 7:34pm
Jul 24, 2017
trail: North Dry Creek
215 |
Jul 2, 2017 @ 5:04pm
Jul 2, 2017
trail: Eddye McClure East
277 |
May 29, 2017 @ 5:23pm
May 29, 2017
trail: Hall Lake
411 |
Oct 12, 2013 @ 10:28pm
Oct 12, 2013Videos of Montana Mountain Bike
featured
![Our Trails Unite Us - Helena, Montana]()
trail: 2006 Trail (north side)
1:41 |
347 |
Nov 2, 2021 , Helena
trail: War Pig
10 |
Sep 11, 2023
trail: Freebird
126 |
Jul 30, 2023
trail: Freebird
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Jul 29, 2023
trail: Freebird
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Jul 29, 2023
trail: Upper Maude S
31 |
Jun 29, 2023
trail: FTBT Trail
19 |
May 28, 2023
trail: Black Forest Trail
76 |
Oct 9, 2022
National Scenic Trails & Official Routes
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Continental Divide Trail
- Mountain Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
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Great Western Trail
- Mountain Bike
- E-Bike
- Horse
- Hike
- Trail Running
- Dirtbike/Moto
- ATV/ORV/OHV
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Pacific Northwest Trail
- Mountain Bike
- Horse
- Hike
- Trail Running
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| pfchurchill | wishlist | trail | Moser Troad (Upper) | Sep 22, 2023 @ 5:37pm 18 mins |
| joshkwf | ridden | trail | Fenceline | Sep 22, 2023 @ 4:42pm 1 hours |
| FAMB | add | report | Whitefish Divide - Ralph Thayer Memorial Trail | Sep 22, 2023 @ 3:18pm 3 hours |
| FAMB | comment | report | Whitefish Divide - Ralph Thayer Memorial Trail | Sep 22, 2023 @ 1:11pm 5 hours |
| fudgedredd | wishlist | region | Legacy Bike Park | Sep 22, 2023 @ 10:54am 7 hours |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| report | Location of the tree would be helpful for... | Sep 22, 2023 @ 1:11pm 5 hours | ||
| trail | Ran this trail counter-clockwise today….oof!... | Sep 21, 2023 @ 10:44am 1 day | ||
| trail | Top is rutted so badly it’s essentially... | Sep 21, 2023 @ 9:22am 1 day | ||
| trail | Fun trail ridden clockwise! I do think this... | Sep 21, 2023 @ 9:21am 1 day | ||
| trail | I rode this September 18th and sawed out 5... | Sep 20, 2023 @ 4:07pm 2 days |
Local Badges
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Tour de SWMMBA - Week 1311 awarded -
Copper City Completionist1 awarded -
Butte 50 Racecourse5 awarded -
Sorini 25 Racecourse11 awarded -
The East Ridge3 awarded -
Butte 100 Racecourse0 awarded
Bike & Skill Parks
| name | type | city | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Sky Resort | bike park | Big Sky | |
| Whitefish Mountain Resort | bike park | Whitefish | |
| Discovery Bike Park | bike park | Phillipsburg | |
| Vigilante Bike Park | skill park | Helena | |
| Pump Track | skill park | Bozeman |
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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 | 4,323 | 10,280 miles | 1,632,500 ft | 4,061 miles | 10,131 ft | #25 | 7,872 | 29,588 | 397 | 243,453 | ||
| E-Bike | 1,050 | 3,426 miles | 397,854 ft | 1,240 mile | 7,421 ft | #36 | 5 | 23,474 | 36 | 3,079 | ||
| Horse | 1,991 | 6,987 miles | 1,021,568 ft | 2,639 miles | 8,947 ft | #11 | 12 | 15,666 | 28 | 108 | ||
| Hike | 4,894 | 13,016 miles | 1,997,218 ft | 5,037 miles | 9,885 ft | #25 | 327 | 29,242 | 89 | 32,084 | ||
| Trail Running | 4,853 | 12,969 miles | 1,987,612 ft | 5,016 miles | 9,793 ft | #25 | 49 | 29,225 | 94 | 26,882 | ||
| Dirtbike/Moto | 942 | 3,600 miles | 463,084 ft | 1,380 mile | 7,028 ft | #10 | 8 | 14,523 | 14 | 441 | ||
| Observed Trials | 32 | 111 miles | 9,012 ft | 36 miles | 4,308 ft | #11 | 1 | 342 | 118 | |||
| ATV/ORV/OHV | 743 | 2,951 miles | 313,379 ft | 1,077 mile | 7,028 ft | #6 | 9 | 14,209 | 7 | 116 | ||
| Snowmobile | 132 | 693 miles | 59,990 ft | 230 miles | 6,604 ft | #20 | 1 | 5,349 | 3 | 67 | ||
| Snowshoe | 1,303 | 3,258 miles | 492,556 ft | 1,285 mile | 7,979 ft | #8 | 1 | 7,097 | 6 | 537 | ||
| Downhill Ski | 203 | 123 miles | 108,320 ft | 106 miles | 6,677 ft | 306 | 11,456 | |||||
| Backcountry Ski | 558 | 2,249 miles | 339,186 ft | 857 miles | 7,608 ft | #9 | 2 | 5,999 | 7 | 8,027 | ||
| Nordic Ski | 1,170 | 2,155 miles | 320,253 ft | 826 miles | 7,103 ft | #4 | 41 | 6,785 | 8 | 15,764 |
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