3,537 ft
Distance
335 ft
Climb
-6 ft
Descent
00:09:03
Avg time
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Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
    • Horse
    • Snowshoe
  • Riding Area
    Blue Mountain
    Missoula, Montana
  • Ref Number
    #3.21
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T2 Mountain Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Snow Grooming
    Backcountry
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Trail Usage
    Multi-use
  • Direction
    Uphill Primary
    Popular direction shown
  • Climb Difficulty
    Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • Global Ranking
    #32588 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    80 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 75 in Trail Running
    • 50 in Hiking
    • 5 in Horseback
    • 5 in Snowshoeing

Get off the road and ride single track up. The middle part gets STEEP Not technical climbing but takes some serious effort. This trail passes through a boggy area and is often wet and muddy early the year.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Hayes Point Shortcut bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    328 ft
  • Altitude min
    4,220 ft
  • Altitude max
    4,549 ft
  • Altitude start
    4,220 ft
  • Altitude end
    4,547 ft
  • Grade
    9.3%
  • Grade max
    -5.6%
  • Grade min
    34.4%
  • Distance climb
    3,278 ft
  • Distance down
    243 ft
  • Distance flat
    16 ft
  • Avg time
    00:09:03
  • Avg reverse time
    00:03:52
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Status:
on Sep 28, 2020
Ideal
Avg: 3.5 (2 votes)

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  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
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  • Land Owner Overlay
  • Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
  • BLM (public)
  • USFS (Wildlife sanctuaries darker than usfs)
  • State land
  • Indigenous
  • Military
Trail Conditions
  • Unknown
  • Snow Groomed
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Ideal
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
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  • Ladder Ladder
  • Stairs Stairs
  • Bridge Bridge
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  • Camping Camping
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  • Bear Cache Bear Cache
  • Dock Dock
  • Ranger Station Ranger Station
  • Summit Summit
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      Hayes Point Shortcut Trail Reports

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      Sep 28, 2020 @ 4:19pm
      Sep 28, 2020
      Aug 11, 2020 @ 4:56pm
      Aug 11, 2020
      Jul 23, 2020 @ 8:50am
      Jul 23, 2020
      Jul 10, 2020 @ 2:22pm
      Jul 10, 2020
      Jul 9, 2020 @ 3:56pm
      Jul 9, 2020
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

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      • 0 rides
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      6 Months
      • 23 rides
      • 13 miles avg distance
      All
      • 336 rides
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      1 Review & Comments

      • + 0
      mtshakira (Jun 3, 2020 at 20:43)
       Really rutted out and steep, road is probably a better option going up.
      [Reply]

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