3,284 ft
Distance
339 ft
Climb
-40 ft
Descent
00:14:05
Avg time
Trail Supporters, Builders & Maintainers of McMaster Hills Western Access Trail
  • BLM
    BLM
    Land Manager

Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
    • Horse
    • Snowshoe
    • Nordic Ski
  • Riding Area
    McMaster Hills
    Helena, Montana
  • Difficulty Rating
    Green rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    XC
  • Trail Usage
    Multi-use
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Green
  • Physical Rating
    Easy
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #71700 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    65 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 75 in Hiking
    • 5 in Horseback
    • 5 in Snowshoeing
    • 100 in Skiing

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McMaster Hills Western Access is a 3,284 ft moderately popular green singletrack trail located near Helena Montana. This multi-use trail can be used both directions and has a easy overall physical rating with a 339 ft green climb. On average it takes 14 minutes to complete this trail.

This trail is unsanctioned.

Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for McMaster Hills Western Access bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    299 ft
  • Altitude min
    3,747 ft
  • Altitude max
    4,047 ft
  • Altitude start
    3,748 ft
  • Altitude end
    4,047 ft
  • Grade
    9.112%
  • Grade max
    -30.512%
  • Grade min
    32.263%
  • Distance climb
    2,917 ft
  • Distance down
    277 ft
  • Distance flat
    90 ft
  • Avg time
    00:14:05
  • Avg reverse time
    00:04:42
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  • Double Black Diamond

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  • 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
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  • Water Fountain/Source Water Fountain/Source
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  • Trail Sign Trail Sign
  • Table or Bench Table or Bench
  • Ladder Ladder
  • Stairs Stairs
  • Bridge Bridge
  • Boardwalk Boardwalk
  • Camping Camping
  • Cabin Cabin
  • Lodge Lodge
  • Bear Cache Bear Cache
  • Dock Dock
  • Ranger Station Ranger Station
  • Summit Summit
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      McMaster Hills... Trail Reports

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      Dec 6, 2020 @ 12:41pm
      Dec 6, 2020
      May 18, 2019 @ 5:06pm
      May 18, 2019
      		 Trail clear, you can tell there’s not much traffic on it. Fun trail, it’s a workout.
      May 4, 2019 @ 9:47am
      May 4, 2019
      Jul 8, 2018 @ 8:00am
      Jul 8, 2018
      		 Overgrown
      Nov 1, 2017 @ 11:24am
      Nov 1, 2017
      		 reporter First real snowfall of 2017/18
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

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      6 Months
      • 6 rides
      • 7 miles avg distance
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      • 25 rides
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      May 18, 2019 @ 7:13pm
      May 18, 2019

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