6.9 mi from the trailheadPonderosa
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11.9 mi loop · 4,529 ft gain · 8,008 ft high point · Very hard
Loop with Rainbow Ridge and S/f Sheep Creek
In Payette National Forest · Idaho · U.S. Forest Service
Sheep Creek is an 11.9-mile loop in Payette National Forest via Rainbow Ridge and South Fork Sheep Creek, climbing 4,529 feet to Rainbow Saddle.
4,529 ft of gain around the loop.
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