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3.5 miles
Distance
626 ft
Climb
-854 ft
Descent
01:36:59
Avg time
-228 ft
Altitude change
6,427 ft
Altitude min
7,283 ft
Altitude max
6,655 ft
Altitude start
6,427 ft
Altitude end
-1.2%
Grade
-49.3%
Grade max
30.7%
Grade min
2 miles
Distance climb
2 miles
Distance down
351 ft
Distance flat
01:36:59
Avg time
Monarch Creek Trail Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Winter Fat Bike
- Horse
- Hike
- Trail Running
- Snowshoe
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Riding AreaLittle Blackfoot
Elliston, Montana -
Ref Number#362
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Difficulty Rating
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Local Popularity70 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 5 in Trail Running
- 5 in Hiking
- 5 in Horseback
- 5 in Snowshoeing
- 5 in Winter Fat Biking
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Global Ranking#228773 in Mountain Biking [+]
- #367918 in Trail Running
- #316701 in Hiking
- #26714 in Horseback
- #23974 in Snowshoeing
- #35306 in Winter Fat Biking
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State Ranking#2,047 in Mountain Biking · Montana [+]
- #4,011 in Trail Running
- #3,760 in Hiking
- #1,235 in Horseback
- #734 in Snowshoeing
- #1,050 in Winter Fat Biking
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Hiking SAC ScaleT1 Hiking
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeAM, XC, Fat
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DirectionBoth DirectionsPopular Direction Shown
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Climb DifficultyBlack Diamond
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Physical RatingHard
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Dogs AllowedYes
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Land Owner
East end is steep with big water bars. Trail levels out for a while after joining with Larabee Gulch Trail then drops through a couple switchbacks and some sweet gravelly/sandy singletrack to Blackfoot Meadows.
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory
Recent Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 0 rides
6 Months
- 1 rides
- 12 miles avg distance
All
- 11 rides
- Last: Aug 20, 2026
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- Snow Packed
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- Prevalent Mud
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- Dry
- Very Dry
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loamwhisperer420
The east end is a brutally steep 20 minute hike-a-bike up to the Larabee junction.
Coldsmokeskier
Lot of trees down in the first 1.5+miles coming from the blackfoot meadows trail as of 7/23/23 dry and loose, but still very fun
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