Beaver Ponds Trail at Thompson Park

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3.6 miles

Distance

228 ft

Climb

-927 ft

Descent

00:37:29

Avg time

-705 ft

Altitude change

6,159 ft

Altitude min

6,910 ft

Altitude max

6,865 ft

Altitude start

6,158 ft

Altitude end

-3.7%

Grade

-31.3%

Grade max

25.6%

Grade min

3,789 ft

Distance climb

3 miles

Distance down

2,054 ft

Distance flat

00:37:29

Avg time

Beaver Ponds Details

Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
Riding Area

Thompson Park
Butte, Montana
AKA

Skeebogan
Difficulty Rating

Blue Rate
Local Popularity
80 in Mountain Biking heatmap [+]
- 5 in Trail Running
- 5 in Hiking
Global Ranking
#66157 in Mountain Biking [+]
- #342172 in Trail Running
- #333625 in Hiking
State Ranking
#411 in Mountain Biking · Montana [+]
- #3,819 in Trail Running
- #3,937 in Hiking
Trail Type

Singletrack
Bike Type

XC
Direction

Downhill Primary
Popular Direction Shown
Climb Difficulty

Blue
Physical Rating

Moderate
Dogs Allowed

Yes

Beaver Ponds is one of the better known trails in the Butte area has seen some revisions to make it more user friendly to the chagrin of long time locals. A fast smooth piece of singletrack through lodgepole pine and aspen crossing open parks. It links to the Blacktail Ridge Trail and also provides a link from this to the CDT. By incorporating Hwy 2 a fun loop can be made in either direction using the CDT, just be careful of traffic.

Access Info

Park at the fountain on your left at a switchback on MT Hwy 2 heading South from Butte. Some riders prefer to ride up the road and descend via the CDT from Pipestone Pass.

Trail Supporters

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Highlands Cycling Club
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory

Recent Activity on Trail

Past Week

0 rides

6 Months

9 rides
16 miles avg distance

All

69 rides
Last: Sep 29, 2026

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Beaver Ponds Trail Reports

status	date	description
	May 22, 2026 @ 8:50am (America/Denver) May 22, 2026	reporter There were about a dozen trees down. All could be cut with a handsaw, although some of them are on the large side for this.
	Jun 22, 2025 @ 9:19am Jun 22, 2025	reporter Riding from the Blacktail Ridge Junction down to Trailhead is all clear, not sure if the 2 trees above the junction have been removed or not. Many...
	Jun 10, 2025 @ 4:36pm Jun 10, 2025	I only rode the very top part between Blacktail Ridge and the CDT, but there were 2 new trees down in this section, medium sized but could be...
	May 22, 2025 @ 9:03pm May 22, 2025	Tree free and riding excellent! Might be a few higher widow makers we left due to time crunch.
	May 21, 2025 @ 10:11am May 21, 2025	reporter Loads of trees down across the entire trail. Chainsaw and strong arms are definitely needed. Moved what i was able to by hand. Also a lot of...