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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Global Ranking

#835

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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

105

Photos

Ridden Counter

1,686

Popular The Rattlesnake Mountain Bike Trails

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

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Recent Trail Reports

trail	date	user
Fenceline	Jun 14, 2018 @ 1:45pm Jun 14, 2018	davideliason1984
Spring Gulch Bridge	Jun 12, 2018 @ 7:09pm Jun 12, 2018	DanHMT
Ewok	Jun 9, 2018 @ 12:43pm Jun 9, 2018	DanHMT
Fish ladder	Jun 9, 2018 @ 12:43pm Jun 9, 2018	DanHMT
Ravine	Jun 6, 2018 @ 1:58pm Jun 6, 2018	aaronrbaldwin

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Current Trail Warnings

	trail	date	info
	Spring Gulch	Apr 29, 2018 @ 9:41pm Apr 29, 2018	Above the Wallman intersection the creek...
	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: Sheep Mountain (Front Side)

1 |

Jun 16, 2018 @ 8:33am

Jun 16, 2018

Sheep Mountain (Front Side)

trail: Wallman (East)

5 |

Jun 2, 2018 @ 1:51pm

Jun 2, 2018

Wallman (East), Issaquah

trail: Stuart Peak

50 |

Sep 26, 2017 @ 3:58pm

Sep 26, 2017

Stuart Peak, Kalispell

trail: Stuart Peak

26 |

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
MosaicMTBGuy	trail	Dropout	One of the top descents in the Rattlesnake and...	Aug 16, 2017 @ 9:15pm Aug 16, 2017
BradleyT	trail	Spring Gulch	Could use some more turns. Seems like a good...	Aug 1, 2017 @ 3:08pm Aug 1, 2017
bvwilliams	trail	Spring Gulch	The first half of this trail, above the...	Oct 23, 2016 @ 2:23pm Oct 23, 2016
cm045	trail	Stuart Peak	Sweet Ride. Do it. Back country fun but expect...	Oct 8, 2016 @ 8:14am Oct 8, 2016
kanter	trail	Wallman (East)	This is a great trail and can be done in both...	Mar 22, 2015 @ 9:14pm Mar 22, 2015

username	action	type	title	date
joehyltondds	add	ridelog	Jun 20, 2018 ride log	Jun 20, 2018 @ 7:14pm 55 mins
zang345	add	ridelog	Jun 20, 2018 ride log	Jun 20, 2018 @ 6:04pm 2 hours
mayphly	add	ridelog	Jun 20, 2018 ride log	Jun 20, 2018 @ 5:00pm 3 hours
Erichclimb	add	ridelog	Jun 20, 2018 ride log	Jun 20, 2018 @ 4:16pm 4 hours
Mikey5maloney	add	ridelog	Jun 20, 2018 ride log	Jun 20, 2018 @ 4:07pm 4 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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