Basin Creek Details

Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
Riding Area

Thompson Park
Butte, Montana
Difficulty Rating

Blue rate
Trail Type

Doubletrack
Bike Type

AM, XC, Fat
Trail Usage

Biking Primary
Direction

Both Directions
Popular direction shown
Climb Difficulty

Blue
Physical Rating

Moderate
Dogs Allowed

Yes
eBike Allowed

No
Global Ranking

#4974 in Mountain Biking
Local Popularity
55 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

Local Trail Association

Southwest Montana Mountain Bike Association
Montana Mountain Bike Alliance
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More Stats for Basin Creek mountain bike trail

Altitude change

-590 ft
Altitude min

5,701 ft
Altitude max

6,374 ft
Altitude start

6,374 ft
Altitude end

5,784 ft
Grade

-2.309%
Grade max

-50.218%
Grade min

20.413%
Distance climb

2 miles
Distance down

3 miles
Distance flat

1,895 ft
Avg time

00:18:22
Avg reverse time

00:53:22
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Status:

on Jul 27, 2019

Dry

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