3 miles
Distance
2,092 ft
Climb
-3 ft
Descent
01:32:52
Avg time

Haystack Mountain Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Basin
    , Montana
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T1 Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC, Fat
  • Trail Usage
    Multi-use
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Double Black Diamond
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • TTFs on Trail
    Rock Garden
  • Local Popularity
    80 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 100 in Hiking
  • Land Manager
    USFS

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 up bike 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.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Haystack Mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    2,088 ft
  • Altitude min
    6,714 ft
  • Altitude max
    8,802 ft
  • Altitude start
    6,714 ft
  • Altitude end
    8,802 ft
  • Grade
    14.5%
  • Grade max
    -2.1%
  • Grade min
    55.8%
  • Distance climb
    3 miles
  • Distance down
    302 ft
  • Distance flat
    692 ft
  • Avg time
    01:32:52
  • Avg reverse time
    00:36:16
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  • Snow Covered
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Ideal
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
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Trail Difficulties
  • Access Road/Trail
  • White
  • Green
  • Blue
  • Black
  • Double Black Diamond

Trail Report Status
  • Clear / Green
  • Minor Issue / Yellow
  • Significant Issue / Amber
  • Closed

  • 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
  • Map Markers
  • trail Trail Head
  • photo Photo
  • place Directory Listing
  • region Riding Area
  • TTF TTF
  • Parking Parking
  • Viewpoint Viewpoint
  • Information Information
  • Warning Warning
  • Directions Directions
  • Sight Sight
  • Restrooms Restrooms
  • eBike Charging Point eBike Charging Point
  • Water Fountain/Source Water Fountain/Source
  • Gate Gate
  • Trail Sign Trail Sign
  • Table or Bench Table or Bench
  • Ladder Ladder
  • Stairs Stairs
  • Bridge Bridge
  • Boardwalk Boardwalk
  • Camping Camping
  • Cabin Cabin
  • Lodge Lodge
  • Bear Cache Bear Cache
  • Dock Dock
  • Ranger Station Ranger Station
  • Summit Summit
  • Other Other
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      Haystack Mountain Trail Reports

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      Sep 5, 2020 @ 9:51am
      Sep 5, 2020
      		 One tree down on trail. Tree down in trailhead parking area.
      Jul 11, 2020 @ 11:49am
      Jul 11, 2020
      		 Trail is completely clear of deadfall. Mostly dry with a few soggy sections.
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