Is South Cottonwood dry and rideable today? Here is the current mud, dust, and snow read, the 10-day forecast, and the best time to ride, refreshed every morning.
0.50" rain Sun; NW-facing loam; rain Tue → softening
South Cottonwood is a mountain bike trail in the Bozeman & Big Sky area of Montana. This page tracks its current riding conditions, whether it's hero dirt, dusty, soft, or too muddy to ride, alongside the ten-day outlook and the best time of day to ride. We build the read from real weather, soil, terrain, and snowpack data and refresh it every morning, so you can decide what to ride before you load up the bike.
Conditions change daily. The live reading at the top of this page shows whether South Cottonwood is hero dirt, tacky, soft, or too muddy to ride today, refreshed every morning from local weather, soil, and terrain data.
The best window depends on heat, shade, and how wet the dirt is. Open the live forecast to see the recommended time of day to ride South Cottonwood today and across the next ten days. Open the live forecast →
It comes down to recent moisture. South Cottonwood rides as hero dirt when the soil holds a little moisture and turns dusty and loose once it dries out or sees heavy traffic. The live reading at the top of this page shows today's dirt quality, hero dirt, tacky, dusty, or soft, refreshed every morning.
South Cottonwood is about 11.7 mi, sitting between 5,719–9,642 ft. It is a mountain bike trail in the Bozeman & Big Sky area of Montana. See the elevation profile →
South Cottonwood is a mountain bike trail in the Bozeman & Big Sky area of Montana, between about 5,719–9,642 ft. Open the live map for the trailhead location, a GPX download, and today's conditions. Open the live map →
Yes. Use the Download GPX button on this page to save a GPX track of South Cottonwood, built from real OpenStreetMap trail geometry and ready for your GPS unit, bike computer, or phone. The live map also has the trailhead and today's conditions. Download GPX →
South Cottonwood is mostly loam soil, which drains at a moderate pace. That is a big part of why the live mud reading reacts the way it does after rain, and why some nearby trails dry out faster than others.
South Cottonwood tops out around 9,642 ft. Higher Montana trails hold snow later into spring, so this page tracks snow coverage and the estimated melt-out alongside the dry-dirt read. Check the current reading and the 10-day outlook before you head up. See the 10-day outlook →