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Mt. Helena Ridge

USDA Forest Service Backcountry Trail

Length
5.7 miles
Elevation Gain
--
Route Type
out & back

The Mount Helena Ridge Trail is located only a short distance from the city of Helena, Montana and is connected to the Mount Helena City Park. The Mount Helena Ridge Trail is 5.9 miles long. The trail begins at a trailhead near Park City, approximately 5 miles south of Helena.

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Location: Rocky Mountains, Trailhead in Helena at west end of Adams St, joins to Grizzly Gulch Road.

States: Montana
Counties: Lewis and Clark

The Mount Helena Ridge Trail is located only a short distance from the city of Helena, Montana, and is connected to Mount Helena City Park. The Mount Helena Ridge Trail is 5.9 miles long. The trail begins at a trailhead near Park City, approximately 5 miles south of Helena.

This trail offers a moderate challenge to hikers but offers excellent, continually changing, vistas of the country just east of the Continental Divide. The northern end of the trail ties into the extensive trail system of Mount Helena City Park on the southern edge of Montana's state capital, Helena.

The proximity of the trail allows hikers to literally hike from their hotel rooms in downtown Helena right into the Helena National Forest. With a shuttle to the southern terminus of the trail, the Park City trailhead, a hiker can walk most of the 5.7-mile hike down the ridge line into the City Park. This trail is most popular with hikers and mountain bikers.

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Allowed Uses:

Bicycling Dogs, on leash Equestrian Hiking/Walking Snow, cross-country skiing Snow, snowshoeing

Other Activities

Camping
Snow, snow play general

Public Contact

Kurt Cuneo
Helena National Forest
2001 Popular
Helena, MT 59601
[email protected] • (406) 449-5490
www.fs.fed.us/r1/helena

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Elevation (low): 5000
Elevation (high): 5800
Elevation (cumulative): --

Part of a Trail System? No
Surface (primary): Soil
Surfaces (additional): Soil

Tread Width (average): 12"
Tread Width (minimum): --
Running length (minimum): --

Tread Grade (average, percent): 5
Tread Grade (maximum): 25
Running length (maximum): --

Cross-slope (average, percent): --
Cross-slope (maximum): --
Running length (maximum): --

Certified as an NRT
Mar 15, 1979

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