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3,698 ft
Distance
3 ft
Climb
-741 ft
Descent
00:05:21
Avg time
-738 ft
Altitude change
108 ft
Altitude min
849 ft
Altitude max
846 ft
Altitude start
108 ft
Altitude end
-20%
Grade
-56.6%
Grade max
2.9%
Grade min
131 ft
Distance climb
3,494 ft
Distance down
72 ft
Distance flat
00:05:21
Avg time
Sheep Run Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
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Riding AreaAliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park
Aliso Viejo, California -
AKAMentally Sensitive
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Difficulty Rating
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Voted DifficultyBlack Diamond (6 votes)
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Local Popularity75 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 70 in Trail Running
- 60 in Hiking
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State Ranking
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeDH, AM
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DirectionDownhill OnlyPopular Direction Shown
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Physical RatingHard
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Trail VisibilityAlways easy to follow
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Seasonnov-apr
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eBike Allowed
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TTFs on TrailBerm, Rock Face
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Year Opened2007
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Land OwnerOC Parks
Hardest (legal/marked) trail in wood canyon, rutted in summer with a ton of sand, but pretty good in the winter.
Access Info
off TOW by meadows
Local Trail Association
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Recent Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 1 rides
- 14 miles average
6 Months
- 35 rides
- 17 miles avg distance
All
- 370 rides
- Last: Oct 20, 2026
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- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
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- Ideal
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- Very Dry
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Directions to sheep-run-7501 trailhead
(33.531860, -117.752950)
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10 Reviews & Comments
larry81541
The trail is mainly blue, but there is a short technical section in the middle which deserves the black rating.
thechrisfr
Challenging, technical and steep. Love it!
Memerman1301
I wouldn’t say it’s a double but a definite single black and super fun
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