Mountain Bike

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6 miles

Distance

836 ft

Climb

-1,591 ft

Descent

1 miles

High Point

This is a local's favorite Mount Helena Ridge ride, ending with Show-Me-the-Horse Trail. It is an extremely popular way to take advantage of the Bike Helena Trail Rider shuttle. Be careful exiting the bottom of Horse trail onto Grizzly Gulch Road!

The only drawback to this route is that by choosing Show-Me-the-Horse Trail, you lose out on the two miles of the Mount Helena Ridge Trail (Lower), which are pretty sweet. Better make another lap!

Optional: descend Emmett's Trail, and climb back up Mini Ridge before continuing down the Ridge.

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Montana Bicycle Guild (www.montanabicycleguild.org)

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Trails in Route

	Mount Helena Ridge Trail (Upper)				14 miles
	Show-Me-The-Horse Trail				5 miles

Details

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Riding area

South Hills
Primary Activity

Mountain Bike
Difficulty rating

Blue
Route Type

Shuttled
Bike type

AM
Direction

One Direction
Physical rating

Moderate
Ridelogs

23

More Stats for Mount Helena Ridge to Show-Me-the-Horse mountain bike route

Altitude change

-755 ft
Altitude min

4,450 ft
Altitude start

5,205 ft
Altitude end

4,450 ft
Grade

-2.564%
Grade max

-36.334%
Grade min

33.732%
Distance climb

2 miles
Distance down

3 miles
Distance flat

797 ft

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Trail Difficulties

Access Road/Trail
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Black
Double Black Diamond

Trail Report Status

Clear / Green
Minor Issue / Yellow
Significant Issue / Amber
Closed

Land Owner Overlay
Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
BLM (public)
USFS (Wildlife sanctuaries darker than usfs)
State land
Indigenous
Military

Trail Conditions

Unknown
Snow Groomed
Snow Packed
Snow Covered
Freeze/thaw Cycle
Icy
Prevalent Mud
Wet
Variable
Ideal
Dry
Very Dry

in: Trail Photos

status	trail	date	condition	description
	Mount Helena Ridge Trail (Upper)	Aug 9, 2020 @ 10:53am Aug 9, 2020		reporter
	Show-Me-The-Horse Trail	Aug 9, 2020 @ 10:53am Aug 9, 2020		Still riding well. Braking bumps in the expected places, but in good shape for this part of the year. reporter

Mount Helena Ridge to Show-Me-the-Horse route

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Trails in Route

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