4.0 miles
Distance
1,592 ft
Climb
-451 ft
Descent
00:55:40
Avg time
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Cow Creek Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Horse
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
    • Dirtbike/Moto
  • Riding Area
    Greenhorn
    Hailey, Idaho
  • Ref Number
    #180
  • AKA
    7180
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T1 Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Trail Visibility
    Sometimes hard to follow
  • Season
    01/01-12/31
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • Global Ranking
    #100071 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #8424 in E-Biking
    • #31868 in Trail Running
    • #11026 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    50 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 60 in E-Biking
    • 75 in Trail Running
    • 75 in Hiking
    • 5 in Dirtbiking
    • 5 in Horseback
  • Land Owner
    USFS-Ketchum Ranger District

Very open and south facing at its low end; near the trailhead. Early springtime opportunity for out-and-backs. Early loop opens when short-cut trail opens over to Cow Creek Connector Trail. A rocky trail most popular with people looking for a lesser used route. Route finding can be difficult at the high end of this trail. There, some game-trails break off, and the trail fades away where it crosses a creek and boggy meadow.

source: BCRD
Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Cow Creek multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    1,141 ft
  • Altitude min
    5,896 ft
  • Altitude max
    7,478 ft
  • Altitude start
    5,896 ft
  • Altitude end
    7,037 ft
  • Grade
    5.4%
  • Grade max
    -31.5%
  • Grade min
    49.9%
  • Distance climb
    3 miles
  • Distance down
    4,662 ft
  • Distance flat
    266 ft
  • Avg time
    00:55:40
  • Avg reverse time
    01:06:33
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Status:
on Nov 18, 2024
Snow Covered
Avg: 3.32 (3 votes)
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      Cow Creek Trail Reports

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      Nov 18, 2024 @ 2:22pm
      Nov 18, 2024
      		 reporter Snow covered and likely won't melt out until next spring.
      May 1, 2024 @ 7:32am
      May 1, 2024
      		 Upper Section is dry to the top meadow where trail is still snow covered. Creek crossing on the Cow Creek Shortcut #930 is running pretty high so...
      Apr 30, 2024 @ 8:02pm
      Apr 30, 2024
      		 All clear from the low connection. I'm guessing the upper portion is probably dry too, but I didn't directly observe.
      Apr 30, 2024 @ 8:00pm
      Apr 30, 2024
      		 All clear from the low connection. I'm guessing the upper portion is probably dry too, but I didn't directly observe.
      Jan 16, 2024 @ 9:23am
      Jan 16, 2024
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