Change up! Instead of singletrack, we rode a gravel loop that went back into remote country. Our ride was 22 miles with 2980′ of climbing up to a highpoint around 7300′. Starting from underneath the trestle bridge in Thompson Park that we rode the other day, we rode up the pavement for a couple miles. …
Butte, MT is called ‘Montana’s most historic city’. Butte began in the late 1800s as a gold and silver mining camp. At the turn of the century, the development of electricity and the industrialization of America resulted in a massive copper boom, and Butte flourished. Employment opportunities in the mines attracted surges of Asian and …
The internet didn’t have much info on FS412 from Delmoe Lake up to the CDT. Well, the description said steep, sandy, rutted atv trail. We were looking for a way to get closer to the giant statue Our Lady of the Rockies that didn’t involve 4000’+ of climbing and we were looking for adventure. We …
Derek found us a route to incorporate lots of singletrack riding and the Milwaukee Rail Trail here in Butte. Our ride was a loop of 17 miles with 2347′ of climbing. We started from the Lower Eagles Nest Trailhead in Thompson Park and climbed up Placer Trail and then Grading Camp Trail. The trail is …
The other day we rode out and back on the Continental Divide Trail (CDT) heading north from Homestake Pass and this time we rode south. A lot of people do it as an out and back but we opted to make it a loop so we could ride a couple other trails also. Our ride …
The Continental Divide crosses through where we are boondocking and we rode a portion of it the other day and another section today. This time we headed north towards the Our Lady of the Rockies statue. The out and back was 17 miles with 2717′ of climbing up to the highpoint of 8200′. Most of …
We’re solidly in Montana now, boondocking by Butte. Neither of has ever ridden here and there is a lot to check out. Our first ride was a figure 8 of sorts that incorporated some of the trails of Thompson Park. Our adventure was 16.7 miles with 2569′ of climbing topping out around 7450′. We parked …