4,209 ft
Distance
-317 ft
Descent
00:04:48
Avg time
Supporters, Builders, Maintainers & Land Managers of Rent Money Trail

  • USFS
    Land Manager

Rent Money Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
    • Snowshoe
    • Nordic Ski
  • Riding Area
    South Hills
    Helena, Montana
  • Ref Number
    #388
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T1 Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Snow Grooming
    Backcountry
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC, Fat
  • Direction
    Downhill Primary
    Popular direction shown
  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Season
    April - November
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • TTFs on Trail
    Berm, Jump
  • Global Ranking
    #6941 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #5956 in Trail Running
    • #24072 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    100 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 95 in Trail Running
    • 90 in Hiking
    • 5 in Snowshoeing
    • 5 in Skiing
  • Year Opened
    2012
  • Land Owner
    USFS

Rent Money is one of the first "bike-optimized" multi-use trails in the South Hills. It is generally wider and twistier than other local trails, and has rollers, doubles and banked turns. Although built with downhill riding in mind, it is a non-directional multi-use trail.

Access Info

Rent Money runs between Top of the World on the top of Rodney Ridge and the Roger Fuchs Trail. Please remember that there is no parking allowed in the Cox Lake area

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Rent Money multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -319 ft
  • Altitude min
    4,726 ft
  • Altitude max
    5,044 ft
  • Altitude start
    5,044 ft
  • Altitude end
    4,724 ft
  • Grade
    -7.6%
  • Grade max
    -20.2%
  • Grade min
    5.9%
  • Distance climb
    98 ft
  • Distance down
    3,619 ft
  • Distance flat
    489 ft
  • Avg time
    00:04:48
  • Avg reverse time
    00:11:20
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  • Ideal
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      Sep 29, 2023 @ 4:37am
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      Sep 23, 2023 @ 6:32am
      Sep 23, 2023
      		 reporter 4 puddles. Probably gone by Sunday afternoon
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 6 rides
      • 14 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 551 rides
      • 10 miles avg distance
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      • 3,818 rides
      • Last: Dec 3, 2023

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      Aug 6, 2019 @ 6:37am
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