4.0 miles
Distance
1,232 ft
Climb
-50 ft
Descent
00:58:22
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4-Mile Basin Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
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Riding AreaAnaconda
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Difficulty Rating
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeXC
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DirectionBoth Directions
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Climb DifficultyBlue
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Physical RatingModerate
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SeasonLate May-October
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Dogs AllowedYes
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Global Ranking#62171 in Mountain Biking
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Local Popularity100 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 5 in Trail Running
- 100 in Hiking
This is an out and back to the beautiful 4-Mile Basin Mountain Lake. Bring a lunch and enjoy the view at the top, before coming back down. Feel like a little more riding? Ride over to Lower Twin Lakes to see another mountain lake before you come back out. The trail is fairly new and and non-technical until the last mile to the lake. This mile is a classic old trail that will challenge you.
Access Info
You can drive the old dirt road near the bottom of Spring Hill, up to the trailhead(a vehicle with good clearance is recommended). You can add a bit more to the ride by parking at the Spring Hill Picnic Area and riding the dirt road up to the trailhead. This doesn't take much more time for fit riders then driving in, but coming out is actually much faster on a bike then driving.
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for 4-Mile Basin multi-use trail trail
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Altitude change1,181 ft
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Altitude min6,793 ft
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Altitude max7,975 ft
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Altitude start6,793 ft
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Altitude end7,972 ft
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Grade5.6%
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Grade max-14.9%
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Grade min42.3%
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Distance climb4 miles
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Distance down1,407 ft
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Distance flat873 ft
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Avg time00:58:22
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Avg reverse time00:38:53
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Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail
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6 Months
- 26 rides
- 15 miles avg distance
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- 74 rides
- Last: Oct 17, 2022
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bizango-x
(Sep 4, 2020 at 20:25)
(Sep 4, 2020 at 20:25)
Both legs of this “Y” are worth doing. 4 Mile Basin is a little easier technically, but has some steeper climbs.
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MattinButte
ATS (Aug 17, 2019 at 20:43)
Today I rode to both the twin lakes and 4-Mile Basin Lakes (There is also an upper one). If I was to choose one over the other, I would recommend 4-Mile Basin, but that's just my personal preference. The climb is more consistent, the downhill is faster, the views are better and the lakes are higher and deeper (great for swimming if you like cold water!)
As for the access road to the parking lot, it was fine for our little old subaru forester in dry conditions. The worst part of the road is the last half mile, and there are places to pull over/turn around if it gets too much for your vehicle.
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As for the access road to the parking lot, it was fine for our little old subaru forester in dry conditions. The worst part of the road is the last half mile, and there are places to pull over/turn around if it gets too much for your vehicle.
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