Sheephorn Mountain

Total Miles
15.2

Elevation

3,186.43 ft

Duration

2.5 Hours

Technical Rating

3

Moderate

Best Time

Summer, Fall

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Sheephorn Mountain
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Trail Overview

Make your way up the side of this mountain on varied terrain. You'll see trees and a few glimpses of the valley below. End of the trail is an easy route passing some cool old farm structures. There are other backroads in the area. Most allow Unlicensed ATVs and UTVs.

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Sheephorn Mountain
Sheephorn Mountain

Difficulty

Moderate. Very easy most of the way, except between Wpts. 03 and 04. Here the trail becomes a narrow shelf road that we rate as moderate. Suitable for stock, high-clearance SUVs.

Technical Rating

3

Status Reports

Mark Chase
Aug 14, 2024
Open
Muddy/Wet
Lots of mud puddles, some pretty big, there were some rocky sections of road and some very narrow sections. The key for me was the climb and the super narrow shelf sections. We drove it mostly clear but occasional rain and hail.
Drifter Journey
Jul 05, 2024
4x4
Obstructed
Downed Tree
We were cruising until and Aspen blocked the route. We didn't have our chainsaw with to clear the way so we wandered around other roads for a bit and headed back out.
Tau Jeppesen
Jun 06, 2024
2023 Subaru Outback
Temporarily Closed
Seasonal Closure
Closed Gate
Gate still closed today as previous report states.
Gavin F
May 28, 2024
4x4
Temporarily Closed
Closed Gate
trail says it opens on May 20th, but the gate is still Locked!

Access Description

From Silverthorne, head north about 28 miles on Highway 9. Turn left on Spring Creek Road (County Road 10) a half mile after mile marker 128. Continue west on dirt road 6.1 miles to intersection where road goes right to Dice Hill. We start our trail directions at this point.

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