SHERIDAN COMMUNITY LAND TRUST
TRAIL SYSTEMS
RED GRADE TRAILS Red Grade Trails System is a looping, non-motorized, year-round hiking and biking trail located on State and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land at the foot of the Bighorn Mountains. The trail system is funded entirely by grants and annual membership donations to Sheridan Community Land Trust. Red Grade Trails start at approximately 7,800 feet and is 5.7 miles in length. It is of easy to moderate difficulty. As you go, you will wind through mixed conifer and aspen forest along the drainage of a year-round flowing stream, switch-back across an open bluff with exposed rock outcropping, sweep down into a prairie grass meadow, and climb up a steep gully to fantastic vistas. The trail offers stretches of shade in the warmer months, and on 50
clear nights it allows spectacular views out along the face of the Bighorns, the valley and the city below. Additionally, two gravel parking lots are available for trail users at the Base and Springs trailheads. Dogs are welcome, although horses are prohibited on this current stretch of trail. Plans for equestrian and additional biking and hiking trails in the vicinity are underway. In the fall of 2019, the US Forest Service approved a proposal to build up to 25 new miles and develop four parking areas that will connect to trails already existing on state land. SCLT plans to begin work on these new trails in late summer 2020. Once complete, there will be
