3.9 miles
Distance
203 ft
Climb
-1,716 ft
Descent
00:22:36
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4 Mile Ridge Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Horse
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
    • Dirtbike/Moto
  • Riding Area
    Lolo Pass
    Missoula, Montana
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T2 Mountain Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM
  • Direction
    Downhill Primary
    Popular direction shown
  • Climb Difficulty
    Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Trail Visibility
    Sometimes hard to follow
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • Local Popularity
    25 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in E-Biking
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking
    • 100 in Dirtbiking
    • 5 in Horseback
  • Land Owner
    USNF

The trail follows a plunging ridgeline from the Wagon Mountain Road down to Howard Creek. The trail is easy to follow and gets regular use from dirtbikes. However, the vegetation is thick in places and gloves are helpful to protect your hands.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for 4 Mile Ridge multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -1,513 ft
  • Altitude min
    4,135 ft
  • Altitude max
    5,648 ft
  • Altitude start
    5,648 ft
  • Altitude end
    4,134 ft
  • Grade
    -7.3%
  • Grade max
    -47.2%
  • Grade min
    52.7%
  • Distance climb
    3,327 ft
  • Distance down
    3 miles
  • Distance flat
    587 ft
  • Avg time
    00:22:36
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      4 Mile Ridge Trail Reports

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      May 18, 2022 @ 4:55pm
      May 18, 2022
      		 Trails dry and in good shape, parked at the howard creek lot and rode the gravel to wagon mountain rd and used this to shoot me back down back to...
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