Twelvemile to Lime Creek route

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Mountain Bike

12 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.

	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

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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Black
Double Black Diamond

Trail Report Status

Clear / Green
Minor Issue / Yellow
Significant Issue / Amber
Closed

Land Owner Overlay
Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
BLM (public)
USFS (Wildlife sanctuaries darker than usfs)
State land
Indigenous
Military

Trail Conditions

Unknown
Snow Groomed
Snow Packed
Snow Covered
Freeze/thaw Cycle
Icy
Prevalent Mud
Wet
Variable
Ideal
Dry
Very Dry

in: Trail Photos

trail	date	description
Twelvemile Meadow	Oct 9, 2020 @ 9:02pm Oct 9, 2020	All clear except for about 5 large down trees in the short section between the meadows at the top end.
Twelvemile Meadow	Jul 20, 2020 @ 11:29am Jul 20, 2020	5 or 6 larger trees down, easy to ride around or climb over.
Lime Creek	Jul 13, 2020 @ 9:47pm Jul 13, 2020	Cut out about 20 down trees. All clear except for 2 trees that were too big for the handsaw (easy to step over).
Porcupine Spring	Jul 12, 2020 @ 8:43am Jul 12, 2020	The gate was closed (and locked) so maybe the firewood access got closed early.
Lime Creek (West)	Jul 4, 2020 @ 10:07pm Jul 4, 2020	All clear.

Porcupine Spring

Twelvemile Meadow

Twelvemile Meadow

Lime Creek

Lime Creek (West)