Rooks Creek - FS 7145

Rooks Creek (7145) is a decently challenging single track in the Smoky Mountains, about 20 minutes west of Ketchum, Idaho. The trail runs 4.4 miles north from Ketchum Featherville Road (FS 70227) to the Osberg Ridgeline Trail, climbing nearly 1,900 feet in a short distance. It begins as a wide single track through open meadows with tall grass, following the small valley carved by Rooks Creek. The route becomes rockier as you climb. Riders will encounter narrow side-hill sections, shale and scree fields littered with small to medium rocks, and one major boulder field with obstacles as large as basketballs and beachballs. Portions of the trail dip into overgrown brush with limited visibility, while higher up, it enters a burn scar with a section of embedded rocks that requires attention.