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Mountain Bike

12.5 miles

Distance

2,002 ft

Climb

-4,403 ft

Descent

2 miles

High Point

Twelvemile to Lime Creek is a classic Idaho ride, not for the faint of heart emotionally or physically. Riders will encounter nearly every challenging aspect of mountain biking and will be rewarded with one of the best descents in the West. You’ll trek from ridge tops to river, and it’ll feel much more than its literal distance.

Trails in this area are generally primitive. You will need good navigational skills or, at the very least, backcountry confidence. Also expect to hike-a-bike more than once.

The Goldbug Hot Springs is a great option to cap off a Lime Creek run. Trailhead access is just south of Mile Marker 282 on US-93. The trail is for Hiking Only and it is about a 2 mile hike up to the Springs.

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Twelvemile to Lime Creek is a 12 mile popular expert route located near Salmon Idaho. This mountain bike only route can be used one direction and has a hard overall physical rating. This route includes 5 trails. This route climbs 2,002 ft with a max elevation of 8,164 ft then descends -4,403 ft.

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	Twelvemile Road	Shuttle Pick-up/Drop-off
	Lime Creek Trailhead	Shuttle Pick-up/Drop-off

Riding area

Discovery Hill
Primary Activity

Mountain Bike
AKA

lime creek, lime creek shuttle,
Difficulty rating

Black Diamond
Route Type

Point to Point
Bike type

AM
Direction

One Direction
Physical rating

Hard
Ridelogs

1

Porcupine Spring

Twelvemile Meadow (North)

Twelvemile Meadow (South)

Lime Creek

Lime Creek (West)

Avg time

3 hr 12 min
Altitude change

-2,401 ft
Altitude min

4,341 ft
Altitude start

6,741 ft
Altitude end

4,341 ft
Grade

-3.6%
Grade max

-75.7%
Grade min

57.5%
Distance climb

4 miles
Distance down

8 miles
Distance flat

2,536 ft

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trail	date	description
Twelvemile Meadow (South)	Jun 23, 2023 @ 6:27pm Jun 23, 2023	Cleared several large trees in the wooded section between the meadows up top, and a couple down below. Twelvemile to Lime is all clear and good-to-go. reporter
Lime Creek	Jun 23, 2023 @ 6:20pm Jun 23, 2023	All clear of deadfall (cleared 3). Several wet/muddy sections. reporter
Lime Creek (West)	Jun 23, 2023 @ 6:18pm Jun 23, 2023	All clear and riding well. reporter
Twelvemile Meadow (North)	Jun 9, 2023 @ 10:45pm Jun 9, 2023	Cleared 3 trees (the aforementioned lodgepole and 2 new ones). Snow-free and all clear of deadfall top to bottom. Great dirt right now, and the trail is really in pretty good shape despite all the recent rain. reporter
Porcupine Spring	May 29, 2023 @ 6:45pm May 29, 2023	Clear of deadfall from the gate to the junction w/ Meadow Trail and Thoroughfare. No snow but some soft areas…watch your ruts- ride wide of the main tread if needed.