1.1 miles
Distance
465 ft
Climb
-61 ft
Descent
00:25:44
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Hot Sauce Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
    • Snowshoe
  • Riding Area
    Marshall Mountain
    Missoula, Montana
  • Ref Number
    #1
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T2 Mountain Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Snow Grooming
    Backcountry
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Direction
    Both Directions
    Popular in reverse
  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Easy
  • Season
    3 seasons
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • Global Ranking
    #15066 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #34948 in Trail Running
  • Local Popularity
    95 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 55 in Trail Running
    • 55 in Hiking
    • 5 in Snowshoeing
  • Year Opened
    2016
  • Land Owner
    Missoula County

Named in part as an homage to the Missoula classic, secret sauce, hot sauce has some old school tech sections mixed into a meandering, scenic descent. It's also the easiest way to get back to the top. Built by MTB Missoula with permission from Five Valleys Land Trust.

Access Info

Can be accessed from Marshall Mountain Park or from the green gate on the east side of Marshall Canyon Dr, about 1 mi up from hwy 200, or a couple hundred yards downhill from where the Jumbo Saddle road comes down to Marshall Canyon Dr.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Hot Sauce multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    403 ft
  • Altitude min
    4,464 ft
  • Altitude max
    4,885 ft
  • Altitude start
    4,464 ft
  • Altitude end
    4,869 ft
  • Grade
    7.1%
  • Grade max
    -16.7%
  • Grade min
    40.6%
  • Distance climb
    4,583 ft
  • Distance down
    915 ft
  • Distance flat
    220 ft
  • Avg time
    00:25:44
  • Avg reverse time
    00:29:05
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on Apr 26, 2025
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      Directions to hot-sauce trailhead (46.918910, -113.901460)

      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

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      • 1 rides
      • 5 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 4 rides
      • 10 miles avg distance
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      • 339 rides
      • Last: May 18, 2025

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      Feb 7, 2019 @ 8:34am
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