Road 8654 (Blacktrail Canyon)

Dogs Leashed

E-Bikes Allowed

This is a shared motorized trail, be careful of other users! Accessed via Homestake Pass at the top (plenty of parking), and Blacktail Canyon Road at the bottom (no parking).

This notorious section of doubletrack is an efficient trail between Homestake Pass and Lower Blacktail Canyon. It is an infamous section of the Butte 100/50/25 mountain bike race that descends this section at the start of the "South 50" Loop. Until the course was changed in 2023, the 25 race used to go down and up this trail, with most riders needing to walk their bikes up the steepest section near the top.

The trail is very loose, sandy and rutted. Going down can be fast and fun for more confident riders, but a little hair-raising for the less confident. The top section is especially steep and rutted, and some riders will need to dismount going either direction.