4.0 miles
Distance
650 ft
Climb
-203 ft
Descent
00:25:04
Avg time
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Painted Hills Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Triangle Trail System
    Bozeman, Montana
  • Difficulty Rating
    Green rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Green (1 vote)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    XC
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Green
  • Physical Rating
    Easy
  • Family Friendly
    Yes
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • Global Ranking
    #7607 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #1833 in Trail Running
    • #23286 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    100 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 95 in Trail Running
    • 95 in Hiking
  • Land Owner
    Gallatin Valley Land Trust

This trail is covers rolling terrain and connects to the Triple Tree trails, providing a connection from Main Street of Bozeman to the foothills of the Gallatin Mountains.

Dogs need to be on leash for this trail, the locals get cranky.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Painted Hills multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    447 ft
  • Altitude min
    4,963 ft
  • Altitude max
    5,452 ft
  • Altitude start
    4,963 ft
  • Altitude end
    5,410 ft
  • Grade
    2.1%
  • Grade max
    -23.9%
  • Grade min
    18.1%
  • Distance climb
    3 miles
  • Distance down
    4,416 ft
  • Distance flat
    1,965 ft
  • Avg time
    00:25:04
  • Avg reverse time
    00:23:01
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Status:
on Nov 15, 2023
Ideal
Avg: 4.75 (4 votes)
Your vote: 0

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      Painted Hills Trail Reports

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      Nov 15, 2023 @ 7:23am
      Nov 15, 2023
      		 A few dry days and what a difference! Mostly hard and dry(ish).
      Nov 11, 2023 @ 7:50am
      Nov 11, 2023
      		 Rode a few days ago and was mostly hard and fast BUT on Friday afternoon both the Triple Tree loop and the Painted Hills connector trail were...
      Jul 7, 2023 @ 11:48am
      Jul 7, 2023
      May 26, 2023 @ 4:56pm
      May 26, 2023
      GVLT and SWMMBA just completed two reroutes on the trail. they will be soft after rains, so please use your best judgement and please stay on the...
      May 16, 2023 @ 9:09am
      May 16, 2023
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 6 rides
      • 15 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 505 rides
      • 16 miles avg distance
      All
      • 3,208 rides
      • Last: Nov 29, 2023

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      Jul 10, 2022 @ 8:13pm
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      Sep 26, 2020 @ 7:36am
      Sep 26, 2020
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      Jun 6, 2019 @ 9:52am
      Jun 6, 2019

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      The Gallatin Trail, Montana112 miles
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