Montana · Hiking

Snowbowl Mountain Bike

Snowbowl Mountain BikePhoto: Evan-Lovely, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
8.1 mi
round trip
60 ft
climb
6,948 ft
high point
Out and back
route

Is Snowbowl Mountain Bike open right now?

Alert in the area

The Forest Service lists an alert for Lolo National Forest.

  • East Fork Big Creek Road & Trail Closure- Superior Ranger District

    Agency alert covering Lolo National Forest · Order 26-003- · USFS · Lolo National Forest

As of · Source: USFS · Lolo National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Snowbowl Mountain Bike is an easy, out-and-back hike in the Missoula Ranger District of Lolo National Forest in western Montana, managed by the Forest Service. The trail is about 8 miles long, with a low point of roughly 4,949 feet and a high of about 6,948 feet. The climb is gentle, with a total elevation gain of about 60 feet, and the route is natural-surfaced and open to bikes. The trail is not accessible. It is open from about May 1 to November 15, and the Forest Service lists it as a natural-surfaced route. The closest neighbor is Uphill Access to Paradise, a ski touring route about a mile away. Glacier Lake, Worden Lake and Grant Creek Ravine are all within about 4 miles.

Local outfitters

Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.

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