Beattie Loop is a scenic circuit on Mount Ascension, starting at Beattie St Trailhead. Counter clockwise, the loop starts with Pay Dirt, followed by Pail Rider. Arriving at the intersection, follow the 2006 Trail all the way to the top without thinking twice. To reach the summit, take on Mt Ascension Ridge Trail, and take […]
Connecting Easy Rider Trail to Archery Range Trail, Ridge Rider Trail features spectacular vistas of the surrounding mountains. This tiny trail is also a great area for a picnic with a view.
The Prickly Pear Connector is a trail lover’s last chance to connect the front of Mount Ascension to Bompart Hill. The other way around, coming from the hill, this same trail is an ideal access to the upper Easy Rider, rather than the lower. Users often enjoy the solitude found on the Prickly Pear Connector.
Starting from near Beattie St Trailhead, Pay Dirt Trail is a pleasant hike towards Mount Ascension’s Porcupine Flats intersection. On your way there, enjoy views of Helena to your right, and of the green mountains to your left. Because Pay Dirt can be rocky at times, mountain bikers might want to keep an eye out […]
Connecting two parts of Easy Rider Trail, Pail Rider is a short zigzagging trail that will take its users higher up in no time. Arriving on the top end of the segment, take the 2006 Trail to reach the summit of Mount Ascension, or stay on Easy Rider for a shorter trip.
Mt Ascension Ridge Trail is the last bit of trail to the summit of Mount Ascension, whether coming from the Loop Trail, Entertainment Trail, or 2006 Trail. At its highest point of 5,282 feet, take a look at all of the South Hills and beyond, and see if you can spot your house or favorite […]
Adequately named, Mt Ascension Loop Trail loops around the summit of Mt Ascension. Circling the top, this trail is perfect for those wanting to soak in as many vistas as they can without straying too far from their starting point. Though Mt Ascension Loop Trail in itself is a very pleasant hike, don’t forget water […]
The Easy Rider Trail connects Eagle Scout, Prickly Pear, Archery Range, Pail Rider, and Ridge Rider trails, making it an important part of many longer adventures. A fairly flat hike, Easy Rider is a great trail to catch your breath during an excursion.
Big Dorothy is a mountain biking course, neighbor of Cruse Control. From higher Eddye McClure West Trail, the screams of terror of other bikers will guide you to the start of Big Dorothy. On this expert-only course, jumps, gap jumps, and rocky drops await. The trail is overall quite steep, rocky, and features intense switchbacks, […]
From Arrowroot Drive and its trailhead, take the left trail for a third of a mile and meet the last half mile of Entertainment Trail to cheat your way to the top of Mount Ascension. We won’t tell.
