8.1 miles
Distance
2,511 ft
Climb
-2,118 ft
Descent
03:08:45
Avg time
Supporters, Builders, Maintainers & Land Managers of CDT (Miner Creek - Big Swamp Creek) Trail
  • CDNST
    CDNST
    Sponsor

  • USFS
    Land Manager

Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    CDT - Upper Bighole
    Jackson, Montana
  • AKA
    CDT
  • Difficulty Rating
    Double Black Diamond rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Double Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Extreme
  • Season
    July 15 - September
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #23084 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    5 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 90 in Hiking
  • Year Opened
    2014
  • Land Owner
    Beaverhead - Deerlodge National Forest

This segment of the CDT is between Miner Creek and Big Swamp Creek. The trail has some difficult climbs and descents. The trail climbs into the alpine area and views are great from the trail. This is a difficult segment of single track and there is definitely some hike a bike.

Access Info

Access trailheads via the Miner Creek road or the Big Swamp Creek road or adjacent segments of the CDT.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for CDT (Miner Creek - Big Swamp Creek) mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    393 ft
  • Altitude min
    7,535 ft
  • Altitude max
    9,261 ft
  • Altitude start
    7,535 ft
  • Altitude end
    7,928 ft
  • Grade
    0.924%
  • Grade max
    -68.82%
  • Grade min
    35.596%
  • Distance climb
    4 miles
  • Distance down
    3 miles
  • Distance flat
    2,058 ft
  • Avg time
    03:08:45
  • Avg reverse time
    02:29:04
  • view trail stats
Status:
on Aug 28, 2021
Dry
Avg: 4.39 (4 votes)
Your vote: 0

view (9)
close
  • BasemapMap 
    • Pro
    • Pro
    • Pro
    • Pro
    • Pro
    • Pro
    • Pro
    • Pro
3D
Trail Conditions
  • Unknown
  • Snow Groomed
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Snow Cover Partial
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Ideal
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
Trail Flow (Ridden Direction)
Trailforks scans users ridelogs to determine the most popular direction each trail is ridden. A good flowing trail network will have most trails flowing in a single direction according to their intension.
The colour categories are based on what percentage of riders are riding a trail in its intended direction.
  • > 96%
  • > 90%
  • > 80%
  • > 70%
  • > 50%
  • < 50%
  • bi-directional trail
  • no data
Trail Last Ridden
Trailforks scans ridelogs to determine the last time a trail was ridden.
  • < 2 days
  • < 1 week
  • < 2 weeks
  • < 1 month
  • < 6 months
  • > 6 months
Trail Ridden Direction
The intended direction a trail should be ridden.
  • Downhill Only
  • Downhill Primary
  • Both Directions
  • Uphill Primary
  • Uphill Only
  • One Direction
Contribute Details
Colors indicate trail is missing specified detail.
  • Description
  • Photos
  • Description & Photos
  • Videos
Trail Popularity ?
Trailforks scans ridelogs to determine which trails are ridden the most in the last 9 months. Trails are compared with nearby trails in the same city region with a possible 25 colour shades. Think of this as a heatmap, more rides = more kinetic energy = warmer colors.
  • most popular
  • popular
  • less popular
  • not popular
ATV/ORV/OHV Filter
Max Vehicle Width
inches
US Cell Coverage
Legend
cell carrier legend

Radar Time
x Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public ridelogs from the past 6 months.
  • mountain biking recent
  • mountain biking (>6 month)
  • hiking (1 year)
  • moto (1 year)
Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public skilogs from the past 12 months.
  • Downhill Ski
  • Backcountry Ski
  • Nordic Ski
  • Snowmobile
Winter Trails
Warning A routing network for winter maps does not exist. Selecting trails using the winter trails layer has been disabled.
x Missing Trails
Most Popular
Least Popular
Trails are colored based on popularity. The more popular a trail is, the more red. Less popular trails trend towards green.
Jump Magnitude Heatmap
Heatmap of where riders jump on trails. Zoom in to see individual jumps, click circles to view jump details.
Trails Deemphasized
Trails are shown in grey.
disable
Only show trails with NO bikes.
enable

Save the current map location and zoom level as your default home location whenever this page is loaded.

Save
      Directions to cdt-miner-creek-big-swamp-creek trailhead (45.289460, -113.639430)
      update trails status or condition

      CDT (Miner Creek... Trail Reports

      statusdatedescription
      Aug 28, 2021 @ 9:51am
      Aug 28, 2021
      		 Fire closure lifted
      Jul 23, 2021 @ 10:40am
      Jul 23, 2021
      		 Closed due to the Black Mountain Fire. For more info: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7691/
      Jul 5, 2021 @ 7:02am
      Jul 5, 2021
      		 Multiple large trees down between rock island lake and miner lake trail. Mostly clear to the saddle of homer young’s. Cut what we could with a...
      Oct 9, 2020 @ 6:44pm
      Oct 9, 2020
      		 Clear of deadfall from Miner Creek to Rock Island Lakes.
      Jul 19, 2020 @ 7:12am
      Jul 19, 2020
      		 19 trees down between miner cr. access road and rock island lake. 3 trees and patches of snow on the trail between rock island lake and the first...
      view all reports »

      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 0 rides
      •  
      6 Months
      • 0 rides
      •  
      All
      • 2 rides
      • Last: Jul 5, 2021

      Photos

      more »
      321 |
      Oct 28, 2014 @ 9:43pm
      Oct 28, 2014
      335 |
      Oct 28, 2014 @ 9:43pm
      Oct 28, 2014
      319 |
      Oct 28, 2014 @ 9:42pm
      Oct 28, 2014
      334 |
      Oct 28, 2014 @ 9:42pm
      Oct 28, 2014

      Trail Lists

      Routes with this trail

      more »
      titledistance
      The Fun Suffer Divide Full Trip182 miles
      Continental Divide Trail (CDT) Complete2,989 miles
      The Fun Suffer Divide Day 624 miles
      The Fun Suffer Divide Day 513 miles

      Trail Products

      Reviews / Comments

      No reviews yet, be the first to write a review or ask a question.
      Use trail reports to comment on trail conditions.


      We hope you've been enjoying Trailforks!

      Create a FREE account to view trail comments and much more.

      Create a Free Account

      Videos

      no videos have been added for CDT (Miner Creek - Big Swamp Creek) yet, add a video.

      Nearby Trails

      CDT - Upper Bighole

      • By sidehiller1TF Pro TRAILFORKS & contributors
      • #19471 - 2,625 views

      You must enter a description before submitting.