Review Date
February 9, 2007

Overall Rating
 3 of 5

Aerobic Difficulty
 4 of 5

Technical Difficulty
 3 of 5

Ridden Trail:
Every few months

Reviewed by: coldsmoke ,  Racer

Summary:
DO NOT RIDE THIS TRAIL UNTIL THINGS DRY OUT. JULY.

Review Date
May 10, 2004

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Aerobic Difficulty
 4 of 5

Technical Difficulty
 5 of 5

Ridden Trail:
Once a month

Reviewed by: jparker164 ,  Cross Country Rider

Summary:
Excelent trail if you like dodging rocks and fast singletrack. The last mile or two is exceptionally good.

Recommended Route:
Same as above, or make a loop from the bear canyon parking lot, up bear canyon trail, past bear lake and up the steep climb to the top. I prefer this ride, it doesn't involve as much pavement or riding back into bozeman from bear canyon into the ever-present headwind. It is a 5 climb too.

Other recommended trails in the same area:
Sypes, Leverich, Emerald Lake, Truman Gulch

Review Date
November 2, 2000

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Ridden Trail:
Every few months

Reviewed by: Kail Marks , from Bozeman

Summary:
It's a fairly long climb to Mystic lake. I think it's about 5 miles if you ride up the "wall of death" singletrack. You'll be significantly tired by the time you get to the lake, and there is more climbing yet. One of my favorite parts on this ride is about one mile past the lake. It involves a flat section which is an extremely technical rock garden. Since it's flat, you don't have much speed, and it's a good challenge to ride across the rock garden without dabbing. Then, after the rock garden, you begin a gnarly decent pretty much all the way to Bear Canyon. I would recommend riding the longest travel fork/ full suspension bike that you can possibly pedal up to Mystic Lake. You'll be all smiles on the way down NWG. Also, use your junk wheels (they will take a lot of abuse) and the biggest tires you can find. I wouldn't use tires any narrower than 2.1". I would recommend this ride only to advanced riders. If high speeds, rock dropoffs, and extremely technical rock gardens are your thing, this is the trail for you. P.S. - New World Gulch is ALWAYS muddy!

Recommended Route:
I recommend the same route as the above entries, but to save time, I would shuttle to the Bozeman creek trailhead and leave another vehicle at the bottom of the New World Gulch trail head.

Other recommended trails in the same area:
In addition to riding down NWG, simply ride back down the "wall of death" single track. It's not really that bad. It's about 15 minutes of technical, fast singletrack that you'll enjoy for sure. I would recommend this to experienced riders only.

Review Date
August 18, 2000

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Ridden Trail:
Every few months

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Reviewed by: Frank , from Bozeman

Summary:
I don't know what these guys are talking about My buddy and I would race on hardtails from the top rim to Bear Canyon dodging rocks or hopping over them. I now have full suspension and can't wait to try it. Trail is optimum from mid-july through sept. after sept the f@#$$ng horses have the trail destroyed on the gulch side. MY opinion is that horses do much more damage than bikes or motorcycles, and you get shit all over your rig.

Recommended Route:
from sourdough to bear canyon

Other recommended trails in the same area:
Same as the other reviews.

Review Date
March 21, 2000

Overall Rating
 2 of 5

Ridden Trail:
Once a month

Reviewed by: alan , from bozeman

Summary:
I don't see what is so great about this trail. The loop described above makes a great ride but with so many sweet singletrack downhills in the area (try heather lake, hyalite peak, leverich, sypes, truman, etc (all much faster, creamier, funner)) save this one for last. Maybe the huge rocks, ruts and mud would be fun on a DH bike but with only 3 in of travel it beat the shit out of me. A worthy ride but only because of the scenery.

Recommended Route:
Same as above

Other recommended trails in the same area:
Leverich, Sypes canyon, Truman gulch, Heather lake, Hyalite peak, Grassy mtn, Stone Creek.