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Trail Advocates Posted on 09/08/2025 by Rob09/08/2025
All Trails → Trail #719-A - Potato Butte → Trip Report

Trip Details

Date: September 6, 2025

Trail: Potato Butte

Trail #: 719-A

Submitted by: Rob

Trail Conditions

The beginning of the trail from Sheep Lake did not burn and was in pretty good shape. After the initial ascent, you enter the first burn area which is a bit indistinct. You exit the burn area near the big meadow/pond where the trail skirts the north end. Shortly, you re-enter the burned areas and the trail gets considerably worse. It gets a lot steeper, parts are visible, parts are gone, but it is pretty open, so with some route finding getting to the top isn't too hard. The ground is very loose and unstable. On top, the south side is all burned but the north side escaped the fire. The top is basically all burned.

Photos

Beginning of Potato Butte trail
The post at the top of Potato Butte - the sign is gone
Some of the blowdown in the burned areas - there is tread under all that debris
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Road Conditions

Road suitable for all vehicles

Bugs

No Bugs

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