Mountain Bike

22.3 miles

Distance

2,365 ft

Climb

-2,317 ft

Descent

1 mile

High Point

This day in the mountains starts with some gravel road riding to get to a new trailhead that the FS has placed at the end of the recently rerouted Ontario Creek road. Follow the new trail for a quarter mile and hang a left onto Bison Mountain trail. You will go through the old parking area for Trail 362 and continue upward on old twotrack. This section is steep and has some confusing crossroads - the Trailforks App will help guide you. Once on the CDT, the major climbing is over and and one can just ride and take in the beauty of this special place. Make sure and take a right on Trail 328 for the long downhill through Blackfoot Meadows and back to the car.

Detailed Description

Bison Blackfoot Loop is a 22 mile less popular intermediate route located near Elliston Montana. This mountain bike only route can be used one direction and has a hard overall physical rating. This route includes 1 trails. This route climbs 2,365 ft with a max elevation of 7,573 ft then descends -2,317 ft.

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1 Review & Comments

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wyomont

(Sep 14, 2019 at 19:33)

Trail Bison Mountain Trail

Current trail maintenance by U.S. Air force reserve.
Thank you!!

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Trails in Route

Bison Mountain Trail

5,082 ft

Details

Riding area

Little Blackfoot
Primary Activity

Mountain Bike
Difficulty rating

Blue
Route Type

Loop
Bike type

AM, XC, Fat
Direction

One Direction
Physical rating

Hard

More Stats for Bison Blackfoot Loop mountain bike route

Altitude min

5,532 ft
Altitude start

6,061 ft
Altitude end

6,109 ft
Grade max

-38.3%
Grade min

36.2%
Distance climb

9 miles
Distance down

13 miles
Distance flat

4,826 ft

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Bison Blackfoot Loop route