Hunter Creek, Cow Creek, S. Fork of Lime Creek.
Level of Difficulty: 1-Beginner to 7- Intermediate Advanced, A lot of this was Forest Service and jeep trails, but about 4 miles on the S. Fork of Lime Creek, was brushy, rocky, side hills and a difficult stream crossing.
Elevations: 5197' to 6535'
Starting Point Coordinates: N43°20.532' W115°20.523'
Length of Trail: 26.7 miles
Approximate time: 3 hours
Date of Ride: 10/3/08
Description: I met some friends from Nampa, moto-crossers, who wanted to try off roading. We met just outside of Fairfield, ID on Harrison Rd. We went West from there to Cow Creek Reservoir to unload. The first 9 miles or so are easy riding, jeep trail, then single track from Hunter Creek. The next part got a bit gnarly for about 4 miles, FS #057. A narrow trail, sometimes over grown with bushes, lots of rocks, side hill and a bit of a challenging creek crossing with a log in the middle of it. At the end of that we hit another jeep trail and rode that out as one of the guys had a flat front tire. There were quite a few forks that we had to navigate. The first trail looked like #055 on the map, then we came to a trail that forked back towards the east that was posted as #007 and the trail we were on was posted as #031. From there we hit #070 which took us back to our original trail.
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