Rough Cut Trailfest
- Date Sat 16th August 2025
- Time 7:00AM MDT
- Location Red Lodge, Montana
- Price $54.00 - $133.50
- Races 3 races
Event summary
Get ready for an exhilarating day of adventure at the Rough Cut Trailfest on Saturday, August 16, 2025, in the stunning Red Lodge, Carbon. Set against the breathtaking backdrop of Red Lodge Mountain, this exciting event features three distinct race distances: a challenging 25-mile route, an intense 50-mile ride, and a more approachable 4-ish mile course. Each race offers a unique experience, weaving through beautifully hand-built singletrack trails in the Custer Gallatin National Forest, showcasing the best of Montana’s rugged terrain.
Riders of all skill levels can enjoy not just the thrill of the races but also a range of family-friendly activities, including camping, disc golf, scenic lift rides, and hiking. This event also serves as a fundraiser for the Red Lodge Bike Center and Beartooth Trails—two grassroots nonprofits dedicated to maintaining local trails and promoting biking in the area. Join us in celebrating community spirit and outdoor fun while supporting a great cause! Don't miss out on this unforgettable mountain biking experience!
Riders of all skill levels can enjoy not just the thrill of the races but also a range of family-friendly activities, including camping, disc golf, scenic lift rides, and hiking. This event also serves as a fundraiser for the Red Lodge Bike Center and Beartooth Trails—two grassroots nonprofits dedicated to maintaining local trails and promoting biking in the area. Join us in celebrating community spirit and outdoor fun while supporting a great cause! Don't miss out on this unforgettable mountain biking experience!
Organiser's Description
Rough Cut Trailfest, based out of Red Lodge Mountain, will host three distances, include camping, family activities along with Red Lodge Mountains activities open to the public including disc golf, hiking and scenic lift rides.
25 Mile - Route [https://ridewithgps.com/routes/49516898] begins and ends at Red Lodge Mountain. Start with a single track loop at RLM, then make your way through a single track descent through CusterGallatin Forest Service trails. You'll know how Rough Cut became the name. Red Lodge is known for keeping singletrack exactly what it is and our trails are hand built. This is not a beginner friendly ride, intermediate skills are necessary. Limited to 50 riders.
50 Mile - two loops of the 25 mile [https://ridewithgps.com/routes/49516898] Rough & Gritty Fun! Limited to 45 riders.
4 ish Mile - a little more intermediate friendly, but still not a beginner loop. It's 4-ish because Beartooth Trails and the locals will continue to hand build throughout the summer and we will ride what we add on!
This is a fundraiser for two grassroots nonprofits, Red Lodge Bike Center and Beartooth Trails. Without these two organizations, we wouldn't have a local bike center or much for trails to ride. These are volunteer-board led organizations with MANY local volunteers getting greasy, dirty and giving time to keep the bike scene alive. We're stoked our partners at Red Lodge Mountain and Red Lodge Events have teamed up with us to bring back a mountain bike race to Red Lodge. The 25 and 50 mile races are on USFS CusterGallatin National Forest and the race is permit pending.
25 Mile - Route [https://ridewithgps.com/routes/49516898] begins and ends at Red Lodge Mountain. Start with a single track loop at RLM, then make your way through a single track descent through CusterGallatin Forest Service trails. You'll know how Rough Cut became the name. Red Lodge is known for keeping singletrack exactly what it is and our trails are hand built. This is not a beginner friendly ride, intermediate skills are necessary. Limited to 50 riders.
50 Mile - two loops of the 25 mile [https://ridewithgps.com/routes/49516898] Rough & Gritty Fun! Limited to 45 riders.
4 ish Mile - a little more intermediate friendly, but still not a beginner loop. It's 4-ish because Beartooth Trails and the locals will continue to hand build throughout the summer and we will ride what we add on!
This is a fundraiser for two grassroots nonprofits, Red Lodge Bike Center and Beartooth Trails. Without these two organizations, we wouldn't have a local bike center or much for trails to ride. These are volunteer-board led organizations with MANY local volunteers getting greasy, dirty and giving time to keep the bike scene alive. We're stoked our partners at Red Lodge Mountain and Red Lodge Events have teamed up with us to bring back a mountain bike race to Red Lodge. The 25 and 50 mile races are on USFS CusterGallatin National Forest and the race is permit pending.
Rough Cut Trailfest
