Tally Lake Overlook
Whitefish, Montana
| Address: | ~NF-351A, Whitefish, MT 59937, USA |
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48°24'7.3"N 114°30'32.7"W Maps | Directions |
| State: | Montana |
| Trail Length: | 9.00 miles |
| MTB Difficulty: | Advanced |
| Trail Type: | Loop |
| MTB Trail Type: | Singletrack |
Mountain Bike
Glacier cyclery sells an amazing guide... go buy it. There is some road climbing until you hit singletrack. There are some UBER STEEP climbs in the first singletrack section, but it is sweet sweet singletrack on the way back down! Descently rocky and rooty in parts with some pretty sharp turns that'll creep up on ya if you aren't paying attention. But again, some pretty steep hike-a-bikes are the hardest part of the whole trail. Courtesy of Singletracks.com
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Tally Lake Overlook
Tally Lake Overlook is a singletrack mountain bike trail in Whitefish, Montana. View maps, videos, photos, and reviews of Tally Lake Overlook bike trail in Whitefish.
http://www.singletracks.com/bike-trails/tally-lake-overlook/Never modify trail features. Ride trails when they're dry enough that you won't leave ruts. Speak up when you see others on the trail and always yield to hikers, horses, and others coming uphill. Always ride on the established trail.
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- Travel & camp on durable surfaces
- Dispose of waste properly
- Leave what you find
- Minimize campfire impacts
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Directions
From Whitefish, Montana
- Head west on US-93 N toward Central Ave (4.7 mi)
- Turn left onto Twin Bridges Rd (1.3 mi)
- Turn right to stay on Twin Bridges Rd (1.0 mi)
- Turn right onto Farm to Market Rd (1.7 mi)
- Turn left onto Bootjack Lake Rd (1.2 mi)
- Turn left onto Cliff Creek Rd/NF-351A (1.0 mi)
- Turn left onto NF-351A (0.8 mi)
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