1.6 miles
Distance
161 ft
Climb
-234 ft
Descent
00:17:12
Avg time
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    Land Manager

Archery Range Trail Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
    • Snowshoe
    • Nordic Ski
  • Riding Area
    South Hills
    Helena, Montana
  • Ref Number
    #394
  • Difficulty Rating
    Green rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Blue (1 vote)
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T1 Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Snow Grooming
    Backcountry
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC, Fat, CX, Gravel
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Green
  • Physical Rating
    Easy
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Season
    Jan - Dec
  • Family Friendly
    Yes
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • TTFs on Trail
    Rock Face
  • Global Ranking
    #48040 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #16242 in Trail Running
    • #10199 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    85 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 95 in Trail Running
    • 95 in Hiking
    • 5 in Snowshoeing
    • 95 in Skiing
  • Land Owner
    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
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Archery Range Trail multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -73 ft
  • Altitude min
    4,515 ft
  • Altitude max
    4,712 ft
  • Altitude start
    4,588 ft
  • Altitude end
    4,514 ft
  • Grade
    -0.9%
  • Grade max
    -39.7%
  • Grade min
    22.6%
  • Distance climb
    2,904 ft
  • Distance down
    4,987 ft
  • Distance flat
    607 ft
  • Avg time
    00:17:12
  • Avg reverse time
    00:17:57
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on Nov 16, 2024
Snow Covered
Avg: 4.06 (9 votes)
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      Archery Range Trail Trail Reports

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      Nov 16, 2024 @ 12:02pm
      Nov 16, 2024
      		 reporter Snowfall on Nov 15th
      Jun 16, 2024 @ 6:06am
      Jun 16, 2024
      		 reporter
      May 10, 2024 @ 4:55pm
      May 10, 2024
      		 reporter 2" slush + 70* day = hero dirt
      Apr 15, 2024 @ 7:11am
      Apr 15, 2024
      		 reporter After 3 warm days, pretty much good to go. Use judgement on the highest and darkest trails, though.
      Apr 6, 2024 @ 8:17am
      Apr 6, 2024
      		 reporter 1" of wet and heavy snow on April 6. Trails were already a mess before that.
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      • 7 rides
      • 8 miles avg distance
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      • 217 rides
      • Last: Dec 18, 2024

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