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3.0 miles
Distance
490 ft
Climb
-177 ft
Descent
1 mile
High Point
314 ft
Altitude change
6,467 ft
Altitude min
6,530 ft
Altitude start
6,844 ft
Altitude end
2%
Grade
-13.3%
Grade max
13%
Grade min
2 miles
Distance climb
3,058 ft
Distance down
965 ft
Distance flat
Hellgate Ridge Details
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Activities
- ATV/ORV/OHV
- Mountain Bike
- E-Bike
- Gravel Bike
- Winter Fat Bike
- Horse
- Hike
- Trail Running
- Dirtbike/Moto
- Snowshoe
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Riding AreaBig Belts
Helena, Montana -
Ref Number#233
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Difficulty Rating
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Local Popularity5 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 5 in E-Biking
- 5 in Trail Running
- 5 in Hiking
- 5 in Dirtbiking
- 5 in ATVing/Offroading
- 5 in Horseback
- 5 in Snowshoeing
- 5 in Winter Fat Biking
- 5 in Gravel Biking
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Global Ranking#408988 in Mountain Biking [+]
- #206522 in E-Biking
- #286618 in Trail Running
- #279223 in Hiking
- #9250 in Dirtbiking
- #2706 in ATVing/Offroading
- #17083 in Horseback
- #14259 in Snowshoeing
- #29931 in Winter Fat Biking
- #43308 in Gravel Biking
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State Ranking#3,464 in Mountain Biking · Montana [+]
- #523 in E-Biking
- #3,156 in Trail Running
- #3,201 in Hiking
- #261 in Dirtbiking
- #165 in ATVing/Offroading
- #643 in Horseback
- #313 in Snowshoeing
- #779 in Winter Fat Biking
- #518 in Gravel Biking
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Hiking SAC ScaleT1 Hiking
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Trail TypeDoubletrack
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Bike TypeAM, XC, Fat, Gravel
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DirectionBoth Directions
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Climb DifficultyGreen
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Physical RatingModerate
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Trail VisibilityAlways easy to follow
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Dogs AllowedYes
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Max Width50 inches
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Hellgate Ridge is a 3 mile less popular green difficulty doubletrack trail located near Helena Montana. Highlights include a ridgeline. This atv/orv/ohv primary trail can be used both directions and has a moderate overall physical rating with a 490 ft green climb. Trail visibility is always easy to follow.
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