1 mile
Distance
4 ft
Climb
-899 ft
Descent
00:12:40
Avg time

Sheep Drop Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Old Kilpatrick
    Glasgow
  • Difficulty Rating
    Red rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Trail Usage
    Multi-use
  • Direction
    Downhill Primary
    Popular direction shown
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #63691 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    55 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 85 in E-Biking
    • 95 in Trail Running
    • 80 in Hiking

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Sheep Drop is a 2,153 m moderately popular red singletrack trail located near Glasgow. This mountain bike primary trail can be used downhill primary. On average it takes 12 minutes to complete this trail.

This trail is unsanctioned.

More Stats for Sheep Drop mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -894 ft
  • Altitude min
    111 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,005 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,005 ft
  • Altitude end
    111 ft
  • Grade
    -12.662%
  • Grade max
    -24.156%
  • Grade min
    2.824%
  • Distance climb
    622 ft
  • Distance down
    1 mile
  • Avg time
    00:12:40
  • Avg reverse time
    00:47:26
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Status:
on Nov 11, 2020
Prevalent Mud
Avg: 3.5 (4 votes)

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  • Unknown
  • Snow Groomed
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Ideal
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
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  • 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
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  • eBike Charging Point eBike Charging Point
  • Water Fountain/Source Water Fountain/Source
  • Gate Gate
  • Trail Sign Trail Sign
  • Table or Bench Table or Bench
  • Ladder Ladder
  • Stairs Stairs
  • Bridge Bridge
  • Boardwalk Boardwalk
  • Camping Camping
  • Cabin Cabin
  • Lodge Lodge
  • Bear Cache Bear Cache
  • Dock Dock
  • Ranger Station Ranger Station
  • Summit Summit
  • Other Other
      Directions to sheep-drop trailhead (55.940170, -4.458829)
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      Sheep Drop Trail Reports

      statusdatedescription
      Nov 11, 2020 @ 2:46am
      Nov 11, 2020
      		 The top part is a quagmire and theres major erosion happening where people are riding round the mud holes. Gates in the bottom field locked shut...
      Aug 12, 2020 @ 11:43am
      Aug 12, 2020
      Apr 14, 2020 @ 2:08pm
      Apr 14, 2020
      		 Lambing season. Field at bottom should be avoided.
      Apr 14, 2020 @ 2:06pm
      Apr 14, 2020
      		 Lambing season. Field at bottom should be avoided
      Jan 2, 2020 @ 2:03am
      Jan 2, 2020
      		 Very rutted and muddy at the start and then past the first gate down
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 0 rides
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      6 Months
      • 23 rides
      • 11 miles avg distance
      All
      • 323 rides
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      Photos

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      Jul 24, 2012 @ 4:01pm
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      Jul 24, 2012 @ 4:01pm
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      134 |
      Jul 24, 2012 @ 4:00pm
      Jul 24, 2012

      1 Review & Comments

      • + 0
      flag tankyb (Jul 26, 2018 at 12:47)
       Can the name of this section be changed? It is called the Valley not the sheep drop.

      The sheep drop is a feature on the minceurs and tatties line.
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