Mountain Biking Trails in Montana

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  • BA&P Hill Trail

    Rail-Trail

    State: MT
    Length: 4.10 miles
    Surface: Asphalt, Gravel

    The BA&P Hill Trail provides a fascinating glimpse into Butte's early history, winding its way through the town's historic neighborhoods and abandoned mineyards. The area was known as the "The Richest Hill on Earth" for its gold, silver and ...

  • Bitterroot Branch Trail

    Rail-Trail

    State: MT
    Length: 2.17 miles
    Surface: Asphalt

    The Bitterroot Branch Trail currently consists of two segments along the active Montana Rail Link rail tracks that run into downtown Missoula. The southern segment is 0.68 mile and extends between McDonald Avenue and Livingston Street. To pick ...

  • Centennial Trail (MT)

    State: MT
    Length: 0 miles
    Surface: Asphalt, Concrete, Crushed Stone

  • Gallagator Linear Trail

    Rail-Trail

    State: MT
    Length: 1.50 miles
    Surface: Ballast, Gravel

    The Gallagator Linear Trail is a 1.5 mile trail that is made of crushed stone. The majority of traffic on the pathway will come from bikers and hikers. It is a great trail to start with for a quick warmup or if you are just getting into biking. ...

  • Great Northern Historical Trail

    Rail-Trail

    State: MT
    Length: 22 miles
    Surface: Asphalt

    The Great Northern Historical Trail extends 22 miles between the lakeside town of Somers and the mountain valley community of Kila. The trail follows part of the route of the old Great Northern Railway, which was later bought by Burlington Northern. ...

  • Greenough Park Trail

    State: MT
    Length: 0.80 miles
    Surface: Asphalt, Dirt

    The Greenough Park Trail is truly one of urban Missoula's best, making for a peaceful refuge from the city hubbub and near the downtown area. The trail makes a loop through this lush 42-acre park, not only popular for people but for bears, which ...

  • Kim Williams Nature Trail

    Rail-Trail

    State: MT
    Length: 4.20 miles
    Surface: Asphalt, Dirt, Gravel

    The Kim Williams Nature Trail meanders alongside the Clark Fork River in downtown Missoula. It connects to the Riverfront Trail, giving users an uninterrupted 4 miles of trail from which to enjoy the river or access Missoula's neighborhoods, ...

  • NorPac Trail

    Rail-Trail

    State: ID, MT
    Length: 25.60 miles
    Surface: Concrete, Gravel

    The NorPac Trail follows the old right-of-way of the Northern Pacific Railway (hence the trail's name) in western Montana and the Idaho Panhandle, crossing Lookout Pass. The trail runs from Idaho near Mullan at the trailhead for the Trail of ...

  • Route of the Olympian

    Rail-Trail

    State: MT
    Length: 31 miles
    Surface: Crushed Stone

    The 31-mile long Route of the Olympian is one of several rail-trails occupying the abandoned Pacific route of the Milwaukee Road, which originally connected the railroad's Wisconsin hub with Washington state—nearly 2,000 miles to the west. ...

  • Silver Bow Creek Greenway (Rocker to Ramsay)

    Rail-Trail

    State: MT
    Length: 2.90 miles
    Surface: Asphalt

    The creation of the Silver Bow Creek Greenway is part of a massive cleanup of Silver Bow Creek, which has suffered more than a century of pollution from the copper and silver mining operations during the 19th century in Butte and Anaconda. The ...

  • Story Mill Spur

    Rail-Trail

    State: MT
    Length: 1.70 miles
    Surface: Dirt, Gravel

    The Story Mill Spur is named for Nelson Story, who (in the 1880s) built a flour mill near the mouth of the East Gallatin River. The short rail line was the Gallatin valley's largest and most used industrial rail spur until the mill's decline ...

  • Tobacco River Memorial Trail

    Rail-Trail

    State: MT
    Length: 6 miles
    Surface: Gravel

    Two miles of this six-mile trail are on an abandoned railroad corridor. For more information contact the Resource Forester at Kootenai National Forest, 1299 Highway 93 North, Eureka, MT 59917, 406-296-2536.

  • US 93 Pedestrian/Bike Path

    Rail-Trail

    State: MT
    Length: 17.30 miles
    Surface: Asphalt

    The U.S. 93 south pedestrian/bike path is a paved path separated from U.S. 93. It is located along the west side of the highway. It begins just south of the U.S. 93/U.S. 12 intersection in Lolo and ends just south of the S. Kootenai Creek Rd./U.S. ...