10.1 miles
Distance
247 ft
Climb
-21 ft
Descent
00:57:23
Avg time
Supporters, Builders, Maintainers & Land Managers of Great Northern Historical Trail
  • Rails to Trails of Northwest Montana
    since 1995
    Land Manager

Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Kalispell
    , Montana
  • Difficulty Rating
    White rate
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T1 Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Rail Trail
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC, RD, Fat, Adaptive MTB, Gravel
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Green
  • Physical Rating
    Easy
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Family Friendly
    Yes
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • Global Ranking
    #61297 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #57700 in Trail Running
  • Local Popularity
    70 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 95 in E-Biking
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 70 in Hiking
  • Land Owner
    Rails to Trails of Northwest Montana

This paved trail connects Kalispell west to Kila and south to Somers and Flathead Lake. Both Somers and Kila have bike repair stations.

Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Great Northern Historical Trail multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    225 ft
  • Altitude min
    2,945 ft
  • Altitude max
    3,183 ft
  • Altitude start
    2,945 ft
  • Altitude end
    3,169 ft
  • Grade
    0.4%
  • Grade max
    -4.5%
  • Grade min
    7%
  • Distance climb
    6 miles
  • Distance down
    2 miles
  • Distance flat
    1 mile
  • Avg time
    00:57:23
  • Avg reverse time
    00:51:00
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Status:
on Apr 2, 2023
Snow Covered
Avg: 4 (1 votes)
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      Great Northern... Trail Reports

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      Apr 2, 2023 @ 3:39pm
      Apr 2, 2023
      		 Heading west, to Kila, the path is snow free with the exception of about 100 yards west of the Kila Pub. It's easy to walk your bike through it...
      Jul 25, 2022 @ 9:18am
      Jul 25, 2022
      		The Kalispell Parkline Trail is fully open as of July 2022.
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 1 rides
      • 18 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 23 rides
      • 32 miles avg distance
      All
      • 126 rides
      • Last: Sep 29, 2024

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      Nov 5, 2018 @ 8:55pm
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