Sawtooth Forest - Cassia Division - Trail 015 - Trout Creek  

This is one of my favorite trails and it is 4.9 miles long.  It has a lot of water crossings in the spring, but a number of them are dry as you get farther into the season.  There are a few spots where the trail is a bit narrow and a few spots where the trail leans a bit but nothing too bad.  Not any real dangers to be concerned with but a few spots to go slow on.  Be aware that this trail is NOT marked on the MVUM correctly.  In 2010 (I think) they rerouted the South end of the trail farther to the East than what you see on the map.  The KMZ file and the GPX file that is available to download on the website shows the true path. Click on a picture to enlarge it.

Pictures taken on September 29, 2013

This table shows what the trail looks like if you rode from the North to the South.

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This picture was take on road 533 Trapper Creek.  Left branch is the road, right branch is the trail.
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Left branch is the trail, right branch connects to trail 883 (Monument Peak East).
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Going up the trail.
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This photo doesn't accurately show the angle of the hill.  You would have to be nuts to ride an atv up this even if were legal (which it isn't)

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Some nasty rocks.  See the reverse ride to see what they look like on the other side.
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In the early part of the summer the creek is on the left side of the trail.

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Water trough.
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A bridge.

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End of the trail looking at road 536 (Trout Creek)/
Download KMZ File in Google Earth - North to South travel direction.  Click on thumbtacks to view thumbnails in that location.


This table shows what the trail looks like if you rode from the South to the North.

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This is the trailhead as you are riding on road 536 (Trout Creek).
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Water trough.
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Looking to the West.
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The creek on the right has water in the early summer.

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This spot is a bit off camber, go slow here.
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Big nasty rocks.  Stay to the left.
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Deer.

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Large open meadow to the left that goes to the branch in the trail.
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Left branch is 883 (Monument East), the right branch continues down the trail.

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Both branches connect to road 538 (FS Spring)
   
Download KMZ File in Google Earth - South to North travel direction.  Click on thumbtacks to view thumbnails in that location.

General map of the trail
 
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