3.9 miles
Distance
2,898 ft
Climb
-76 ft
Descent
01:22:38
Avg time
Supporters, Builders, Maintainers & Land Managers of Garnet Mountain Trail

  • USFS
    Land Manager

Garnet Mountain Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Northern Gallatin Range
    Bozeman, Montana
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Blue (2 votes)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, Fat
  • Direction
    Both Directions
    Popular in reverse
  • Climb Difficulty
    Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Season
    June-October
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • Global Ranking
    #74497 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #5424 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    60 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 50 in Trail Running
    • 90 in Hiking
  • Land Owner
    USFS

The Garnet Mountain Trail is a National Recreation Trail and as a result is well maintained and thusly popular with all non-motorized user groups. It can be ridden as a steep out and back or a longer dirt road/two track climb with a single track descent. All in all the trail is quite smooth as it wraps around the flanks of Garnet Mt with a few isolated technical spots to keep you honest. The crux of the trail is its incessant sidehilling which will require focus and may intimidate the timid intermediate rider. The top half mile is steep, rocky and loose double track but is worth the effort for the views from the lookout alone, not to mention it is actually a pretty fun descent too.

Access Info

Main trailhead is about 2 miles up the Squaw Creek Rd on the left. Access to Garnet Mt trail is across road and over bridge. For the longer, more gentle approach ride or drive several more miles up Squaw Creek Rd to the Rat Lake Rd. Follow this road around Rat Lake and continue uphill to the top of Garnet Mt making note of the singletrack coming in from your left about a half mile from the top. This will be your descent route and will bring you back to the aforementioned trailhead.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Garnet Mountain mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    2,822 ft
  • Altitude min
    5,411 ft
  • Altitude max
    8,244 ft
  • Altitude start
    5,422 ft
  • Altitude end
    8,244 ft
  • Grade
    13.626%
  • Grade max
    -18.621%
  • Grade min
    55.196%
  • Distance climb
    4 miles
  • Distance down
    854 ft
  • Distance flat
    145 ft
  • Avg time
    01:22:38
  • Avg reverse time
    00:50:50
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      Garnet Mountain Trail Reports

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      Oct 9, 2022 @ 11:22am
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      Jul 8, 2022 @ 12:48pm
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      Aug 3, 2021 @ 5:31pm
      Aug 3, 2021
      		 Perfect dirt after the recent (and much needed) rain
      Oct 5, 2020 @ 11:19am
      Oct 5, 2020
      		 Garnet mountain is an intense but fun ride down. Lots of shear drop offs alongside some of the trail. The top half is mostly dry, loose rock that...
      Aug 18, 2019 @ 9:40am
      Aug 18, 2019
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