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Beardance Mountain Bike Trail

Bigfork, Montana

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Avg Rating:	1 trail review
Status: Open updated 9/3/09 by Goo	Difficulty: Intermediate
Length: 15 miles	Global Rank: 2793
Tread: Singletrack	Configuration: Lollipop
Ridden: 2	Wishlist: 0

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Description: Start climbing right off the bat up beardance trail 314, and hang a right on trail 76 at the fork. climb until you hit forest road 498, and hang a left. ride along that road until you can hook up with 314 and drop back down 314 all the way to where you started. **This trail is not in the Glacier Cyclery ride guide** Be sure to pick up the Swan Lake Ranger District map for reference. This trail contains a stinking killer climb on the way up, but a sweet stinking descent on the way down, with some uber steep tight switchbacks, a whole ton of rocks and roots, some drops, and some super flowy, beautiful singletrack!! Not to mention some of the best views of Flathead lake anywhere!!! This one is a must-ride.

added on May 5, 2009 by Goo

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NEARBY TRAILS

Swan Lake Ditch Ride in Bigfork (11 miles away)
Old Bigfork Canyon Road in Bigfork (11.6 miles away)
Blacktail Mountain Road in Lakeside (12.2 miles away)
Bigfork Ditch Loop in Bigfork (13.9 miles away)

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reviewed by AK_Dan on October 5, 2009

This trailhead is right at mile marker 23, just about 8 miles south of Bigfork. It is signed Trail 76 all the way up to Crane Mtn rd. The first half mile is pretty rocky and fairly steep but don’t let that discourage you it gets less rocky the farther up you go and after about mile 3 it’s just a great singletrack ride through the forest. At .5 mile you will come to an intersection with trail 973, continuing right on trail 76 your treated too rocks, mud, some steep exposed sections and tight corners, all the things that make a trail memorable. There are many man-made props as well, several jumps, skinnies, and some up & overs, these however are set up for riders coming down the trail. The upper half seems to be less traveled and in some places is almost overgrown- its begging to be ridden! At just about mile 6.5 and 2000 ft of climbing later you will come out to Crane Mtn rd. Please note that at this end the trail is marked # 10222 and is very hard to see from the road (see photo). You can ride down the road 6 miles to trail 973 and 3 miles back to the original intersection. Or do this loop the other way although it is a very long and steep 6 miles up the road. I did not ride trail 973 so cant advise on it. I seen some guys doing a shuttle to the top in a truck but at this time I don’t have decent directions to Crane Mtn rd. I hope to do this again someday but it will either be a shuttle or an up and back down on trail 76.