1,289 ft
Distance
-173 ft
Descent
00:01:15
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Headwall Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
  • Riding Area
    Marshall Mountain
    Missoula, Montana
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM
  • Direction
    Downhill Only
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  • Physical Rating
    Easy
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes
  • TTFs on Trail
    Berm
  • Global Ranking
    #132457 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    100 in Mountain Biking
  • Land Owner
    City of Missoula

Steep and fast descent linking the upper mountain trails to the lower mountain. It starts with a couple of moderate switchbacks then shoots into the trees and turns downhill. After a quick right the trail drops steeply down a short loose section then curves through a wide switchback before ending at the Waterfall trail entrance.

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More Stats for Headwall mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -173 ft
  • Altitude min
    4,270 ft
  • Altitude max
    4,445 ft
  • Altitude start
    4,445 ft
  • Altitude end
    4,272 ft
  • Grade
    -13.4%
  • Grade max
    -58.4%
  • Grade min
    3.1%
  • Distance climb
    30 ft
  • Distance down
    1,093 ft
  • Distance flat
    141 ft
  • Avg time
    00:01:15
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on Jul 28, 2023
Dry
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      Headwall Trail Reports

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      Jul 28, 2023 @ 11:42pm
      Jul 28, 2023
      May 23, 2023 @ 3:36am
      May 23, 2023
      May 13, 2023 @ 9:06am
      May 13, 2023
      		 reporter Actually not that loose.
      Oct 14, 2022 @ 2:45am
      Oct 14, 2022
      		 Getting loose and dusty in the corners
      Sep 23, 2022 @ 9:44am
      Sep 23, 2022
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 31 rides
      • 7 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 856 rides
      • 9 miles avg distance
      All
      • 2,181 rides
      • Last: Sep 21, 2023

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