8.9 miles
Distance
2,234 ft
Climb
-788 ft
Descent
01:57:25
Avg time
Supporters, Builders, Maintainers & Land Managers of CDT - Homestake to top of Maud-S Trail

  • USFS
    Land Manager

Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Our Lady
    Butte, Montana
  • AKA
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Blue (1 vote)
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T2 Mountain Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC, Fat
  • Direction
    Both Directions
    Popular in reverse
  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #11567 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #75356 in Trail Running
    • #54427 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    75 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 75 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking
  • Land Owner
    USFS

A long rolling climb along the Continental Divide brings you to the top of Butte's East Ridge. This singletrack sees light travel and can be rough after big rains. The saddle where this portion of CDT ends is well signposted. You can descend the way you came, take the direct route back to town via Maud-S Trail, or continue on towards Our Lady of the Rockies (large statue overlooking Butte)

Access Info

Exit I-90 at Homestake Pass and park north of the interstate in a large gravel lot on the right. Find the CDT where the road crosses the railroad tracks.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for CDT - Homestake to top of Maud-S multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    1,445 ft
  • Altitude min
    6,307 ft
  • Altitude max
    8,169 ft
  • Altitude start
    6,307 ft
  • Altitude end
    7,753 ft
  • Grade
    3.1%
  • Grade max
    -31%
  • Grade min
    34.6%
  • Distance climb
    5 miles
  • Distance down
    3 miles
  • Distance flat
    5,246 ft
  • Avg time
    01:57:25
  • Avg reverse time
    02:16:03
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Status:
on Sep 11, 2022
Very Dry
Avg: 5 (6 votes)
Your vote: 0

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      CDT - Homestake... Trail Reports

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      Sep 11, 2022 @ 11:40am
      Sep 11, 2022
      		 reporter There was one or two trees small trees down. Can't remember exactly where sorry.
      Aug 23, 2022 @ 6:28am
      Aug 23, 2022
      		 Dry with water ruts within much of the single track. Great views
      Jul 28, 2022 @ 12:57pm
      Jul 28, 2022
      We only rode up to about 4 miles due to time. Cleared 6 or so trees up to there. Soapbox: I also recut 3 trees that were cut right on the trail!...
      Jul 25, 2022 @ 10:57am
      Jul 25, 2022
      		 reporter There are 2 trees down to the North of the apex, above the maud-S Junction, and here are 2 trees town in the first mile North of Homestake Pass....
      Jun 12, 2022 @ 7:56am
      Jun 12, 2022
      		 reporter There are a couple of small trees down on the north side of the summit, as well as some "handlebar-whacking" young trees on the south. Trail is...
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      • 12 miles avg distance
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      • 224 rides
      • Last: Oct 8, 2022

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      4 Reviews & Comments

      • + 0
      rvHEaH (Jun 13, 2021 at 7:11)
      Super fun out and back, dry and sandy, but there are a couple of trees down across the trail about 1/2 a mile in. Easy to carry a bike over though
      [Reply]
      • + 1
      BradMall (Jul 16, 2018 at 12:24)
      Very fun ride, lots of sand in the trail and very dry. One of my favorite Sunday rides around butte. The downhill coming back towards homestake is a lot more fun in my opinion than going down Maud S. I usually do an out and back with my turn around point being where the maud s trail starts.
      [Reply]
      • + 3
      gflint (Sep 10, 2017 at 16:30)
      From Homestake Pass the first mile or so is a bit of an ass kicker. After that it still climbs but it is very flowy. Super sweet. I only went in 5 miles then turned around. Coming back out is one of the best XC downhills you will ever do.
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      • + 1
      gtbauman (Aug 3, 2017 at 18:28)
      Very pretty with cool rocks, but very dry
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