2 miles
Distance
218 ft
Climb
-287 ft
Descent
00:14:45
Avg time
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Archery Range Trail Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
    • Snowshoe
    • Nordic Ski
  • Riding Area
    South Hills
    Helena, Montana
  • Difficulty Rating
    Green rate
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T1 Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC, Fat
  • Trail Usage
    Multi-use
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Easy
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Season
    Jan - Dec
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • Global Ranking
    #33076 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    90 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 90 in Hiking
    • 5 in Snowshoeing
    • 5 in Skiing
  • Land Manager
    City of Helena

The Archery Range Trail is the easiest trail in the South Hills, and is very popular with beginners. It's a beautiful piece of low-angle singletrack on the flank of Mount Ascension, and can be reached via the Eagle Scout Trail, which is the easiest climbing route in the South Hills. The trail is buff, with long sightlines.

Stay on the trail and don't drop down the hill to Davis Gulch, as there is an archery range below.

Local Trail Association
More Stats for Archery Range Trail bike trail
  • Altitude change
    -71 ft
  • Altitude min
    4,513 ft
  • Altitude max
    4,736 ft
  • Altitude start
    4,584 ft
  • Altitude end
    4,513 ft
  • Grade
    -0.844%
  • Grade max
    -27.151%
  • Grade min
    30.875%
  • Distance climb
    3,433 ft
  • Distance down
    4,212 ft
  • Distance flat
    715 ft
  • Avg time
    00:14:45
  • Avg reverse time
    00:15:52
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Status:
on Jul 5, 2020
Dry
Avg: 3.75 (4 votes)

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  • Double Black Diamond

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  • 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
  • Map Markers
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  • region Riding Area
  • TTF TTF
  • Parking Parking
  • Viewpoint Viewpoint
  • Information Information
  • Warning Warning
  • Directions Directions
  • Sight Sight
  • Restrooms Restrooms
  • eBike Charging Point eBike Charging Point
  • Water Fountain/Source Water Fountain/Source
  • Gate Gate
  • Trail Sign Trail Sign
  • Table or Bench Table or Bench
  • Ladder Ladder
  • Stairs Stairs
  • Bridge Bridge
  • Camping Camping
  • Cabin Cabin
  • Lodge Lodge
  • Bear Cache Bear Cache
  • Dock Dock
  • Ranger Station Ranger Station
  • Summit Summit
  • Other Other
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      Archery Range Trail Trail Reports

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      Jul 5, 2020 @ 10:21am
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      Jun 21, 2020 @ 12:40pm
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      Jun 20, 2020 @ 10:06am
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      Jun 19, 2020 @ 2:12pm
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      Jun 7, 2020 @ 2:03pm
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 6 rides
      • 5 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 47 rides
      • 7 miles avg distance
      All
      • 520 rides
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      Aug 6, 2019 @ 6:55am
      Aug 6, 2019
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      Aug 5, 2019 @ 11:42am
      Aug 5, 2019

      Routes with this trail

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      Mount A to Top of the World
      		11 miles
      Mount Ascension: Entertainment / Little Moab
      		5 miles
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      		19 miles

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