Rippey Spring Loop

We used to climb up to Rippey Spring along Rippey Creek. What were we thinking? It is steep and brutal.

Continuing east on the lower contouring trail and heading up the Baker Creek Trail is so much better. The climbing is mostly enjoyable and the views of the Beaverheads are great.

Once at Rippey Spring there are several options for completing loops, the most obvious being to drop down Rippey Creek. Much better than climbing that beast!

This loop starts at the Barracks Lane Trailhead, 8 miles from Salmon on ID28. You can also access this loop from Withington Creek Road via Baker. Look for the access road on the right past the cattle guard.

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60 Volunteers!!

Sixty volunteers turned out for the Discovery Hill Trail Day. Amazing!! The weather was perfect and tons of projects were completed.

Trash was picked up from the roads, the MX Park and the Disco Trailhead.  Trailmarkers were installed and stickers placed on them.  Waterbars were cut in to 3 different areas of trail.  Sage was pruned back and faint sections of trail were better defined.   

After the trail work everyone ate burgers and dogs from Bob's fancy engine block grill.  The food did not last long at all.

After the BBQ several of us hit the trails on our bikes.

Thanks to the BLM and SVS for making this event happen, and thanks too for a great project.

Since the Trail Day we are seeing a lot more people using the Disco Trails.

Disco Hill is getting Trail Markers!!!

Three loops on the Discovery Hill Trail System will be getting trailmarkers this spring.  We will be installing over 50 trail markers.  A map at the trailhead will show these three loops with different colors, as well as the popular Kirtley Loop and the Bluff Road.  The trail markers will have colored arrows corresponding to the map.  There should be brochure size maps soon as well.

On April 23, the BLM and Salmon Valley Stewardship are hosting a Disco Hill Work Day as part of the Salmon Earth Day events  We are asking for volunteers to meet at 10am at the Disco Trailhead.

There are many trail projects.  Some of us will be picking up trash along the roads.  Some will be installing the last of the trailmarkers and their stickers.  Some will be doing some trailwork on the loops.  Members of the MX community will be participating as well cleaning up the Sacagawea MX Park.

There will be a BBQ back at the trailhead at 2pm.  So bring some gloves, bring your bike or your truck, and your appetite.  We hope to see you there!

If you have questions please post here or call 756-5431.
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WOOT!!!  Trail Markers!!

Green is the Owl Canyon Loop.
Blue is the Slump Gulch Loop.
Orange is the Enduro Loop.

The numbered icons on the map below will eventually correspond to numbered Trailposts along the loops.


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Stein Mountain Shuttle

Stein Mountain Trail has been reclaimed by a YEP crew in summer of 2010. The trail can be accessed via 4th of July Creek Road.

Bring extra brake pads, this descent is 5000' vertical.

There are several choices to this shuttle from the Stein Mountain Trail. Going straight out Big Silverlead gives all downhill. You can ride the gentle climb out of Silverlead and into Burns Gulch. You can add another climb to drop into Thompson and Wagonhammer. Or you can drop into the north trails and come out Trail Gulch or Bills Canyon or Carl Gulch. Bring a map and a GPS until these trails get signs.

No matter how you decide to ride off the top of Stein Mtn... This is a huge descent

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Elev. Profile of Stein Mtn to Burns Gulch Shuttle Ride.

Three Mile Ridge

Three Mile Ridge is a great descent off of the Continental Divide Trail.  Starting as singletrack at the divide, the trail becomes a 4wheeler track and drops to Dahlonega Creek above Gibbonsville.

The CDT is in great shape from Chief Joseph Pass to Three Mile Ridge too.

This is another ride for the bucket list!  With rides like this so close to Salmon, Moab and Fruita seem further and further away.

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Warm Springs Ridge

We drove north for this great shuttle. Max's dad volunteered to drop us off at the trailhead saving a bunch of drive time.

This is an amazing ride. All great single track. The first 8 miles is some climbing and rolling XC riding. Then the downhill starts, 4 miles seem like they will never end!!

The ride takes 3-4 hours and the shuttle another 1.5 hours to set up.  Bring a trail saw, there is a lot of deadfall from the 2000 fires.

Add this ride to your bucket list and call us when you are ready to check it off!  We would love to ride this one again and again.

A 2011 Note... A crew of Hamilton, MT MTB Gnomes cleared the deadfall from the trail.  There will be more tree falling on this great trail, for now however it is basically clear.  A crew from Salmon and Anchorage rode this in Sept. 2011 and we encountered 2 downed trees.  Thanks Hamiltonian MTB Gnomes!!  Next time call us and we will help.

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Resources:
Montana Singletrack Guidebook 

Challis

Working in Challis has led me to all the great trails on the South edge of town.

Tough climbing!

If you are headed to Challis for The Braun Reunion, bring your bike.

Bayhorse Loop soon!


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