- Trail:
- Alden Gulch (Re-Route) (Baker)
- Status:
- Minor Issue / Yellow
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Issue status:
- Condition:
- Dry -
- Reporter Primary Activity:
- Mountain Bike
Description:
Wrecked by sheep. Top third and bottom third are especially bad, some short sections were unrideable (to me). Much of the damage will hopefully buff out with more riders and a winter to settle, but this trail definitely will not flow the same without some dedicated trail work. Another one of the indirect costs that we all pay for livestock grazing on public land.
Local Weather During Report
- Summary
Cloudy - Temperature
10° (8°/20°) - Precip
0.03 mm/h - Wind
8.55 km/h - Cloud Cover
93% - Humidity
0.63
Previous Reports
3 Comments
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carrotroot
Sep 13, 2026 at 15:30
Sep 13, 2026 at 15:30
I came down it today with a friend. Had seen your report of damage so understood what we might find. Like you said, it was hammered. Have not seen damage like this in this drainage from sheep in years past. Wonder if permittee and herders are new?
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Yeah I believe that the sheep producer who formerly grazed in this allotment (between Warm Springs rd to the south and the highway to the north) sold his allotment last year. This year the allotment was used by the producer who also grazes south of Warm Springs.
I was back at Alden over the weekend and was wondering if I'd over-exaggerated the damage, but nope. The sheep are always hard on the trails, but I've never seen one get destroyed so badly before. Some sections of Osberg also got hit pretty hard this summer, much worse than I remember it ever being. I'm not sure why that would be- more sheep? Slower progress through an area? I get very frustrated by the whole thing personally.
I was back at Alden over the weekend and was wondering if I'd over-exaggerated the damage, but nope. The sheep are always hard on the trails, but I've never seen one get destroyed so badly before. Some sections of Osberg also got hit pretty hard this summer, much worse than I remember it ever being. I'm not sure why that would be- more sheep? Slower progress through an area? I get very frustrated by the whole thing personally.
