2.5 miles
Distance
159 ft
Climb
-839 ft
Descent
00:17:05
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Supporters, Builders, Maintainers & Land Managers of Sidewinder Trail

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    Land Manager

Sidewinder Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    The Rattlesnake
    Missoula, Montana
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T2 Mountain Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Direction
    Downhill Primary
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  • Climb Difficulty
    Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Season
    May - October
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • TTFs on Trail
    Rock Face
  • Global Ranking
    #47277 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #3205 in Trail Running
    • #52524 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    90 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 85 in Trail Running
    • 80 in Hiking
  • Land Owner
    USFS

Long twisty descent over by Woods Gulch. Starts out very smooth and twisty (with an interesting rock feature.) Many people take the forest road half way down, but the sons(s) of sidewider make a nice addition. After the forest road the trail gets rougher and more burly as it doesn't get as much traffic. Beautiful during the early summer when the flowers are changing.

Access Info

From the main woods ridgeline go up.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Sidewinder multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -680 ft
  • Altitude min
    3,937 ft
  • Altitude max
    4,778 ft
  • Altitude start
    4,666 ft
  • Altitude end
    3,986 ft
  • Grade
    -5.2%
  • Grade max
    -51.1%
  • Grade min
    19.6%
  • Distance climb
    2,589 ft
  • Distance down
    2 miles
  • Distance flat
    741 ft
  • Avg time
    00:17:05
  • Avg reverse time
    00:37:53
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 14 rides
      • 12 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 284 rides
      • 14 miles avg distance
      All
      • 1,843 rides
      • Last: Sep 17, 2024

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      Jul 8, 2018 @ 8:07pm
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      Aug 10, 2021 @ 6:31pm
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