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Basin Creek Details
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Riding AreaThompson Park
Butte, Montana -
Difficulty Rating
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Trail TypeDoubletrack
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Bike TypeAM, XC, Fat
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Trail UsageBiking Primary
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DirectionBoth DirectionsPopular direction shown
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Climb DifficultyBlue
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Physical RatingModerate
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eBike Allowed
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Global Ranking#4974 in Mountain Biking
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Local Popularity60 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 5 in Trail Running
- 5 in Hiking
Basin Creek trail climb takes you through beautiful forests and meadows on your way to Burton Park junction. This is a shared trail with ATVs but the traffic is usually light
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. Follow Basin Creek Road all the way out to the Basin Creek Reservoir parking lot. The trailhead is at the parking lot
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More Stats for Basin Creek bike trail
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Altitude change-590 ft
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Altitude min5,701 ft
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Altitude max6,374 ft
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Altitude start6,374 ft
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Altitude end5,784 ft
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Grade-2.309%
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Grade max-50.218%
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Grade min20.413%
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Distance climb2 miles
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Distance down3 miles
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Distance flat1,895 ft
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Avg time00:18:11
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- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
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- Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
- BLM (public)
- USFS (Wildlife sanctuaries darker than usfs)
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- Indigenous
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- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
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- Variable
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- Very Dry
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Basin Creek Trail Reports
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Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail
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- 0 rides
6 Months
- 19 rides
- 78 miles avg distance
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- 64 rides
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