Montana Mountain Biking

Near Billings

Two Moon Park 
- This trail has mostly gravel trails that wind through cottonwoods along Yellowstone River, making it ideal for beginners. Many of the trails can be linked together to create loops and out-and-backs ranging from 2-5 miles. The park overlooks the Yellowstone and has some great picnic sites, so bring along some lunch and make an afternoon out of it.

Alkali Creek Trail
 - This Billings area trail is an easy mountain bike ride, perfect for a quick ride for beginners or families. There’s even a little section of singletrack trail that’s gentle and fun, a great introduction to mountain biking for first-time riders. The Alkali Creek trail follows the north side of Alkali Creek just above Billings along a rim of sandstone. Overall, it’s a great choice to hook that first-time mountain biker with views and some real single track that’s still relatively close to civilization.

Near Whitefish


Reid Divide
 - For the more experienced biker/athlete, this beautiful 22-mile loop takes you through the Salish Range near Whitefish. The old growth trees are more like the kind of foliage you’d expect to find in Oregon and other parts of the Pacific Northwest, very dense and wet and green. The ride begins and ends at Tally Lake, the deepest lake in Montana, a great place to set up camp and spend a couple days swimming and lounging before or after your ride. It’s actually a great place to set up base camp for other road bike and mountain bike rides in the area.

Near Missoula

Sawmill Curry Loop - This moderate, five-mile ride takes you through the popular Rattlesnake National Recreation Area. The Rattlesnake is one of America’s most beautiful wildland areas that’s in such close proximity to a major urban area. The 61,000-acre Rattlesnake National Recreation Area and Wilderness (RNRAW) was established in 1980 by an act of Congress. Most of the lands on which this ride take place were added later, in 1986, through a land exchange between the Lolo National Forest and a private party.

Near Great Falls


One of a series of small mountain ranges in central Montana, the Highwood Mountains lie northeast of Great Falls. This range bursts with wildflowers in spring and early summer and has awesome foliage in the fall. What people don’t realize is Highwoods boasts some of Montana’s finest single-track. Because of the remote location, this Mecca of great trails has been largely undiscovered by many cyclists. Rides begin from the Thain Creek Campground. The camp can come in handy as a base since there can be several days worth of riding here. The trails in the Highwoods are mostly smooth buffed out trails, but they do pack plenty of horsepower, at least the need for some in your legs with strenuous grades. The climbs are tough and descents fast making the Highwoods more of an intermediate to advanced rating in both riding skills and endurance.

Teton Mountain Bike Tours - Offering tours for bikers of all abilities including family rides.  Explore the Teton-Yellowstone region on bike!

Big Sky Resort - World famous mountain biking in the ski resort.  Lift serviced including bike rentals.