Sleeping Deer

Trail Overview

This is an 8-mile segment of Sleeping Deer Road from the intersection with Challis Creek Road up to the turnoff for the Twin Peaks Lookout Tower. It starts off really easy, as a wide graded dirt road through some private property in some wide open low mountain valleys. It narrows up after the private property and enters the pine forest. It's a constant and steady incline the whole way from east to west, gaining almost 3,200 feet in elevation. The road becomes less maintained, with lots of small pieces of rock, a few more ruts, uneven surfaces, and embedded rocky surfaces. There aren't any specific obstacles, but the road is narrow and shelfy as it traverses up the mountainside. It's one lane for the majority of the route, although there were pull-offs to pass another vehicle. You can see the Twin Peaks Lookout Tower as you get farther north, and go past a few old miner's cabins.

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Difficulty

This is an easier full-width route that has shelfy and narrow sections, and uneven rocks and ruts in the surface, but no significant obstacles. High clearance is advised.

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