1,393 ft
Distance
248 ft
Climb
-56 ft
Descent
00:08:16
Avg time

Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
    • Snowshoe
    • Nordic Ski
  • Riding Area
    South Hills
    Helena, Montana
  • Difficulty Rating
    Double Black Diamond rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    DH, AM, XC, Fat
  • Direction
    Both Directions
    Popular in reverse
  • Climb Difficulty
    Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • TTFs on Trail
    Rock Garden
  • Global Ranking
    #83462 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #11636 in Trail Running
    • #4763 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    70 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 90 in Trail Running
    • 95 in Hiking
    • 5 in Snowshoeing
    • 5 in Nordic Skiing

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Mt Ascension Ridge Trail is a 1,393 ft popular double black diamond singletrack trail located near Helena Montana. This multi-use trail can be used both directions and has a hard overall physical rating with a 248 ft black diamond climb. On average it takes 8 minutes to complete this trail.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Mt Ascension Ridge Trail multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    191 ft
  • Altitude min
    5,021 ft
  • Altitude max
    5,269 ft
  • Altitude start
    5,021 ft
  • Altitude end
    5,213 ft
  • Grade
    13.733%
  • Grade max
    -23.081%
  • Grade min
    36.974%
  • Distance climb
    1,032 ft
  • Distance down
    362 ft
  • Avg time
    00:08:16
  • Avg reverse time
    00:08:35
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on Nov 16, 2024
Snow Covered
Avg: 3.86 (2 votes)
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      Mt Ascension... Trail Reports

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      Nov 16, 2024 @ 12:11pm
      Nov 16, 2024
      		 reporter Snowfall on Nov 15th
      May 10, 2024 @ 5:01pm
      May 10, 2024
      		 reporter 2" slush + 70* day = hero dirt
      Apr 15, 2024 @ 7:17am
      Apr 15, 2024
      		 reporter After 3 warm days, pretty much good to go. Use judgement on the highest and darkest trails, though.
      Apr 6, 2024 @ 8:21am
      Apr 6, 2024
      		 reporter 1" of wet and heavy snow on April 6. Trails were already a mess before that.
      Mar 17, 2024 @ 8:24am
      Mar 17, 2024
      		 reporter The South Hills are still snowy and muddy in most spots.
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

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      • 0 rides
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      6 Months
      • 1 rides
      • 25 miles avg distance
      All
      • 40 rides
      • Last: May 17, 2025

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      Jun 3, 2020 @ 5:04pm
      Jun 3, 2020

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