Mountain Bike

54.9 miles

Distance

9,199 ft

Climb

-8,705 ft

Descent

2 miles

High Point

Wait until after July 16 for the dirt bikers to clear trees

A dawn to dusk mission that I’ve curated over the years. It is hard Not an IMBA classic. Bring a headlamp, raincoat, bearspray, friends. Looking at the map, you will see several options, but this route is the easiest. Run your shuttle the day before, or have someone pick you up. Taylor Fork Road is about halfway, and a great bailout to the highway where you could hitchhike.
Options: climb First Yellow Mule if you want to feel pain early. descend Meadow Creek if you like horse tracks. Climb Little or Main Wapiti instead of Oil Well for more singletrack vs doubletrack. use Kirkwood or Cabin Creek instead of Red Canyon for more suffering.

Detailed Description

Big Sky to Hebgen is a 55 mile moderately popular extreme route located near Big Sky Montana. This mountain bike only route can be used one direction and has a hard overall physical rating. This route includes 20 trails. This route climbs 9,199 ft with a max elevation of 9,473 ft then descends -8,705 ft.

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Trails in Route

	First Yellow Mule				1 mile
	Second Yellow Mule				2 miles
	Connector				4,324 ft
	Buck Creek				5 miles
	Connector to 6-way				1 mile
	Meadow Creek				2 miles
	Meadow Creek Cutoff				2 miles
	Taylor Fork Road				2 miles
	Wapiti Creek				2 miles
	Oil Well Road				8 miles
	Carrot Basin Divide Trail No. 349				3 miles
	Cabin Creek Divide				9 miles
	Red-Cub				2 miles
	Red Canyon				5 miles

Route POI

	Wapiti FS Cabin	Cabin
	Cabin Creek FS Cabin	Cabin

Details

Riding area

Madison Range
Primary Activity

Mountain Bike
Difficulty rating

Double Black Diamond
Route Type

Point to Point
Bikepacking

Yes
eBike Allowed

No
Bike type

AM, XC
Direction

One Direction
Physical rating

Hard

More Stats for Big Sky to Hebgen mountain bike route

Avg time

25 hr 8 min
Altitude change

494 ft
Altitude min

6,456 ft
Altitude start

6,570 ft
Altitude end

7,064 ft
Grade

0.2%
Grade max

-46.6%
Grade min

43.1%
Distance climb

26 miles
Distance down

24 miles
Distance flat

5 miles

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trail	date	description
First Yellow Mule	Sep 14, 2024 @ 5:06pm Sep 14, 2024
Buck Creek	Aug 27, 2024 @ 5:59pm Aug 27, 2024	Quite rocky actually this year, especially the first mile or so. Someone should kick rocks for an hour or so, thanks in advance!
Second Yellow Mule	Aug 22, 2024 @ 4:24pm Aug 22, 2024
Connector to 6-way	Aug 22, 2024 @ 4:15pm Aug 22, 2024
Carrot Basin Divide Trail No. 349	Jul 27, 2024 @ 8:35pm Jul 27, 2024