1.2 miles
Distance
-1,069 ft
Descent
00:08:17
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Buffalo Jump Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
  • Riding Area
    Big Sky Resort
    Big Sky, Montana
  • Difficulty Rating
    Double Black Diamond rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Black Diamond (1 vote)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Direction
    Downhill Only
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  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #13227 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    80 in Mountain Biking

Drop in behind the soup shack or ride through the connector trail berm to the start of Buffalo Jump. After a steep drop in right under Swift Current the trail gets rooty and technical with good dirt. A few small drops with ride arounds. Connects to Soul Hole.

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Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Buffalo Jump mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -1,069 ft
  • Altitude min
    8,041 ft
  • Altitude max
    9,110 ft
  • Altitude start
    9,110 ft
  • Altitude end
    8,041 ft
  • Grade
    -16.8%
  • Grade max
    -61.3%
  • Distance down
    1 mile
  • Distance flat
    92 ft
  • Avg time
    00:08:17
  • Avg reverse time
    00:26:07
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on Mar 22, 2025
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Avg: 4.45 (7 votes)
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      Buffalo Jump Trail Reports

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      Mar 22, 2025 @ 11:45am
      Mar 22, 2025
      Jul 21, 2023 @ 6:38am
      Jul 21, 2023
      		 What a great trail
      Jul 22, 2022 @ 9:23pm
      Jul 22, 2022
      		 Was a non-stop riot of LOLZ
      Sep 6, 2020 @ 9:22am
      Sep 6, 2020
      Aug 29, 2020 @ 9:50am
      Aug 29, 2020
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