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- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
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- Variable
- Ideal
- Dry
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- > 90%
- > 80%
- > 70%
- > 50%
- < 50%
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- < 2 days
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- < 6 months
- > 6 months
Trail Ridden Direction
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- Downhill Only
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- Both Directions
- Uphill Primary
- Uphill Only
- One Direction
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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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Trail Report Status
- Access Road/Trail
- White
- Green
- Blue
- Black
- Double Black Diamond
Trail Report Status
- Clear / Green
- Minor Issue / Yellow
- Significant Issue / Amber
- Closed
- Land Owner Overlay
- Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
- BLM (public)
- USFS (Wildlife sanctuaries darker than usfs)
- State land
- Indigenous
- Military
Trail Conditions
- Unknown
- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
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Parking
Viewpoint
Information
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Directions
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Table or Bench
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Stairs
Bridge
Camping
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Bear Cache
Dock
Ranger Station
Summit
Other
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
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.
Region Details
- 1
- 9
- 8
Activities
Region Status
Caution as of Aug 9, 2020
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 21
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 18
- Trails Hike
- 18
- Trails Trail Running
- 18
- Trails Snowshoe
- 4
- Trails Backcountry Ski
- 3
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 3
- Total Distance
- 38 miles
- Total Descent
- 6,236 ft
- Total Vertical
- 1,081 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 4,147 ft
- Reports
- 112
- Photos
- 93
- Ridden Counter
- 2,138
Popular The Whitefish Trail Mountain Biking Trails
The Whitefish Trail Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| The Whitefish Trail - Woods Lake Overlook | 5 miles | |
| 14 mile The Whitefish Trail Cross-country Ride | popular ridelog | 14 miles |
| 4 mile The Whitefish Trail Ride | popular ridelog | 4 miles |
| 15 mile The Whitefish Trail Ride | popular ridelog | 15 miles |
| 13 mile The Whitefish Trail Ride | popular ridelog | 13 miles |
| 13 mile The Whitefish Trail Ride | popular ridelog | 13 miles |
Recent Ridelog Activity in Region
Today
- 3 rides
- 15 miles avg distance
Yesterday
- 4 rides
- 8 miles avg distance
Past Week
- 28 rides
- 13 miles avg distance
Videos of The Whitefish Trail Mountain Bike
3:53 |
182 |
Aug 20, 2017
1:53 |
261 |
Aug 15, 2017
2:34 |
255 |
Aug 15, 2017
2:53 |
97 |
Aug 15, 2017
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back 9 | Aug 9, 2020 @ 9:52am Aug 9, 2020 | Ideal | gcm1221 | ||
| Reservoir Trail | Aug 2, 2020 @ 4:57pm Aug 2, 2020 | Ideal | Powerwagon2500 | ||
| Beave Lake Trailhead Connector | Jun 14, 2020 @ 2:18pm Jun 14, 2020 | Variable | Sharkness85 | ||
| The Whitefish Trail - Woods Lake Loop | Jun 14, 2020 @ 2:18pm Jun 14, 2020 | Variable | Sharkness85 | ||
| The Whitefish Trail - Lion Mountain to North Beaver | Jun 3, 2020 @ 7:24pm Jun 3, 2020 | Variable | jzehren11 | ||
| The Whitefish Trail - Overlook Connector | May 25, 2020 @ 6:03am May 25, 2020 | Ideal | aaronrbaldwin TRAILFORKS | ||
| Dollar Lake Trail | May 25, 2020 @ 6:03am May 25, 2020 | Ideal | aaronrbaldwin TRAILFORKS | ||
| Beaver Lake Overlook | May 25, 2020 @ 6:03am May 25, 2020 | Ideal | aaronrbaldwin TRAILFORKS | ||
| Beaver Lake Trail | May 24, 2020 @ 7:55am May 24, 2020 | Ideal | aaronrbaldwin TRAILFORKS | ||
| The Whitefish Trail - Overlook Loop | May 8, 2020 @ 2:36pm May 8, 2020 | Ideal | jzehren11 |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | imcintosh406 | ridden | trail | Reservoir Trail | Aug 13, 2020 @ 1:08pm 3 hours |
| RodneyMTB | wishlist | trail | The Whitefish Trail - Lion Mountain to North Beaver | Aug 12, 2020 @ 7:20pm 21 hours |
| buckdrew | wishlist | trail | Reservoir Trail | Aug 11, 2020 @ 6:24pm 2 days |
| Ultrasue | ridden | trail | Reservoir Trail | Aug 10, 2020 @ 2:01pm Aug 10, 2020 |
| gcm1221 | add | report | Back 9 | Aug 10, 2020 @ 10:27am Aug 10, 2020 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | Love this trail vary easy to get a ride to the... | Aug 2, 2020 @ 4:54pm Aug 2, 2020 | ||
| trail | Loved this trail! My 15 year old and 11 year... | Jul 2, 2020 @ 9:48pm Jul 2, 2020 | ||
 | trail | Nice mellow trail either direction. | May 27, 2020 @ 7:26am May 27, 2020 | ||
 | trail | Love this new trail, my favorite in the... | Aug 26, 2019 @ 4:34pm Aug 26, 2019 | ||
| trail | This is a fun new machine-built flow trail. No... | Aug 19, 2019 @ 9:57am Aug 19, 2019 |
Nearby Areas
| name | distance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitefish Bike Retreat | 4 | 3 | 0.8 km | ||
| Spencer Mountain | 6 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2.5 km |
| Haskill Basin | 2 | 14 | 5.1 km | ||
| Whitefish Mountain Resort | 3 | 18 | 17 | 2 | 5.4 km |
| Pig Farms | 30 | 54 | 7.1 km |
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