13 miles
Distance
1,235 ft
Climb
-4,061 ft
Descent
1 miles
High Point

Check the Trail Reports. This route often has deadfall across the trails.

The Continental Divide Trail to Sheep Creek is a classic Idaho back-country ride. Great single-track mixed w/ scenery and mining history and stream-crossings.

Shuttle details: Leave a rig at the mouth of Sheep Creek Road and US-93. The ride starts from Big Hole Pass.

You can ride these trails as a big loop by either climbing Dahlonega Road (079) or Lick Creek Road (07Cool .

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    CDT - North Beaverheads
  • Primary Activity
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  • Difficulty rating
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  • Route Type
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  • Bike type
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More Stats for CDT - Sheep Creek mountain bike route
  • Altitude change
    -2,828 ft
  • Altitude min
    4,227 ft
  • Altitude start
    7,055 ft
  • Altitude end
    4,226 ft
  • Grade
    -4%
  • Grade max
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  • Grade min
    27.4%
  • Distance climb
    4 miles
  • Distance down
    9 miles
  • Distance flat
    1,873 ft
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      Recent Trail Reports Along Route

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      Sheep Creek
      Sep 22, 2019 @ 10:04pm
      Sep 22, 2019
      		Cleared 2 trees. All clear of deadfall and riding great.
      CDT (Bradley Gulch)
      Sep 22, 2019 @ 9:54pm
      Sep 22, 2019
      		Cleared 5 trees, and the large tree below the cabin now has an easy ride-around. All clear of deadfall. Ride it before more trees fall down!
      Lick Creek (078)
      Dec 9, 2017 @ 7:28am
      Dec 9, 2017
      		 reporter
      Dahlonega Road
      Jun 28, 2015 @ 7:27pm
      Jun 28, 2015
      Sheep Creek
      Oct 15, 2014 @ 6:42pm
      Oct 15, 2014
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