1.7 miles
Distance
507 ft
Climb
-165 ft
Descent
00:17:29
Avg time
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Grading Camp Trail Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Thompson Park
    Butte, Montana
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Blue (1 vote)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    XC
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #119560 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #20873 in Trail Running
    • #94124 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    95 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 90 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking

Smooth fast singletrack with some switchbacks. This is the steepest way to the top of the hill, so most people prefer to climb the easier Chimney trail and descend Grading Camp back to the Milwaukee Rd.

This Trail is not usually groomed for fat bikes in the winter (unlike most of the others).

Access Info

SageBrush Flats Recreational Parking area off MT Hwy 2 South of Butte

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Grading Camp Trail multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    341 ft
  • Altitude min
    6,056 ft
  • Altitude max
    6,564 ft
  • Altitude start
    6,057 ft
  • Altitude end
    6,398 ft
  • Grade
    3.9%
  • Grade max
    -17.2%
  • Grade min
    32.7%
  • Distance climb
    4,918 ft
  • Distance down
    2,861 ft
  • Distance flat
    984 ft
  • Avg time
    00:17:29
  • Avg reverse time
    00:13:02
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on Jun 13, 2025
Ideal
Avg: 3.84 (1 votes)
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      Grading Camp Trail Trail Reports

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      Jun 13, 2025 @ 11:03am
      Jun 13, 2025
      		 All clear.
      Aug 16, 2024 @ 8:32am
      Aug 16, 2024
      Jul 8, 2024 @ 7:21am
      Jul 8, 2024
      Jun 1, 2024 @ 7:38am
      Jun 1, 2024
      		 A few down trees
      May 18, 2024 @ 10:57am
      May 18, 2024
      		 Has about 3 trees down.
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 3 rides
      • 10 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 12 rides
      • 11 miles avg distance
      All
      • 133 rides
      • Last: Jun 17, 2025

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