2.2 miles
Distance
67 ft
Climb
-35 ft
Descent
00:09:09
Avg time
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Basin Creek Rd Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
    • Dirtbike/Moto
    • ATV/ORV/OHV
  • Riding Area
    Thompson Park
    Butte, Montana
  • Difficulty Rating
    Access Trail or Doubletrack rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    White (1 vote)
  • Trail Type
    Asphalt/Tarmac Road
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC, Fat, Gravel
  • Direction
    Both Directions
    Popular direction shown
  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • Local Popularity
    70 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 85 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking
    • 5 in Dirtbiking
    • 5 in ATVing/Offroading

Basin Creek Rd takes you to Basin Creek Reservoir where there is a nice picnic area and the start of the Bear Gulch Trail.

Access Info

From Butte, head straight south on Harrison Ave. When you reach the Hiway 2 junction to go either to Nine Mile or the Industrial Park, choose the right fork.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Basin Creek Rd multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    33 ft
  • Altitude min
    5,711 ft
  • Altitude max
    5,753 ft
  • Altitude start
    5,715 ft
  • Altitude end
    5,748 ft
  • Grade
    0.3%
  • Grade max
    -8.7%
  • Grade min
    6.6%
  • Distance climb
    4,049 ft
  • Distance down
    4,760 ft
  • Distance flat
    2,772 ft
  • Avg time
    00:09:09
  • Avg reverse time
    00:08:16
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Status:
on May 27, 2023
Ideal
Avg: 3.74 (2 votes)
Your vote: 0

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      Basin Creek Rd Trail Reports

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      May 27, 2023 @ 3:07pm
      May 27, 2023
      		 Local ride with my Wife, Cousin and his wife. Lucked out with missing the rain storms. Not much traffic.
      May 2, 2023 @ 11:59am
      May 2, 2023
      		 Nice day for trying out my wife's new bike. It went well.
      Sep 26, 2022 @ 2:54pm
      Sep 26, 2022
      		 Just our local road to the Basin Creek Reservoir park . Paved road, not much car/truck traffic. Beautiful wea.
      Jul 10, 2021 @ 1:45pm
      Jul 10, 2021
      		 reporter
      Jun 26, 2020 @ 8:40am
      Jun 26, 2020
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 2 rides
      • 43 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 3 rides
      • 35 miles avg distance
      All
      • 45 rides
      • Last: Jul 13, 2025

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