7.0 miles
Distance
1,259 ft
Climb
-662 ft
Descent
01:05:25
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CDT (Gibbons Pass) Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Chief Joseph Pass
    Wisdom, Montana
  • AKA
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #74089 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    100 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking
  • Land Owner
    Beaverhead - Deerlodge National Forest

Trail goes through old burn and lodgepole pine forest.

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More Stats for CDT (Gibbons Pass) multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    596 ft
  • Altitude min
    6,949 ft
  • Altitude max
    7,719 ft
  • Altitude start
    6,949 ft
  • Altitude end
    7,546 ft
  • Grade
    1.6%
  • Grade max
    -48%
  • Grade min
    23.6%
  • Distance climb
    5 miles
  • Distance down
    2 miles
  • Distance flat
    1,293 ft
  • Avg time
    01:05:25
  • Avg reverse time
    01:44:18
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on May 31, 2025
Ideal
Avg: 3.89 (4 votes)
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      CDT (Gibbons Pass) Trail Reports

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      May 31, 2025 @ 4:59pm
      May 31, 2025
      		 Cleared of deadfall by BBCC as of May30. Thx guys!
      Jun 9, 2024 @ 7:55am
      Jun 9, 2024
      		 Cleared of deadfall on ~5/30/24
      Aug 31, 2023 @ 7:58pm
      Aug 31, 2023
      		 8 trees down, 4 in the saddle W of Reimel and 4 closer to Elk Cr.
      Aug 30, 2023 @ 1:18pm
      Aug 30, 2023
      		 All clear of deadfall
      Nov 18, 2022 @ 1:15pm
      Nov 18, 2022
      		 Fire Closure lifted.
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 1 rides
      • 20 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 2 rides
      • 20 miles avg distance
      All
      • 22 rides
      • Last: Jun 7, 2025

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      Aug 7, 2019 @ 7:13am
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      Jul 30, 2019 @ 7:13pm
      Jul 30, 2019
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      Jul 27, 2019 @ 6:53pm
      Jul 27, 2019

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