3,698 ft
Distance
3 ft
Climb
-741 ft
Descent
00:06:04
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Sheep Run Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park
    Aliso Viejo, California
  • AKA
    Mentally Sensitive
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Black Diamond (6 votes)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    DH, AM
  • Direction
    Downhill Only
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  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Season
    nov-apr
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • TTFs on Trail
    Berm, Rock Face
  • Global Ranking
    #9012 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #7403 in Trail Running
    • #14782 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    70 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 60 in Trail Running
    • 60 in Hiking
  • Year Opened
    2007
  • Land Owner
    OC 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
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Sheep Run mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -738 ft
  • Altitude min
    108 ft
  • Altitude max
    849 ft
  • Altitude start
    846 ft
  • Altitude end
    108 ft
  • Grade
    -20%
  • Grade max
    -56.6%
  • Grade min
    2.9%
  • Distance climb
    131 ft
  • Distance down
    3,494 ft
  • Distance flat
    72 ft
  • Avg time
    00:06:04
  • Avg reverse time
    00:38:39
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Status:
on Nov 12, 2024
Very Dry
Avg: 4.11 (20 votes)
Your vote: 0

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      Sheep Run Trail Reports

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      Nov 12, 2024 @ 6:39am
      Nov 12, 2024
      		 Mentally Sensitive was chunky for summer in few spots
      Oct 14, 2024 @ 10:43am
      Oct 14, 2024
      		 A bit overgrown, really sandy and loose, chattery at the bottom...not the worst condition its been in but its up there
      Sep 20, 2024 @ 4:40pm
      Sep 20, 2024
      May 5, 2024 @ 12:10pm
      May 5, 2024
      		 this is the most chunky ive seen it in a while, some mustard plants are crowding the trail
      Apr 21, 2024 @ 8:25am
      Apr 21, 2024
      		 Mentally sensitive is running the best I’ve seen. Looks like the bottom half of trail has been trimmed nicely! Ridden on 4/19
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 2 rides
      • 10 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 18 rides
      • 14 miles avg distance
      All
      • 185 rides
      • Last: Mar 26, 2025

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      Apr 22, 2019 @ 8:37pm
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