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SaveWisdom trails and routes are listed on Trailforks with interactive trail maps, difficulty ratings, photos, and user-reported trail conditions. The Trailforks community has mapped hundreds of trails in this region. Supported activity types include Hiking, Trail Running, Mountain Biking, Skiing, Horseback, Nordic Skiing, Snowshoeing, Gravel Biking, Adaptive Biking, E-Biking, ATVing/Offroading, Winter Fat Biking and Dirtbiking. Trails here are often faint trail and hike-a-bike in places. Scenery includes creeks, lakes and meadows. Common trail features include creek crossings. Amenities include huts and restrooms. Popular destinations include Chief Joseph Pass, Lost Trail Powder Mountain and Anaconda-Pintler.
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- Mountain Bike
49 trails
- E-Bike
8 trails
- Gravel Bike
17 trails
- Adaptive Bike
10 trails
- Winter Fat Bike
6 trails
- Horse
33 trails
- Hike
67 trails
- Trail Running
61 trails
- Dirtbike/Moto
6 trails
- ATV/ORV/OHV
7 trails
- Snowshoe
18 trails
- Downhill Ski
37 trails
- Nordic Ski
33 trails
Region Details
- 16
- 2
- 15
- 16
Region Status
Open as of Sep 27, 2026Local Trail Association
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 132
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 49
- Trails E-Bike
- 8
- Trails Gravel Bike
- 17
- Trails Adaptive Bike
- 10
- Trails Winter Fat Bike
- 6
- Trails Horse
- 33
- Trails Hike
- 67
- Trails Trail Running
- 61
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 6
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 7
- Trails Snowmobile
- 3
- Trails Snowshoe
- 18
- Trails Downhill Ski
- 37
- Trails Backcountry Ski
- 7
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 33
- Total Distance
- 267 miles
- Total Descent
- 44,009 ft
- Total Vertical
- 3,682 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 9,080 ft
- Reports
- 382
- Photos
- 72
- Completed Counter
- 2,930
Sub Regions
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Anaconda-Pintler
- 1
- 7
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Chief Joseph Pass
- 2
- 14
- 9
Popular Wisdom Mountain Biking Trails
• 100 ★ 3.5 • 1 mile • 99 ft • 59 •
Fast flowy trail. Watch out for horseback riders and hikers on this section of the CDT. During Winter, portions of this trail are groomed for skiing and can be great snowbiking.
• 100 ★ 3.6 • 7 miles • 1,259 ft • 40 •
Trail goes through old burn and lodgepole pine forest.
• 95 ★ 3.0 • 5,279 ft • 17 ft • 33 •
Good singletrack through burned forest. A couple rocky sections. Expect deadfall across the trail. This trail connects Hogan Creek Trail and Elk Creek Trail with the CDT.
• 90 ★ 3.5 • 5 miles • 873 ft • 30 •
This trail can be done as an out and back or part of a loop ride with Hogan Creek Trail or the CDT. The lower mile or so, the trail is on old road bed. Above that is is good, sometime idyllic, singletrack. A lot of the ride goes through...
• 5 ★ 3.5 • 2 miles • 124 ft • 12 •
This segment of May Creek Trail is gentle and well defined. It parallels May Creek between the Campground and May Creek Cabin. May Creek Trail in its entirety can be looped with Anderson Mountain Road and Stevenson Ridge back to the...
• 100 ★ 0.0 • 6 miles • 228 ft • 12 •
Popular blue difficulty singletrack. This multi-use trail can be used both directions and has a moderate overall physical rating with a 228 ft blue climb. On average it takes 55 minutes to complete this trail.
• 5 ★ 3.0 • 2 miles • 96 ft • 9 •
This section of trail gets less use than the lower portion therefore is less well defined. Expect several small creek crossings, bogginess and tall vegetation. The trail stays on the north side of May Creek. This is an ungroomed XC ski...
• 5 ★ 3.0 • 1 mile • 186 ft • 9 •
This trail segment serves as a connector for several good loop possibilities in the area. Most of it goes through an old burn with lodgepole pine reproduction...expect deadfall and heed the Trail Reports. (Photo taken at East end of trail)
Wisdom Mountain Bike Routes
★ 5.0 • 182 miles • 30,366 ft • 61 • Point to Point •
The full map of our 11 day trip along the CDT in Montana and Idaho
19 miles • 2,421 ft • 5 • Point to Point •
The feeling of pedaling across the parking lot towards the single track was eruphoric. After all the...
11 miles • 1,166 ft • 27 • Loop •
Hogan Loop is a mellow loop near Chief Joseph Pass and the CDT along the camas prairie of the historic Nez...
18 miles • 3,210 ft • 8 • Point to Point •
The third day of our 11 day trip along the CDT in Montana and Idaho
• 21 miles • 2,130 ft • 4 •
Photos of Wisdom Mountain Bike
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
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| Elk Creek | Sep 27, 2026 @ 11:08am (America/Denver) Sep 27, 2026 | Ideal | RussTheRipper | ||
| Hogan Creek (Upper) | Sep 27, 2026 @ 11:08am (America/Denver) Sep 27, 2026 | Ideal | RussTheRipper | ||
| CDT (Gibbons Pass) | Sep 27, 2026 @ 11:08am (America/Denver) Sep 27, 2026 | Dry | RussTheRipper | ||
| CDT (Chief Joseph) | Sep 27, 2026 @ 11:08am (America/Denver) Sep 27, 2026 | Dry | RussTheRipper | ||
| CDT (Chief Joseph) | Sep 27, 2026 @ 11:08am (America/Denver) Sep 27, 2026 | Ideal | RussTheRipper | ||
| Tye Creek | Sep 2, 2026 @ 7:21am (America/Denver) Sep 2, 2026 | Unknown | jkernmt | ||
| CDT (Hogan to Schultz Saddle) | Jul 27, 2026 @ 6:28am (America/Denver) Jul 27, 2026 | Dry | jkernmt | ||
| Neemepoo (Rat Creek) | Jun 6, 2026 @ 5:59pm (America/Denver) Jun 6, 2026 | Ideal | chuktA TRAILFORKS | ||
| Shoofly (alt) | May 26, 2026 @ 11:38am (America/Denver) May 26, 2026 | Unknown | chuktA TRAILFORKS | ||
| Shoofly (Closed) | May 26, 2026 @ 11:37am (America/Denver) May 26, 2026 | Unknown | chuktA TRAILFORKS |
National Scenic Trails & Official Routes
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Continental Divide Trail
- Mountain Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date |
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| RussTheRipper | add | report | activity #104761504 and 4 more | Sep 27, 2026 @ 7:17pm Sep 27, 2026 |
| GeorgeWs2onp | vote | trail | activity #102991331 | Sep 3, 2026 @ 4:55pm Sep 3, 2026 |
| jkernmt | add | report | activity #102888597 | Sep 2, 2026 @ 6:22am Sep 2, 2026 |
| Sallum | wishlist | route | activity #101893943 | Aug 19, 2026 @ 9:21pm Aug 19, 2026 |
| RandyynPHl8 | ridden | trail | activity #101008879 | Aug 8, 2026 @ 8:11am Aug 8, 2026 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date |
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| report | That trail is maintained by Bitterroot... | Jul 19, 2026 @ 6:57am Jul 19, 2026 | ||
| trail | Even with the past fire, I found this part of... | Sep 16, 2025 @ 1:24pm Sep 16, 2025 | ||
| trail | We used this trail to descend off the CDT. The... | Sep 16, 2025 @ 1:02pm Sep 16, 2025 | ||
| trail | Upper half has a really nice tread. It is a... | Jul 17, 2024 @ 2:45pm Jul 17, 2024 | ||
| trail | Mechanized travel is not allowed on this... | Jul 17, 2024 @ 2:41pm Jul 17, 2024 |
Local Badges
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10 Blue Trails1 awarded -
10 Black Trails2 awarded -
Epic Ride Climb 2k0 awarded -
Climbing 10k Badge2 awarded -
Climbing 100k Badge0 awarded -
Epic Ride Descent 2k0 awarded
Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | activity logs |
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| Mountain Bike | 49 | 149 miles | 15,436 ft | 54 miles | 2,461 ft | #2,319 | #31 | 63 | 360 | 7 | 316 | |
| E-Bike | 8 | 41 miles | 2,005 ft | 15 miles | 1,670 ft | #4,417 | #44 | 274 | 15 | |||
| Gravel Bike | 17 | 54 miles | 2,992 ft | 20 miles | 1,690 ft | #1,749 | #26 | 71 | 1 | |||
| Adaptive Bike | 10 | 18 miles | 873 ft | 5 miles | 1,421 ft | #3,734 | #37 | 60 | ||||
| Winter Fat Bike | 6 | 19 miles | 3,114 ft | 11 miles | 2,441 ft | #2,262 | #37 | 5 | ||||
| Horse | 33 | 138 miles | 16,240 ft | 51 miles | 3,681 ft | #357 | #25 | 265 | ||||
| Hike | 67 | 223 miles | 27,743 ft | 85 miles | 3,681 ft | #1,112 | #23 | 9 | 361 | 189 | ||
| Trail Running | 61 | 215 miles | 26,873 ft | 80 miles | 3,681 ft | #920 | #19 | 361 | 18 | |||
| Dirtbike/Moto | 6 | 38 miles | 1,834 ft | 13 miles | 1,670 ft | #912 | #37 | 252 | 8 | |||
| ATV/ORV/OHV | 7 | 39 miles | 1,834 ft | 13 miles | 1,670 ft | #676 | #30 | 252 | ||||
| Snowmobile | 3 | 12 miles | 390 ft | 4 miles | 906 ft | 76 | ||||||
| Snowshoe | 18 | 27 miles | 2,812 ft | 13 miles | 1,211 ft | #880 | #22 | 81 | 3 | |||
| Downhill Ski | 37 | 17 miles | 13,094 ft | 15 miles | 1,742 ft | #422 | #9 | 21 | 183 | |||
| Backcountry Ski | 7 | 12 miles | 686 ft | 4 miles | 869 ft | 79 | 57 | |||||
| Nordic Ski | 33 | 35 miles | 3,753 ft | 18 miles | 1,217 ft | #522 | #15 | 84 | 589 |
Frequently Asked Questions
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What are the best places to ride in Wisdom?
Wisdom has 4 areas to explore for mountain biking. The top rated areas are:
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What are the highest rated mountain biking trails in Wisdom?
The highest rated mountain biking trails in Wisdom are:
- CDT (Schultz Saddle to RWA) (4.3/5)
- Bender Cabin (4.1/5)
- CDT (Hogan to Schultz Saddle) (4.1/5)
- Ruby Creek (4/5)
- Butler Creek (4/5)
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Where can I park to ride in Wisdom?
There are 12 parking locations listed in Wisdom. The most popular parking spots are: View all parking and trailhead locations on the map to plan your visit.
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What is the longest trail in Wisdom?
The longest trail in Wisdom is CDT (Gibbons Pass) at 11.3 km. View all trails sorted by distance.
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What are the best & highest rated hiking trails in Wisdom?
The best hiking trails in Wisdom are: View all hiking trails sorted by popularity score.
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What are the best & highest rated trail running trails in Wisdom?
The best trail running trails in Wisdom are:
- CDT (Hell Roaring Creek-Johnson Lake)
- Tye Creek
- CDT (Chief Joseph)
- CDT (Schultz Saddle to RWA)
- CDT (Gibbons Pass)
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How many trails are in Wisdom?
Wisdom has a total of 132 trails. Of those, 49 are designated for mountain biking. Browse top mountain biking trails in Wisdom to find detailed information including difficulty ratings, distances, and trail conditions.
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Which trail has the most elevation gain in Wisdom?
The trail with the most elevation gain in Wisdom is Hell Roaring Trail with 598 m of elevation gain. View all trails sorted by elevation gain.
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Which trail has the most elevation descent in Wisdom?
The trail with the most elevation descent in Wisdom is Ruby Creek with 531 m of elevation descent. View all trails sorted by elevation descent.
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What activities are most popular in Wisdom?
Wisdom supports the following activities: Mountain Biking, E-Biking, Gravel Biking, Adaptive Biking, Winter Fat Biking, Horseback, Hiking, Trail Running, Dirtbiking, ATVing/Offroading, Snowshoeing, Skiing, Nordic Skiing.
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What are the steepest mountain biking trails in Wisdom?
The steepest mountain biking trail in Wisdom is Mystic Lake RWA with an average grade of 11.6%. View all trails sorted by grade.
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Are the trails open in Wisdom?
The overall region status for Wisdom is Clear / Green. Out of 44 trails:
- Clear / Green: 32
- Minor Issue / Yellow: 3
- Significant Issue / Amber: 7
- Closed: 2
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Can I ride an ebike in Wisdom?
Yes, Wisdom supports e-bike riding. There are 8 trails in Wisdom that allow e-bikes. Check the e-bike trails listing for specific trail access details and any local regulations.
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What are the most popular mountain biking routes in Wisdom?
The most popular mountain biking routes in Wisdom are: View all mountain biking routes in Wisdom.
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What is the highest summit in Wisdom?
The highest summit in Wisdom is East Goat Peak at 3,167 m elevation.
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What are the top sights to see in Wisdom?
There are 2 notable sights in Wisdom. Some of the top sights include: Explore all points of interest in Wisdom.
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What are the most popular Strava Segments in Wisdom?
The most popular Strava segments in Wisdom are:
- sweedeedee (125 athletes)
- biscuit roller (110 athletes)
- Feel the Reimel Burn (74 athletes)
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What trails are closed in Wisdom?
There are currently 2 closed trails in Wisdom. The breakdown of all trail statuses is:
- Clear / Green: 32
- Minor Issue / Yellow: 3
- Significant Issue / Amber: 7
- Closed: 2
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Are there accessible or adaptive trails in Wisdom?
Yes, there are 9 accessible/adaptive trails in Wisdom. View all adaptive trails in Wisdom for specific accessibility information.
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What are the most popular mountain biking trails in Wisdom?
The most popular mountain biking trails in Wisdom are: View all mountain biking trails sorted by popularity.
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What are the best beginner ride trails in Wisdom?
The best beginner mountain biking trails in Wisdom are:
- May Creek (Lower) (3.5/5)
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