14 miles
Distance
2,767 ft
Climb
-371 ft
Descent
01:20:46
Avg time
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Blue Mountain Road Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
    • Horse
    • Dirtbike
    • ATV/ORV/OHV
    • Snowshoe
    • Nordic Ski
  • Riding Area
    Blue Mountain
    Missoula, Montana
  • Ref Number
    #365
  • Difficulty Rating
    Access Trail or Doubletrack rate
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T1 Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Dirt/Gravel Road
  • Snow Grooming
    Backcountry
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC, Fat, CX, Gravel
  • Trail Usage
    Multi-use
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Green
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • Local Popularity
    40 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in E-Biking
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking
    • 5 in Dirtbiking
    • 5 in ATVing/Offroading
    • 5 in Horseback
    • 5 in Snowshoeing
    • 5 in Skiing

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Blue Mountain Road is a 14 mile moderately popular dirt/gravel road trail located near Missoula Montana. This multi-use trail can be used both directions and has a moderate overall physical rating with a 2,767 ft green climb. On average it takes 1 hour20 minutes to complete this trail.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Blue Mountain Road bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    2,396 ft
  • Altitude min
    3,174 ft
  • Altitude max
    5,810 ft
  • Altitude start
    3,174 ft
  • Altitude end
    5,571 ft
  • Grade
    3.3%
  • Grade max
    -19.2%
  • Grade min
    34.1%
  • Distance climb
    10 miles
  • Distance down
    3 miles
  • Distance flat
    3,668 ft
  • Avg time
    01:20:46
  • Avg reverse time
    01:34:00
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Status:
on May 2, 2020
Snow Covered
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Trail Conditions
  • Unknown
  • Snow Groomed
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Ideal
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
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Radar Time
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Trail Difficulties
  • Access Road/Trail
  • White
  • Green
  • Blue
  • Black
  • Double Black Diamond

Trail Report Status
  • Clear / Green
  • Minor Issue / Yellow
  • Significant Issue / Amber
  • Closed

  • Land Owner Overlay
  • Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
  • BLM (public)
  • USFS (Wildlife sanctuaries darker than usfs)
  • State land
  • Indigenous
  • Military
Trail Conditions
  • Unknown
  • Snow Groomed
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Ideal
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
  • Map Markers
  • trail Trail Head
  • photo Photo
  • place Directory Listing
  • region Riding Area
  • TTF TTF
  • Parking Parking
  • Viewpoint Viewpoint
  • Information Information
  • Warning Warning
  • Directions Directions
  • Sight Sight
  • Restrooms Restrooms
  • eBike Charging Point eBike Charging Point
  • Water Fountain/Source Water Fountain/Source
  • Gate Gate
  • Trail Sign Trail Sign
  • Table or Bench Table or Bench
  • Ladder Ladder
  • Stairs Stairs
  • Bridge Bridge
  • Boardwalk Boardwalk
  • Camping Camping
  • Cabin Cabin
  • Lodge Lodge
  • Bear Cache Bear Cache
  • Dock Dock
  • Ranger Station Ranger Station
  • Summit Summit
  • Other Other
      Directions to blue-mountain-road-49079 trailhead (46.832280, -114.096480)
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      Blue Mountain Road Trail Reports

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      May 2, 2020 @ 7:41pm
      May 2, 2020
      		 Clear for a long way—eventually you hit some wicked snow patches that only a dump truck with tank tracks can make it through. Super snowy after...
      Apr 9, 2020 @ 10:33am
      Apr 9, 2020
      		 reporter Snow covered above the moto trailhead. Suggest riding out/back Hayes Creek moto trail.
      Oct 11, 2019 @ 7:52pm
      Oct 11, 2019
      Oct 11, 2019 @ 7:52pm
      Oct 11, 2019
      		 Some ice in spots higher up.
      Oct 11, 2019 @ 7:50pm
      Oct 11, 2019
      		 Some ice in spots.
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      May 18, 2020 @ 11:04pm
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      Oct 11, 2019 @ 7:53pm
      Oct 11, 2019
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      Oct 11, 2019 @ 7:53pm
      Oct 11, 2019
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      Oct 11, 2019 @ 7:53pm
      Oct 11, 2019

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