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- Mountain Bike
266 trails
- E-Bike
71 trails
- Gravel Bike
18 trails
- Adaptive Bike
27 trails
- Winter Fat Bike
46 trails
- Horse
118 trails
- Hike
252 trails
- Trail Running
236 trails
- Dirtbike/Moto
45 trails
- ATV/ORV/OHV
18 trails
- Snowshoe
35 trails
- Downhill Ski
493 trails
- Backcountry Ski
90 trails
- Nordic Ski
61 trails
Region Details
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Stats
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- Trails (view details)
- 852
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 272
- Trails E-Bike
- 71
- Trails Gravel Bike
- 18
- Trails Adaptive Bike
- 27
- Trails Winter Fat Bike
- 46
- Trails Horse
- 118
- Trails Hike
- 252
- Trails Trail Running
- 236
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 45
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 18
- Trails Snowmobile
- 4
- Trails Snowshoe
- 35
- Trails Downhill Ski
- 493
- Trails Backcountry Ski
- 90
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 61
- Total Distance
- 928 miles
- Total Descent
- 338,340 ft
- Total Vertical
- 6,682 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 11,215 ft
- Reports
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- Photos
- 344
- Ridden Counter
- 104,488
Articles
The Best Summer Weekend Trips of 2025
Jun 3, 2025 from outsideonline.com
There are only 14 weekends between Memorial Day and Labor Day this year. So you better make them count.
Race Report: Mitch Ropelato & Porsha Murdock Win Big Mountain Enduro Big Sky Season Opener
Aug 26, 2020 from pinkbike.com
8 stages and roughly 5000 feet of climbing dispersed between the transitions.
[Updated] Mountain Biker Attacked by Grizzly Bear Near Big Sky, Montana
May 26, 2020 from pinkbike.com
The man in his 60s was critically injured but is in stable condition.
Race Report: Big Mountain Enduro Round 4 - Big Sky, MT
Aug 7, 2019 from pinkbike.com
For its penultimate stop of 2019, the Big Mountain Enduro made its way to Southwest Montana.
Sub Regions
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Big Sky Community Trail System
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Big Sky Resort
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Madison Range
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Southern Gallatin Range
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Popular Big Sky Mountain Biking Trails
• 100 ★ 4.9 • 5 miles • 165 ft • 1,439 •
This has been newly rebuilt for 2023 and it rips. Huge berms have been put in to keep your speed up, and the trail is super fast. Nice views of the valley as to your left when the trees clear. Some of the original trail is still there...
• 95 ★ 4.2 • 2 miles • 14 ft • 902 •
Big berms and big flowing run with table tops. Table tops range from small to medium large, and there is one with a secondary edge. You have to go full gas to make the second edge or you come down and clip it. Mostly pretty smooth and...
• 95 ★ 4.4 • 3 miles • 16 ft • 816 •
Finished in 2018 and built by Terraflow Trail Systems, is an Intermediate (Blue) Flow Trail that runs 3.5 miles from the top of the Swift Current Chair to the base area. The trail features more berms than you can count and some small...
• 85 ★ 4.0 • 3,435 ft • 0 ft • 664 •
Awesome 'catcher-mitt' berms and some jumps, with one big optional gap jump line in . S This is rated as a black flow trail, only to indicate the fact that it's steeper than . I would rate it more Blue-Black. The Black Diamond trails...
• 90 ★ 4.5 • 1 mile • 0 ft • 562 •
Rowdy and fun. Root and log drops and even a couple features. This trail is much like the other trails on this mountain, steep and technical but no mandatory hucks. Some flow termed sections mixed in here and there too. Great next step...
• 100 ★ 4.7 • 2 miles • 0 ft • 559 •
Big Sky Trail Crew build summer of 2020, fast, flowy, some small tables and a couple hip jumps
• 90 ★ 4.4 • 2,257 ft • 0 ft • 473 •
A natural trail inside of a steep treeline. Good loamy dirt with great corners.
Big Sky Mountain Bike Routes
North Fork Loop Featured
8 miles • 1,448 ft • 3 •
Park at the trailhead and start up the gravel road. Horrible grind up this road, which eventually turns...
★ 4.5 • 6 miles • 145 ft • 2 •
This is one of our favorite routes in Big Sky and is featured in Freehub Magazine's Montana Photo Book:...
33 miles • 4,657 ft • 11 • Loop •
This is the 2023 Big Sky Biggie 30 Mile Course.
★ 3.4 • 17 miles • 3,351 ft • 7 • Loop •
A classic loop on mostly well built singletrack. Starts and ends at the extremely popular tourist hiking...
4 miles • 878 ft • 1 • Loop •
This is one of the oldest routes in Big Sky. Short but fun. Add both ways for more mileage and fewer...
3 miles • 221 ft • 1 •
This is one of our favorite routes and is featured in Freehub Magazine's Montana Photo Book: Issue 8.3.
Photos of Big Sky Mountain Bike
Videos of Big Sky Mountain Bike
trail: Lobo
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336 |
May 8, 2022
trail: Lobo
0:15 |
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Oct 18, 2021
trail: Joker Lips
0:31 |
286 |
Jun 26, 2021
trail: Joker Lips
0:29 |
206 |
Aug 10, 2020
trail: Elbow
12:08 |
228 |
Aug 11, 2019
trail: Elbow
10:22 |
110 |
Jul 22, 2019
trail: Ninja Marmot
0:46 |
164 |
Sep 3, 2018
trail: Revenge
5:26 |
560 |
Aug 30, 2018
Current Trail Warnings
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
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| Coolridge | Jun 12, 2026 @ 6:00am (America/Denver) Jun 12, 2026 | Unknown | maxerp68 SWMMBA - BS | ||
| Africa | Jun 12, 2026 @ 5:59am (America/Denver) Jun 12, 2026 | Prevalent Mud | maxerp68 SWMMBA - BS | ||
| Africa | Jun 12, 2026 @ 5:59am (America/Denver) Jun 12, 2026 | Prevalent Mud | maxerp68 SWMMBA - BS |
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
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| First Yellow Mule | Jun 21, 2026 @ 5:37pm (America/Denver) 4 hours | Prevalent Mud | elsquatcho | ||
| Cinnamon Lookout | Jun 19, 2026 @ 9:05pm (America/Denver) 2 days | Ideal | elsquatcho | ||
| Cinnamon | Jun 19, 2026 @ 9:02pm (America/Denver) 2 days | Ideal | elsquatcho | ||
| Takes Two | Jun 13, 2026 @ 4:36pm (America/Denver) Jun 13, 2026 | Ideal | maxerp68 SWMMBA - BS | ||
| The Last Waltz | Jun 13, 2026 @ 4:11pm (America/Denver) Jun 13, 2026 | Ideal | maxerp68 SWMMBA - BS | ||
| Madison Loop | Jun 12, 2026 @ 6:07am (America/Denver) Jun 12, 2026 | Unknown | maxerp68 SWMMBA - BS | ||
| Madison Village Connector | Jun 12, 2026 @ 6:06am (America/Denver) Jun 12, 2026 | Unknown | maxerp68 SWMMBA - BS | ||
| Elkhorn Spur | Jun 12, 2026 @ 6:06am (America/Denver) Jun 12, 2026 | Unknown | maxerp68 SWMMBA - BS | ||
| Lodge Loop | Jun 12, 2026 @ 6:05am (America/Denver) Jun 12, 2026 | Unknown | maxerp68 SWMMBA - BS | ||
| Dream Road | Jun 12, 2026 @ 6:05am (America/Denver) Jun 12, 2026 | Unknown | maxerp68 SWMMBA - BS |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| elsquatcho | add | report | activity #97530444 | Jun 21, 2026 @ 4:37pm 4 hours |
| ckmetzo | wishlist | trail | activity #97510428 | Jun 21, 2026 @ 12:27pm 8 hours |
| efasoli | wishlist | trail | activity #97508471 | Jun 21, 2026 @ 12:06pm 8 hours |
| elsquatcho | add | photo | activity #97363106 | Jun 19, 2026 @ 8:06pm 2 days |
| elsquatcho | add | report | activity #97362933 and 1 more | Jun 19, 2026 @ 8:02pm 2 days |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date |
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| trail | Probably the best trail I have ever ridden. | Jun 19, 2026 @ 5:18pm 2 days | ||
| trail | Big Big Sky | Jun 19, 2026 @ 12:27pm 2 days | ||
| trail | Tough climb but it all pedaled except for 3... | Jun 17, 2026 @ 2:24pm Jun 17, 2026 | ||
| trail | This trail is quite good. I spent 2 hours... | Jun 12, 2026 @ 2:11pm Jun 12, 2026 | ||
| trail | Incredibly Beautiful Surroundings | Jun 12, 2026 @ 9:25am Jun 12, 2026 |
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Bike & Skill Parks
| name | type | city | rating |
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| Big Sky Resort | bike park | Big Sky | |
| Big Sky Community Park Pumptrack | skill park | Big Sky |
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Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
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| Mountain Bike | 266 | 443 miles | 93,212 ft | 205 miles | 3,783 ft | #256 | #92 | 337 | 1,532 | 38 | 17,419 | |
| E-Bike | 71 | 174 miles | 28,789 ft | 69 miles | 3,757 ft | #784 | #761 | 1 | 933 | 4 | 303 | |
| Gravel Bike | 18 | 42 miles | 5,164 ft | 18 miles | 3,560 ft | #268 | #895 | 73 | 43 | |||
| Adaptive Bike | 27 | 55 miles | 6,545 ft | 20 miles | 3,284 ft | #100 | #1,444 | 98 | 6 | |||
| Winter Fat Bike | 46 | 114 miles | 17,979 ft | 51 miles | 3,461 ft | #34 | #836 | 239 | 1 | |||
| Horse | 118 | 400 miles | 65,341 ft | 149 miles | 5,751 ft | #28 | #320 | 4 | 490 | 3 | 15 | |
| Hike | 252 | 592 miles | 97,339 ft | 225 miles | 6,683 ft | #148 | #83 | 2 | 1,370 | 4 | 2,854 | |
| Trail Running | 236 | 588 miles | 94,406 ft | 221 miles | 6,683 ft | #126 | #59 | 4 | 1,371 | 4 | 1,646 | |
| Dirtbike/Moto | 45 | 163 miles | 27,963 ft | 68 miles | 3,757 ft | #135 | #83 | 2 | 387 | 3 | 24 | |
| ATV/ORV/OHV | 18 | 60 miles | 6,867 ft | 22 miles | 3,753 ft | #358 | #102 | 334 | 9 | |||
| Snowmobile | 4 | 25 miles | 1,962 ft | 7 miles | 2,897 ft | 1 | 197 | 12 | ||||
| Snowshoe | 35 | 68 miles | 8,136 ft | 22 miles | 4,117 ft | #211 | #51 | 231 | 46 | |||
| Downhill Ski | 493 | 214 miles | 204,892 ft | 207 miles | 4,327 ft | #4 | #3 | 199 | 9,483 | |||
| Backcountry Ski | 90 | 66 miles | 43,363 ft | 34 miles | 4,777 ft | #103 | #22 | 211 | 6 | 806 | ||
| Nordic Ski | 61 | 38 miles | 3,048 ft | 12 miles | 2,247 ft | #204 | #55 | 281 | 1,327 |
Frequently Asked Questions About Big Sky
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What are the best places to ride in Big Sky?
Big Sky has 7 areas to explore for mountain biking. The top rated areas are:
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What are the highest rated mountain biking trails in Big Sky?
The highest rated mountain biking trails in Big Sky are:
- Mountain to Meadow (4.7/5)
- Revenge (4.5/5)
- Lobo (4.5/5)
- Ninja Marmot (4.5/5)
- Buffalo Jump (4.5/5)
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What is the best time of the year to ride in Big Sky?
Based on ride log data, the most popular months to ride in Big Sky are:
- July (674 activities)
- August (456 activities)
- September (235 activities)
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Where can I park to ride in Big Sky?
There are 31 parking locations listed in Big Sky. The most popular parking spots are: View all parking and trailhead locations on the map to plan your visit.
Activities
- Big Sky Mountain Biking Trails
- Big Sky E-Biking Trails
- Big Sky Gravel Biking Trails
- Big Sky Adaptive Biking Trails
- Big Sky Winter Fat Biking Trails
- Big Sky Horseback Trails
- Big Sky Hiking Trails
- Big Sky Trail Running Trails
- Big Sky Dirtbiking Trails
- Big Sky ATVing/Offroading Trails
- Big Sky Snowshoeing Trails
- Big Sky Skiing Trails
- Big Sky Backcountry Skiing Trails
- Big Sky Nordic Skiing Trails
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