Mountain Bike

2 miles

Distance

1,672 ft

Climb

-64 ft

Descent

00:56:14

Avg time

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Hellgate Canyon Details

Activities
- Hike
- Trail Running
Riding Area

Pattee Canyon
Missoula, Montana
Ref Number

#11
AKA

Smokejumper Trail
Difficulty Rating

Blue rate
Hiking SAC Scale

T2 Mountain Hiking
Trail Type

Singletrack
Trail Usage

Multi-use
Direction

Both Directions
Physical Rating

Moderate
Trail Visibility

Always easy to follow
Family Friendly

Yes
Dogs Allowed

Yes
Local Popularity
95 in Hiking [+]
- 95 in Trail Running
Land Manager

Lolo National Forest

The trail starts by crossing a small scree field and then climbs steadily into the forest and follows the forested north facing slope up to the Sentinel - University saddle. The lush vegetation along the Hellgate Canyon trail is a stark contrast to the grassy west facing slopes and sparsely treed south facing slopes of Mount Sentinel. It feels like you have entered the wilds and left the city behind except for the buzz of the highway traffic passing through the canyon below.

Access Info

The trail can be accessed from the Kim Williams trail or the saddle west of Mount Sentinel.

Traditionally Indigenous Territory

Ktunaxa ɁamakɁis

More Stats for Hellgate Canyon hike trail trail

Altitude change

1,608 ft
Altitude min

3,208 ft
Altitude max

4,822 ft
Altitude start

3,208 ft
Altitude end

4,816 ft
Grade

13.352%
Grade max

-17.904%
Grade min

39.733%
Distance climb

2 miles
Distance down

866 ft
Distance flat

271 ft
Avg time

00:56:14
Avg reverse time

00:12:48
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Status:

on Jan 3, 2021

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Trail Report Status

Clear / Green
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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
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Very Dry

6 Months

11 rides
7 miles avg distance

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status	date	description
	Jan 3, 2021 @ 10:34am Jan 3, 2021	reporter Clear dirt at bottom, some ice in the middle but mixed with dirt and rock so not too slippery, packed snow at the top.
	Sep 25, 2020 @ 2:57pm Sep 25, 2020	reporter
	Mar 19, 2020 @ 8:12am Mar 19, 2020	The Smokejumper trail was mostly dirt for about 3/4 of a mile, then a pretty good mix of ice and dirt for about 1/2 mile. The remainder of the...
	Aug 9, 2019 @ 5:56pm Aug 9, 2019	One tree down across trail ~0.75 mi up from Kim Williams
	Jul 26, 2019 @ 1:26pm Jul 26, 2019	Two trees down. One pretty large

Hellgate Canyon #11