Second Yellow Mule Details

Riding Area

Madison Range
Big Sky, Montana
Difficulty Rating

Blue rate
Trail Type

Singletrack
Bike Type

AM, XC, Fat
Trail Usage

Multi-use
Direction

Both Directions
Climb Difficulty

Black Diamond
Physical Rating

Hard
Trail Visibility

Always easy to follow
Season

June through September
Dogs Allowed

Yes
eBike Allowed

No
TTFs on Trail

Rock Garden
Global Ranking

#7115 in Mountain Biking
Local Popularity
95 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 5 in Trail Running
- 5 in Hiking
Land Manager

USFS

Another legendary trail accessed from the heart of Big Sky meadow village or Ousel Falls Trailhead. It's an "easier" climb to Buck Ridge than First Yellow Mule, but it will take longer and has more vertical. As a downhill it's flowy and fast, with some short climbs here and there. Killer loop in either direction when combined with First Yellow Mule and Buck Ridge. Grizzly bears live here, make noise Not great when wet, but better than First Yellow Mule.

Local Trail Association

Southwest Montana Mountain Bike Association (www.southwestmontanamba.org)
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More Stats for Second Yellow Mule bike trail

Altitude change

-2,498 ft
Altitude min

6,958 ft
Altitude max

9,458 ft
Altitude start

9,456 ft
Altitude end

6,958 ft
Grade

-5.772%
Grade max

-47.83%
Grade min

47.432%
Distance climb

2 miles
Distance down

6 miles
Distance flat

2,376 ft
Avg time

01:10:36
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