10.0 miles
Distance
1,568 ft
Climb
-1,841 ft
Descent
02:19:09
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CDT - Fairy Trail Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Butte
    , Montana
  • AKA
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T2 Mountain Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    DH, AM, XC, Fat
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #43590 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    60 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 85 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking
  • Land Owner
    East Ridge Foundation

This rugged and seldom biked section of the CDT has a primitive feel to it. There are no places to relax as the hills and rocks provide endless joy and punishment to those that venture on it.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for CDT - Fairy Trail multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -273 ft
  • Altitude min
    7,239 ft
  • Altitude max
    8,405 ft
  • Altitude start
    7,996 ft
  • Altitude end
    7,723 ft
  • Grade
    -0.5%
  • Grade max
    -38%
  • Grade min
    35%
  • Distance climb
    4 miles
  • Distance down
    5 miles
  • Distance flat
    1 mile
  • Avg time
    02:19:09
  • Avg reverse time
    04:30:35
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on Jun 27, 2025
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Avg: 4.19 (4 votes)
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      CDT - Fairy Trail Trail Reports

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      Jun 27, 2025 @ 10:25am
      Jun 27, 2025
      		 reporter Clear of deadfall
      Jun 11, 2025 @ 3:26pm
      Jun 11, 2025
      		 We cleared the north end of this section for 1.5 miles 4 June. There are lots of downfall on the rest, but the snow is all but gone now.
      Aug 10, 2024 @ 3:48pm
      Aug 10, 2024
      		 reporter 1 small tree near the south end, could be removed with a handsaw
      Sep 18, 2023 @ 8:23am
      Sep 18, 2023
      		 The length of the trail has been cleared out, except the last ~1.5 miles on the far west/southwest end. The entire section should be cleared out...
      Aug 19, 2023 @ 5:45am
      Aug 19, 2023
      		 As the previous commenter said, maybe 50 trees down in this section. Worse in the middle.
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      6 Months
      • 1 rides
      • 77 miles avg distance
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      • 5 rides
      • Last: Jun 29, 2025

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