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5,253 ft
Distance
-601 ft
Descent
00:08:40
Avg time
-599 ft
Altitude change
4,806 ft
Altitude min
5,408 ft
Altitude max
5,408 ft
Altitude start
4,810 ft
Altitude end
-11.4%
Grade
-43.6%
Grade max
6.5%
Grade min
167 ft
Distance climb
4,967 ft
Distance down
118 ft
Distance flat
00:08:40
Avg time
Merry Widow Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
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Riding AreaCopper City
Three Forks, Montana -
Difficulty Rating
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Voted DifficultyBlack Diamond (2 votes)
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Local Popularity85 in Mountain Biking
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Global Ranking#45372 in Mountain Biking
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State Ranking#268 in Mountain Biking · Montana
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeDH, AM
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DirectionDownhill OnlyPopular Direction Shown
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Trail VisibilityAlways easy to follow
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Dogs AllowedYes
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eBike Allowed
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TTFs on TrailBerm, Drop, Rock Garden, Wallride
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Year Opened2019
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Land OwnerBLM
Steep, downhill directional trail. Has some tough rocky features, but easier switchbacks compared to Never Sweat. Crossing the gully and to the bottom is smoother. Fun, steep sides to the gully.
Access Info
Ride up High Ore and take your second left on the ridge line.
Trail Supporters
Bo TrailsBuilder
Southwest Montana Mountain Bike AssociationMaintainer
Local Trail Association
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory
Recent Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 2 rides
- 10 miles average
6 Months
- 19 rides
- 13 miles avg distance
All
- 237 rides
- Last: Oct 22, 2026
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- Prevalent Mud
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- Very Dry
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Directions to merry-widow trailhead
(45.989550, -111.528550)
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Videos
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Jan 11, 2026 , Three Forks
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4:45 |
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Jun 6, 2019 , Three Forks
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8:49 |
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Aug 8, 2019 , Three Forks
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4 Reviews & Comments
marebearrr
Upper part is veryyy steep and loose with rock features sprinkled in. Slightly harder than NeverSweat. Not ideal on a hardtail with bald ardent race tires. Well built. Nice n spicy.
ColinKtIhbb
some rocks up top nothing major, ripping fun flow trail at the bottom
Jaminislit
Fun trail for experienced riders. First third of the trail is steep and technical. Rest of the trail is super flowy, have to commit to some turns but overall not to challenging.
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