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2 miles

Distance

75 ft

Climb

-693 ft

Descent

00:21:13

Avg time

Hot Sauce Details

Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
Riding Area

Marshall Mountain
Missoula, Montana
Difficulty Rating

Blue rate
Trail Type

Singletrack
Bike Type

AM, XC
Trail Usage

Biking Primary
Direction

Both Directions
Popular in reverse
Climb Difficulty

Blue
Physical Rating

Easy
Season

3 seasons
Dogs Allowed

Yes
eBike Allowed

No
Global Ranking

#13220 in Mountain Biking
Local Popularity
95 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 5 in Trail Running
- 5 in Hiking
Land Manager

Five Valleys Land Trust

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

NO legal access from the ski area and XC race course. Public access 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

MTB Missoula
Montana Mountain Bike Alliance
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More Stats for Hot Sauce mountain bike trail

Altitude change

-618 ft
Altitude min

4,472 ft
Altitude max

5,090 ft
Altitude start

5,090 ft
Altitude end

4,472 ft
Grade

-7.7%
Grade max

-30.433%
Grade min

16.705%
Distance climb

1,290 ft
Distance down

1 miles
Distance flat

348 ft
Avg time

00:21:13
Avg reverse time

00:24:16
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Status:

on Jun 27, 2020

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

Past Week

8 rides
13 miles avg distance

6 Months

104 rides
15 miles avg distance

Photos

114 |

Feb 7, 2019 @ 8:34am

Feb 7, 2019

Routes with this trail

title	rating	distance
MTBM - Bjorn Again Downhill - Black		9 miles
Freehub Magazine: Hot Sauce		2 miles
TNR Hello Kitty		9 miles
MTBM - Marshall Mtn Blue Route		9 miles

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status	date	description
	Jun 27, 2020 @ 9:02pm Jun 27, 2020	reporter
	May 19, 2020 @ 11:55am May 19, 2020	Few puddles but tacky awesome conditions, otherwise
	May 1, 2020 @ 3:19pm May 1, 2020	reporter
	Apr 25, 2020 @ 8:47pm Apr 25, 2020	reporter Mostly clear a dry. A few lingering snow patches. No mud. I pulled a couple of trees off the trail and cleared small debris.
	Oct 25, 2019 @ 3:42pm Oct 25, 2019	reporter

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