2.0 miles
Distance
659 ft
Climb
-35 ft
Descent
4,209 ft
High Point

Cascadilla Creek Details

  • Activities
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
    • Snowmobile
    • Snowshoe
    • Backcountry Ski
    Mountain Biking not recommended or allowed.
  • Riding Area
    Essex
    , Montana
  • Ref Number
    #498
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T1 Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Season
    Summer, fall, winter, spring

Cascadilla Creek trail is a moderately graded trail that takes you up the Cascadilla drainage and ends at the base, or thereabouts, of Nyack Mountain and a short waterfall. The route follows an easy to follow trail down a logging road and wide forest single track trail. When you exit the forest you can pretty much make it up as you go and following my route is unnecessary. Go high, go low, it's up to you, create your own path or follow those who came before.

The best part about going up this trail is the return. That moderately graded trail you took up is now a great downhill trail that never gets you going so fast that you're out of control. If the trail is covered in powder you should experience a relatively easy, smooth as silk, controlled descent...unless it's icy then all bets are off.

Access Info

Take Hwy 2 east and when you cross the bridge going over the RR tracks (50 yards from mile marker 1 6 Cool look for the parking pullout on your right side. Walk to the west end of the pullout and take the logging road into the woods. You will cross Crystal Creek and eventually you will see power lines running down the road. Continue west until you see a wooden sign on your left that states Cascadilla Creek Trail No. 498.

Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Cascadilla Creek multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    625 ft
  • Altitude min
    3,584 ft
  • Altitude start
    3,584 ft
  • Altitude end
    4,209 ft
  • Grade
    6%
  • Grade max
    -14.5%
  • Grade min
    26.2%
  • Distance climb
    2 miles
  • Distance down
    1,198 ft
  • Distance flat
    584 ft
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on Dec 26, 2020
Snow Covered
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      Cascadilla Creek Trail Reports

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      Dec 26, 2020 @ 4:01pm
      Dec 26, 2020
      		 Plenty of great snow. Cascadilla Creek signage is missing, look for just a wooden 4x4 post sticking out of the ground.
      Feb 10, 2020 @ 8:20pm
      Feb 10, 2020
      		 Great condition, nice soft powder bottom to top.
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