Is Sam Braxton NRT 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.
dry 27d; NW-facing loam; drying, better by Tue
Sam Braxton NRT is a mountain bike trail in the Missoula 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.
The coolest time to ride Sam Braxton NRT today is around 6 AM, early before it heats up. Watch out later in the day: showers 7AM–3PM — dodge them. We read this from real hourly weather at trail elevation, heat, tree shade, and wind, and refresh it every morning.
Conditions change daily. The live reading at the top of this page shows whether Sam Braxton NRT is hero dirt, tacky, soft, or too muddy to ride today, refreshed every morning from local weather, soil, and terrain data.
Today, the coolest time to ride Sam Braxton NRT is around 6 AM, early before the heat. It shifts with heat, shade, and how wet the dirt is. Open the live forecast to see the recommended time of day to ride Sam Braxton NRT today and across the next ten days. Open the live forecast →
This page carries the live weather that drives Sam Braxton NRT's trail conditions, temperature, rain, and snow at trail elevation, today through the next ten days. Because Sam Braxton NRT tops out around 4,455 ft, its weather runs cooler and wetter than the nearby town, which is why we read conditions at the trail rather than the valley. See the 10-day weather →
It comes down to recent moisture. Sam Braxton NRT 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.
Sam Braxton NRT is about 3.4 mi, sitting between 4,009–4,455 ft. It is a mountain bike trail in the Missoula area of Montana. See the elevation profile →
Sam Braxton NRT is a mountain bike trail in the Missoula area of Montana, between about 4,009–4,455 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 Sam Braxton NRT, 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 →
Sam Braxton NRT 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.
Sam Braxton NRT tops out around 4,455 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 →