4.0 miles
Distance
658 ft
Climb
-211 ft
Descent
00:35:57
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 [+]
    • 85 in Trail Running
    • 90 in Hiking
  • Land Owner
    City of Bozeman

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
    20.6%
  • Distance climb
    3 miles
  • Distance down
    4,324 ft
  • Distance flat
    2,293 ft
  • Avg time
    00:35:57
  • Avg reverse time
    00:32:52
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on Sep 20, 2024
Ideal
Avg: 4.41 (6 votes)
Your vote: 0

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      Painted Hills Trail Reports

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      Sep 20, 2024 @ 7:39pm
      Sep 20, 2024
      		 reporter GVLT has fixed the gate, trail is in great condition.
      Sep 16, 2024 @ 4:27pm
      Sep 16, 2024
      		 Gate south of first gate on Painted Hills - Triple Tree connector is not able to latch due to someone shoving the gate past the latch. Now it's...
      Aug 11, 2024 @ 11:44am
      Aug 11, 2024
      Jun 9, 2024 @ 9:48pm
      Jun 9, 2024
      May 22, 2024 @ 9:37am
      May 22, 2024
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 2 rides
      • 12 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 561 rides
      • 16 miles avg distance
      All
      • 3,963 rides
      • Last: Nov 28, 2024

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      Oct 23, 2024 @ 2:03pm
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      Aug 11, 2024 @ 2:34pm
      Aug 11, 2024

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