3 miles
Distance
149 ft
Climb
-2,162 ft
Descent
00:52:48
Avg time

Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Northern Gallatin Range
    Bozeman, Montana
  • Ref Number
    #417
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Trail Usage
    Multi-use
  • Direction
    Both Directions
    Popular direction shown
  • Climb Difficulty
    Double Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Trail Visibility
    Sometimes hard to follow
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • Local Popularity
    25 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking
  • Land Manager
    USFS

If this trail was maintained regularly it might not be too bad, but usually there's a lot of deadfall. The tread is unrideable embedded rocks in spots, similar to the section of Cottonwood just below, but worse. Loop this with Wheeler Gulch and Storm Castle Ridge.

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More Stats for South Cottonwood (West Branch) mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -2,013 ft
  • Altitude min
    7,147 ft
  • Altitude max
    9,173 ft
  • Altitude start
    9,161 ft
  • Altitude end
    7,147 ft
  • Grade
    -11.556%
  • Grade max
    -41.473%
  • Grade min
    47.279%
  • Distance climb
    1,644 ft
  • Distance down
    3 miles
  • Distance flat
    810 ft
  • Avg time
    00:52:48
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Status:
on Jul 12, 2020
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  • White
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  • Double Black Diamond

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  • Clear / Green
  • Minor Issue / Yellow
  • Significant Issue / Amber
  • Closed

  • Land Owner Overlay
  • Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
  • BLM (public)
  • USFS (Wildlife sanctuaries darker than usfs)
  • State land
  • Indigenous
  • Military
Trail Conditions
  • Unknown
  • Snow Groomed
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Ideal
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
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  • eBike Charging Point eBike Charging Point
  • Water Fountain/Source Water Fountain/Source
  • Gate Gate
  • Trail Sign Trail Sign
  • Table or Bench Table or Bench
  • Ladder Ladder
  • Stairs Stairs
  • Bridge Bridge
  • Boardwalk Boardwalk
  • Camping Camping
  • Cabin Cabin
  • Lodge Lodge
  • Bear Cache Bear Cache
  • Dock Dock
  • Ranger Station Ranger Station
  • Summit Summit
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      South Cottonwood... Trail Reports

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      Jul 12, 2020 @ 6:33am
      Jul 12, 2020
      		 Several trees down about 20 or so. Slightly overgrown trail.
      Aug 17, 2019 @ 9:39am
      Aug 17, 2019
      		 1 tree down, the trail is in very good shape! SWMMBA did a great job, clearing it!
      Jul 31, 2019 @ 6:46am
      Jul 31, 2019
      		 reporter
      This trail was cleared by SWMMBA with help from the Back Country Horsemen on July 27th. 93 trees were cut out between Blackmore to South...
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      6 Months
      • 3 rides
      • 31 miles avg distance
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