Helena Ridge

Total Miles 3.6
Technical Rating
2 Easy
Best Time Summer, Fall
Trail Type Full-Width Road
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Trail Overview

Helena Ridge is a volunteer-maintained trail spur off Murphy Creek Trail. The road is mostly well-laid rock and dirt with the occasional pothole and one deep rut in the last section. The end of the trail offers the most amazing viewpoint as well as a dispersed camp spot but this is a somewhat busy trail so you will have other people turning around there. Cell service was maintained on almost the entire trail with AT&T and very good service at the viewpoint at the end. There are a few short-side spurs that are a bit more technical if you choose. There are also a couple of very small offshoots that could lend to good campsites throughout.

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Difficulty

Helena Ridge is an easy dirt soil and rock road with an average amount of potholes. The trail is generally full width with ample turnouts for passing. There are no noticeable water crossings and one deep rut to navigate.

Technical Rating

2

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Sam Gullett
Jun 14, 2026
Open
Quite a few deep ruts, some muddy spots, and pretty overgrown for the most part. If you have a full size vehicle, be careful towards the last 2-3 miles as it's very overgrown and tight. Please be courteous and go slow as there are a lot of blind corners and tight spots with few good turn outs. The view at the top is amazing and there are a handful of other campsites towards the top if the top one is taken. I only ran into two other people going down and no one on the way up. Also if navigating with Google maps, it stops about 1 mile from the actual end of the trail.
Theodore Flug
Aug 30, 2025
Open
Essentially just a dirt road with a few pot holes scattered about, be cautious on the switch backs nearly hit someone while I was coming down. People like to shoot here so be mindful of that!
Ken Barrea
May 31, 2025
Open
pretty drive. narrow at spots, expect some scratches. didn't make it to the end as a tree was on the side of the trail making it too narrow for me.

Helena Ridge Trail can be accessed by the following ride types:

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