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Activity Recordings
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- hiking (1 year)
- moto (1 year)
Activity Recordings
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Trails Deemphasized
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The Whitefish Trail is a growing network of trails just outside of town. It is a multi use trail system open to hikers, runners, horseback riders, and mountain bikers. It is mostly beginner and intermediate friendly trails. The first couple miles are always busy with the aforementioned users so please be courteous. As you get further from town there is less traffic and the trails become more geared towards mountain biking.
Primary Trail Type: Cross-Country
Land Status: Community Forest
google parking directions Access Info:
he Whitefish Trail is located just west of Whitefish, MT off of Highway 93.
The Lion Mountain Trail head is the Closest to town and also has the heaviest traffic. Headed west out of town as you past the Golf Course stay straight on the Lion Mountain Loop road. Follow this to the trail head.
Skyles Lake Trailhead:
3.6 miles west of downtown Whitefish on Highway 93, take a right on Skyles Lake Road. the trailhead is on your right.
Beaver Lake Trailhead:
7.4 miles west of downtown Whitefish on Highway 93, take a right on Beaver Lake Road. Follow this road for 1.5 miles past the Montana Bike Hostel and the trailhead is on your right.
North Beaver and Woods Lake Trailheads:
These can be founded by following the Beaver Lake Road further but best to just look them un on a map.
The Lion Mountain Trail head is the Closest to town and also has the heaviest traffic. Headed west out of town as you past the Golf Course stay straight on the Lion Mountain Loop road. Follow this to the trail head.
Skyles Lake Trailhead:
3.6 miles west of downtown Whitefish on Highway 93, take a right on Skyles Lake Road. the trailhead is on your right.
Beaver Lake Trailhead:
7.4 miles west of downtown Whitefish on Highway 93, take a right on Beaver Lake Road. Follow this road for 1.5 miles past the Montana Bike Hostel and the trailhead is on your right.
North Beaver and Woods Lake Trailheads:
These can be founded by following the Beaver Lake Road further but best to just look them un on a map.
Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
35 trails
- Hike
34 trails
- Trail Running
34 trails
- Snowshoe
7 trails
Region Details
- 5
- 1
- 21
- 8
Region Status
Caution as of Nov 14, 2021
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 38
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 35
- Trails E-Bike
- 4
- Trails Hike
- 34
- Trails Trail Running
- 34
- Trails Horse
- 3
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 3
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 3
- Trails Snowshoe
- 7
- Trails Backcountry Ski
- 5
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 3
- Total Distance
- 42 miles
- Total Descent
- 6,763 ft
- Total Vertical
- 1,130 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 4,156 ft
- Reports
- 174
- Photos
- 101
- Ridden Counter
- 4,744
Popular The Whitefish Trail Mountain Biking Trails
The Whitefish Trail Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| The Whitefish Trail - Woods Lake Overlook | 5 miles | |
| 13 mile The Whitefish Trail All-Mountain Ride | popular ridelog | 13 miles |
| 13 mile The Whitefish Trail Ride | popular ridelog | 13 miles |
| 13 mile The Whitefish Trail Ride | popular ridelog | 13 miles |
| 6 mile The Whitefish Trail Ride | popular ridelog | 6 miles |
| 12 mile The Whitefish Trail Ride | popular ridelog | 12 miles |
| 9 mile The Whitefish Trail Ride | popular ridelog | 9 miles |
| 8 mile The Whitefish Trail Ride | popular ridelog | 8 miles |
| 7 mile The Whitefish Trail Ride | popular ridelog | 7 miles |
| 6 mile The Whitefish Trail Ride | popular ridelog | 6 miles |
Photos of The Whitefish Trail Mountain Bike
trail: Reservoir Trail
11 |
Dec 17, 2021 @ 12:08pm
Dec 17, 2021
trail: Beaver to Woods Lake Trail
25 |
Dec 12, 2020 @ 5:06pm
Dec 12, 2020
trail: Skyles to Beaver Trail
34 |
Dec 6, 2020 @ 5:16pm
Dec 6, 2020
trail: Lion Mountain Trail
47 |
Nov 14, 2020 @ 11:35am
Nov 14, 2020
trail: Lion Mountain Trail
36 |
Jul 18, 2020 @ 7:45pm
Jul 18, 2020
trail: Lion Mountain Trail
61 |
Jul 18, 2020 @ 7:44pm
Jul 18, 2020
trail: Lion Mountain Trail
34 |
Jul 18, 2020 @ 7:44pm
Jul 18, 2020
trail: Lion Mountain Trail
22 |
Jul 18, 2020 @ 7:44pm
Jul 18, 2020Videos of The Whitefish Trail Mountain Bike
3:53 |
223 |
Aug 20, 2017
trail: Lion Mountain Trail
1:53 |
309 |
Aug 15, 2017
trail: Lion Mountain Trail
2:34 |
291 |
Aug 15, 2017
trail: Woods Lake Loop
2:53 |
123 |
Aug 15, 2017
1:59 |
76 |
Aug 14, 2017
trail: Overlook Trail
1:20 |
2522 |
Aug 13, 2016
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reservoir Trail | Oct 9, 2021 @ 11:36am Oct 9, 2021 | Dry | DarkNomad | ||
| Skyles Trail | Sep 21, 2021 @ 7:43pm Sep 21, 2021 | Dry | adventure-milecreek | ||
| The Whitefish Trail - Skyles Lake Connector | Sep 21, 2021 @ 7:42pm Sep 21, 2021 | Dry | adventure-milecreek | ||
| Lion Mountain Trail | Sep 21, 2021 @ 7:42pm Sep 21, 2021 | Dry | adventure-milecreek | ||
| Skyles to Beaver Trail | Sep 21, 2021 @ 7:41pm Sep 21, 2021 | Dry | adventure-milecreek | ||
| Skyles Overlook Loop Trail | Aug 25, 2021 @ 3:27pm Aug 25, 2021 | Ideal | Timmybp | ||
| Beaver Lake Overlook | Aug 25, 2021 @ 3:27pm Aug 25, 2021 | Ideal | Timmybp | ||
| Beaver Lake Trail | Aug 25, 2021 @ 3:27pm Aug 25, 2021 | Ideal | Timmybp | ||
| Woods - Dollar Connector | Aug 18, 2021 @ 2:19pm Aug 18, 2021 | Ideal | erbiker | ||
| Beaver to Woods Lake Trail | Aug 18, 2021 @ 2:19pm Aug 18, 2021 | Ideal | erbiker |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | WhitefishRiding | add | photo | in Whitefish, Montana, United States | Dec 17, 2021 @ 12:08pm Dec 17, 2021 |
| WhitefishRiding | vote | trail | Reservoir Trail | Dec 17, 2021 @ 12:06pm Dec 17, 2021 |
 | jeffreyvonkiper | add | trail | Cut Off | Nov 7, 2021 @ 4:27pm Nov 7, 2021 |
| jeffreyvonkiper | vote | trail | Little Beaver Lake Connector Trail | Nov 7, 2021 @ 8:05am Nov 7, 2021 |
| jeffreyvonkiper | update | trail | Little Beaver Lake Connector Trail | Nov 7, 2021 @ 7:51am Nov 7, 2021 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | trail | Should be green. | Aug 8, 2021 @ 7:22am Aug 8, 2021 | ||
| trail | Great trail with a downhill reward | May 23, 2021 @ 3:18pm May 23, 2021 | ||
| trail | Great trail with a downhill reward | May 23, 2021 @ 3:14pm May 23, 2021 | ||
| trail | Tree down about halfway through trail. | Apr 21, 2021 @ 4:01pm Apr 21, 2021 | ||
| trail | Love this trail vary easy to get a ride to the... | Aug 2, 2020 @ 4:54pm Aug 2, 2020 |
Nearby Areas
| name | distance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitefish Bike Retreat | 3 | 3 | 0.8 km | ||
| Spencer Mountain | 6 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2.5 km |
| Holbrook Overlook | 4.2 km | ||||
| Haskill Basin | 4 | 17 | 1 | 5.1 km | |
| Whitefish Mountain Resort | 6 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 5.4 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 | 40 miles | 6,637 ft | 18 miles | 1,132 ft | #969 | #498 | 99 | 173 | 1 | 3,172 | |
| E-Bike | 4 | 2 miles | 66 ft | 2,201 ft | 410 ft | 96 | 14 | |||||
| Hike | 34 | 39 miles | 6,614 ft | 18 miles | 1,132 ft | #724 | #433 | 173 | 121 | |||
| Trail Running | 34 | 39 miles | 6,614 ft | 18 miles | 1,132 ft | #727 | #431 | 173 | 143 | |||
| Horse | 3 | 2 miles | 66 ft | 2,201 ft | 135 ft | 50 | 2 | |||||
| Dirtbike/Moto | 3 | 2 miles | 66 ft | 2,201 ft | 135 ft | 50 | 1 | |||||
| ATV/ORV/OHV | 3 | 2 miles | 66 ft | 2,201 ft | 135 ft | 50 | 2 | |||||
| Snowshoe | 7 | 8 miles | 1,552 ft | 4 miles | 1,004 ft | #68 | #44 | 9 | 2 | |||
| Backcountry Ski | 5 | 3 miles | 174 ft | 5,075 ft | 161 ft | |||||||
| Nordic Ski | 3 | 2 miles | 128 ft | 3,629 ft | 161 ft | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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