7.4 miles
Distance
3,114 ft
Climb
-419 ft
Descent
01:59:49
Avg time
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Sheep Mountain Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Horse
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
    • Snowshoe
  • Riding Area
    The Rattlesnake
    Missoula, Montana
  • Ref Number
    #513
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T2 Mountain Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Snow Grooming
    Backcountry
  • Bike Type
    AM
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Season
    July - October
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • TTFs on Trail
    Rock Garden
  • Global Ranking
    #51401 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #21680 in Trail Running
    • #42681 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    70 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 60 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking
    • 5 in Horseback
    • 5 in Snowshoeing

The main climb up to Sheep Mountain. Get on the trail at the top of Woods Gulch and start climbing. Just keep heading up at every intersection until you reach Sheep, Also makes for a fun descent.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Sheep Mountain multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    2,696 ft
  • Altitude min
    4,885 ft
  • Altitude max
    7,581 ft
  • Altitude start
    4,885 ft
  • Altitude end
    7,582 ft
  • Grade
    6.9%
  • Grade max
    -79.9%
  • Grade min
    96%
  • Distance climb
    6 miles
  • Distance down
    2 miles
  • Distance flat
    167 ft
  • Avg time
    01:59:49
  • Avg reverse time
    01:34:13
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on Sep 9, 2023
Ideal
Avg: 4 (15 votes)
Your vote: 0

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  • Wet
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  • Ideal
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      Sheep Mountain Trail Reports

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      Sep 9, 2023 @ 2:25am
      Sep 9, 2023
      Jul 21, 2023 @ 10:13pm
      Jul 21, 2023
      		 Perfect
      Jun 20, 2023 @ 1:33pm
      Jun 20, 2023
      		 reporter MTB Missoula volunteers brushed the trail to approximately the saddle west of Blue point, also cut trees to Blue Point. Full log-out of Sheep...
      May 27, 2023 @ 5:15pm
      May 27, 2023
      		 Snow covered still right at blue point, not rideable.
      May 21, 2023 @ 8:21pm
      May 21, 2023
      		 Snow just below blue point, not passable
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

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      • 0 rides
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      6 Months
      • 84 rides
      • 25 miles avg distance
      All
      • 344 rides
      • Last: Aug 5, 2023

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      Aug 22, 2021 @ 7:30pm
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      Sep 19, 2020 @ 4:51pm
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