Fast, flowy, and smooth is the main theme in the Rattlesnake....at least close to the main trail head. Venture out to the Stuart Peak Trail, Sheep Mountain Trail, or Mineral Peak Trail, and you will find plenty of scenic backcountry terrain and technical challenges. There's something for everyone here in Missoula's most popular trail system. There are a lot of weekend users, so please be courteous and yield to others. Check out MTB Missoula's recommended routes on Trailforks if you are new to town and looking for a good ride.

Primary Trail Type: Cross-Country

eBikes Allowed: No

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#438

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Trails

Total Distance

109 miles

Total Descent Distance

51 miles

Total Descent

27,848 ft

Highest Trailhead

7,627 ft

Total Vertical

4,379 ft

Reports

148

Photos

Ridden Counter

2,317

Popular The Rattlesnake Mountain Bike Trails

status	title	difficulty	rating
	Fenceline
	Sawmill Climb
	Sound of Music
	Lucky
	Curry Gulch
	Spring Gulch
	Ewok
	Paint Brush Ridge
	Spring Gulch Bridge
	Three Larch
	The Burn
	Wallman (East)

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Recent Trail Reports

trail	date	user
Ravine	Aug 19, 2018 @ 2:58pm 2 days	DanHMT
Fenceline	Aug 18, 2018 @ 12:49pm 3 days	DanHMT
Curry Gulch	Aug 15, 2018 @ 5:00pm Aug 15, 2018	DanHMT
The Gut	Aug 15, 2018 @ 5:00pm Aug 15, 2018	DanHMT
Dropout	Aug 15, 2018 @ 5:00pm Aug 15, 2018	DanHMT

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Current Trail Warnings

	trail	date	info
	Low Down w	Feb 10, 2018 @ 8:41am Feb 10, 2018	Sections of trail washed out. Use caution.

Photos of The Rattlesnake Mountain Bike

trail: Spring Gulch

3 |

Aug 19, 2018 @ 8:10am

2 days

Spring Gulch, Missoula

trail: Fenceline

4 |

Jul 27, 2018 @ 2:17pm

Jul 27, 2018

Fenceline, My City

trail: Stuart Peak

68 |

Sep 26, 2017 @ 3:58pm

Sep 26, 2017

Stuart Peak, Kalispell

trail: Stuart Peak

41 |

Sep 26, 2017 @ 3:57pm

Sep 26, 2017

Stuart Peak, Kalispell

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Videos of The Rattlesnake Mountain Bike

The Rattlesnake Mountain Bike Routes

title	rating	distance
MTBM - Classic Sheep Mountain Loop featured		25 miles
MTBM - Rattlesnake Blue Route		9 miles
Freehub Magazine: Three Larch		2 miles
Freehub Magazine: Hot Sauce		2 miles

Recent Comments

username	type	title	comment	date
Shorenbrown	trail	Quast Ditch	This trail is now apparently closed to bikes...	Aug 21, 2018 @ 8:46am 2 hours
jmahler	trail	Ewok	Fun trail to rip down. It has some banked...	Aug 19, 2018 @ 7:59am 2 days
tripoutside	trail	Spring Gulch	If you like FAST smooth trails that bomb...	Aug 14, 2018 @ 5:08pm Aug 14, 2018
tripoutside	trail	Fenceline	It’s probably Best written down hill but...	Aug 14, 2018 @ 5:06pm Aug 14, 2018
tripoutside	trail	Ewok	Great green trail to ride up. We took this to...	Aug 14, 2018 @ 5:05pm Aug 14, 2018

username	action	type	title	date
Shorenbrown	add	ridelog	Aug 21, 2018 ride log	Aug 21, 2018 @ 8:50am 2 hours
Shorenbrown	comment	trail	Quast Ditch	Aug 21, 2018 @ 8:46am 2 hours
JacksonTM	add	ridelog	Aug 21, 2018 ride log	Aug 21, 2018 @ 7:20am 4 hours
DanHMT	add	ridelog	Aug 21, 2018 ride log	Aug 21, 2018 @ 7:12am 4 hours
alisaww	add	ridelog	Aug 18, 2018 ride log	Aug 20, 2018 @ 8:30pm 14 hours

Nearby Riding Areas

name				distance
Marshall Mountain	5	1	1	2.8 km
Marshall Mountain				2.9 km
Pattee Canyon	24	14	3	6.1 km
Montana Snowbowl	3	2	1	6.7 km
Dean Stone		2		9.5 km

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