6.5 miles
Distance
315 ft
Climb
-2,560 ft
Descent
01:00:07
Avg time
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Beardance Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Crane Mountain Trails
    Bigfork, Montana
  • AKA
    #76
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Black Diamond (3 votes)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    DH, AM
  • Direction
    Downhill Primary
    Popular direction shown
  • Climb Difficulty
    Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #49336 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #57246 in Trail Running
  • Local Popularity
    70 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking

This trail was rated the 5th best mountain bike trail in the state and you can shuttle it. Just drive up Crane Mountain road 9 miles to the top trail-head. From the top you start with an easy climb for 1.5 miles then it's time to go down. This trail will keep you on your toes or put you on the ground. Either way you'll remember this trail.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Beardance mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -2,245 ft
  • Altitude min
    3,076 ft
  • Altitude max
    5,603 ft
  • Altitude start
    5,321 ft
  • Altitude end
    3,077 ft
  • Grade
    -6.5%
  • Grade max
    -72.1%
  • Grade min
    20.9%
  • Distance climb
    1 mile
  • Distance down
    5 miles
  • Distance flat
    2,362 ft
  • Avg time
    01:00:07
  • Avg reverse time
    01:35:01
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Avg: 4.1 (14 votes)
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      Beardance Trail Reports

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      Sep 21, 2024 @ 8:21am
      Sep 21, 2024
      		 The entire first 1/4 - .5 mile of the trail is completely plowed for logging operations. Within the first 1 -1.5 miles I encountered 2 areas where...
      Sep 16, 2024 @ 6:41pm
      Sep 16, 2024
      		 Logging on upper 1/2 mile. 1st 1/4 mile being used as road to haul timber. Watch for debris, equipment, and log trucks.
      Aug 9, 2024 @ 8:57am
      Aug 9, 2024
      FAMB Trail Crew has started brushing, and has made it approximately 2.7 miles up from the bottom. We will continue next week! We also cutback the...
      Jul 19, 2024 @ 12:50am
      Jul 19, 2024
      		 Needs to be brushed again badly
      Jul 7, 2024 @ 1:21pm
      Jul 7, 2024
      		 Cleared the tree on the lower trail before Phillips intersection. Didn’t see the boulder.
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      • Last: Sep 21, 2024

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