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2.7 miles
Distance
2,092 ft
Climb
-3 ft
Descent
01:50:31
Avg time
2,088 ft
Altitude change
6,714 ft
Altitude min
8,802 ft
Altitude max
6,714 ft
Altitude start
8,802 ft
Altitude end
14.5%
Grade
-2.1%
Grade max
55.8%
Grade min
3 miles
Distance climb
302 ft
Distance down
692 ft
Distance flat
01:50:31
Avg time
Haystack Mountain Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
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Riding AreaBasin
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Difficulty Rating
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Local Popularity90 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 5 in Trail Running
- 100 in Hiking
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State Ranking
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Hiking SAC ScaleT1 Hiking
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeAM, XC, Fat
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DirectionBoth Directions
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Climb DifficultyDouble Black Diamond
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Trail VisibilityAlways easy to follow
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Dogs AllowedYes
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TTFs on TrailRock Garden
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Land Owner
The summit of Haystack Mountain has cool piles of granite boulders and provides great views in all directions.
The trail is steep with endless rock obstacles, and is one of the more technical trails close to Butte. It is a really fun downhill, but unfortunately you need to earn it first by riding up: which to put it bluntly is a brutally difficult climb. You will probably end up pushing your bike up some (maybe even most) of the way but it is worth it.
Access Info
Take Elk Park exit on I-15 and follow the frontage road north. At the large bend where the road goes under the highway take the dirt road with the no exit sign. 4wd vehicles can drive to the trailhead. Otherwise there is a large parking area at the bottom of the hill.
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory
Recent Activity on Trail
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- 0 rides
6 Months
- 2 rides
- 8 miles avg distance
All
- 5 rides
- Last: Jul 11, 2026
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3 Reviews & Comments
MT36
This is a very sick descent. Sustained black with some double black sections.
thaddeusmt
So fun - a great challenge on the up, a hoot on the way down, and a nice summit to boot. Psyched to find a techy bike trail close to Butte.
budru21
Beautiful views from the top, great downhill, but I'd skip the bike and make this a day hike. Brutal is an understatement. Anyone who can actually climb this trail is a mountain biking God/Goddess in my book.
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