Open in App
Get this route on your phone instantly.
11.6 miles
Distance
1,615 ft
Climb
-1,602 ft
Descent
1 mile
High Point
13 ft
Altitude change
6,196 ft
Altitude min
6,601 ft
Altitude start
6,614 ft
Altitude end
-31%
Grade max
74.6%
Grade min
5 miles
Distance climb
6 miles
Distance down
3,924 ft
Distance flat
This is our Highlands Cycling Club Race Night Course for Wednesday August 2nd.
The route starts at the top of Roosevelt Drive and begins by riding south on Roosevelt to the Junction with Highlands Rd and LimeKiln Rd. Continue though the junction onto Limekiln Rd and follow it up a moderately steep hill. Just after a tight hairpin in the road, the continental divide trail (CDT) crosses the road and we will turn left down the the CDT which will take us down to Pipestone Pass on fun singletrack. At Pipestone Pass we will jump onto the Milwaukee Rd Railway grade where we will go over the trestle bridge and make a left on Scouts Ridge Trail which is the first of the Thompson Park trails to branch off. Scouts Ridge Trail joins up with Crook Camp Trail and takes us back to the start of our loop.
Detailed Description
Limekiln - CDT Loop is a 12 mile popular intermediate route located near Butte Montana. This mountain bike primary route and has a moderate overall physical rating. This route includes 7 trails. This route climbs 1,615 ft with a max elevation of 7,481 ft then descends -1,602 ft.
Trail Issues on Route
- Minor Issue / Yellow: 1 trail (newest: Jul 3, 2026)
Local Trail Association
Please consider joining or donating to the local riding association to support trail development & maintenance.
Donate to earn trail karma!
Trail Products
Stats
-
Distance12 miles
-
Avg time3 hr 19 min
-
Altitude min6,196 ft
-
Altitude start6,601 ft
-
Altitude end6,614 ft
-
Climb1,615 ft
-
Descent-1,602 ft
-
Grade max-31%
-
Grade min74.6%
-
Distance climb5 miles
-
Distance down6 miles
-
Distance flat3,924 ft
5 Reviews & Comments
We hope you've been enjoying Trailforks!
Create a FREE account to view all route reviews and much more.
Trails in Route
| 3 miles | |||||
| 810 ft | |||||
Details
Directions
- Bike southwest on Roosevelt Drive.
- Continue for 2.5 kilometers.
- Bike southeast on Lime Kiln Road (Lower).
- Continue for 60 meters.
- Bike southeast on Lime Kiln Road (Lower).
- Continue for 5 kilometers.
- Bike east on CDT - 8 Miles of Hell.
- Continue for 6 kilometers.
- Bike northeast on Milwaukee Rd Connector.
- Continue for 300 meters.
- Bike north on Milwaukee Road.
- Continue for 2 kilometers.
- Bike southwest on Scouts Ridge.
- Continue for 2 kilometers.
- Bike northwest on Scouts Ridge.
- Continue for 200 meters.
- Bear left onto Crook Camp trail.
- Continue for 300 meters.
close
3D
Trail Conditions
- Unknown
- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Snow Cover Partial
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
Trail Flow (Ridden Direction)
Trailforks scans users activity logs to determine the most popular direction each trail is ridden. A good flowing trail network will have most trails flowing in a single direction according to their intension.
The colour categories are based on what percentage of users are riding a trail in its intended direction.
The colour categories are based on what percentage of users are riding a trail in its intended direction.
- > 96%
- > 90%
- > 80%
- > 70%
- > 50%
- < 50%
- bi-directional trail
- no data
Trail Last Used
Trailforks scans activity logs to determine the last time a trail was ridden.
- < 2 days
- < 1 week
- < 2 weeks
- < 1 month
- < 6 months
- > 6 months
Trail Ridden Direction
The intended direction a trail should be ridden.
- Downhill Only
- Downhill Primary
- Both Directions
- Uphill Primary
- Uphill Only
- One Direction
Contribute Details
Colors indicate trail is missing specified detail.
- Description
- Photos
- Description & Photos
- Videos
Trail Popularity ?
Trailforks scans activity logs to determine which trails are ridden the most in the last 9 months.
Trails are compared with nearby trails in the same city region with a possible 25 colour shades.
Think of this as a heatmap, more activities = more kinetic energy = warmer colors.
- most popular
- popular
- less popular
- not popular
ATV/ORV/OHV Filter
Max Vehicle Width
inches
US Cell Coverage
Legend
Radar Time
Activity Recordings
Trailforks uses anonymized public activity data.
?
Activity Recordings
Trailforks uses anonymized public activity data.
?
Winter Trails
Warning
A routing network for winter maps does not exist. Selecting trails using the winter trails layer has been disabled.
Missing Trails
Most Popular
Least Popular
Trails are colored based on popularity. The more popular a trail is, the more red. Less popular trails trend towards green.
Jump Magnitude Heatmap
Heatmap of where users jump on trails. Zoom in to see individual jumps, click circles to view jump details.
BC Backroad Status
![map legend]()
Service Road Atlas is a free to use, community-driven service for viewing and creating reports on the numerous back-country service roads around B.C. and Alberta.
Slope Aspect
Direction the slope faces
Trails Deemphasized
Trails are shown in grey.
Only show trails with no bike usage.
Suggested Layers
Based on selected activity type
Save the current map location and zoom level as your default home location whenever this page is loaded.
Save
Trail transparency
- Singletrack
Photos
Videos
youtuber
![The Butte 50 MTB Race]()
mtb
Recent Trail Reports Along Route
more reports »
Hit the Trail
Download Route
Save to wishlist, Garmin & download.