23.7 miles
Distance
7,184 ft
Climb
-6,208 ft
Descent
1 mile
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Trail run from Columbia Mountain to Strawberry Lake

Detailed Description
Alpine Trail 7 Columbia to Strawberry Lake is a 24 mile less popular expert route located near Columbia Falls Montana. This trail running primary route can be used both directions and has a hard overall physical rating. This route includes 12 trails. This route climbs 7,184 ft with a max elevation of 7,251 ft then descends -6,208 ft.
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  • Riding area
    River's Edge Park
  • Primary Activity
    Trail Running
  • Other Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
  • Difficulty rating
    Black Diamond
  • Route Type
    Point to Point
  • Bike type
    AM
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Physical rating
    Hard
More Stats for Alpine Trail 7 Columbia to Strawberry Lake mountain bike route
  • Avg time
    7 hr 23 min
  • Altitude change
    975 ft
  • Altitude min
    3,100 ft
  • Altitude start
    3,100 ft
  • Altitude end
    4,075 ft
  • Grade
    0.8%
  • Grade max
    -88.7%
  • Grade min
    82.8%
  • Distance climb
    11 miles
  • Distance down
    11 miles
  • Distance flat
    1 mile
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Recent Trail Reports Along Route

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Alpine #7
Oct 13, 2024 @ 11:00am
Oct 13, 2024
Trail is clear, needs some rework in areas to clean up the moto trenches.
Columbia Mountain
Oct 6, 2024 @ 1:36pm
Oct 6, 2024
Pretty substantial tree down a little over a mile from the parking lot, otherwise pretty good.
Alpine #7
Aug 5, 2024 @ 4:20am
Aug 5, 2024
There are 2-3 trees down but the trail is perfect except for brush.
Strawberry Lake Trail
Jul 29, 2024 @ 7:30am
Jul 29, 2024
Good but getting brushy.
Alpine 7
Jul 29, 2024 @ 7:30am
Jul 29, 2024
So dang brushy.
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