Utah Mountain Biking Trail News

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	Princess Di Trail. Nice. The Princess Di trail is a narrow singletrack east of Park City at Promontory. If you need switchback practice, this is your trail. Fun, challenging, nice views. 14.5-mile loop includes the paved Three Mile Canyon, then Princess Di, then 4 miles of the Rail Trail. Read more... August 2010
	South Canyon Trail. Same trailhead as Princess Di, but not an exciting ride. Six or nine-mile versions of loop using part of the Rail Trail. Add more miles to Princess Di, but can't give it much of a recommendation otherwise. Read more... August 2010
	Mill Canyon... time for an update! 2.5 miles of beautiful new singletrack trail was opened for biking this spring at the top of Mill Canyon. It may change the way you ride in American Fork Canyon. I took a new look at the old brutal Mud Springs - Mill Canyon loop, and I'm changing my ride recommendation. Read more... July 2010
	Red Canyon Rim... The Rim Trail. This a fun ride along the rim of Red Canyon at Flaming Gorge. Nice singletrack with some tech sections. 9.6-mile out-and-back, a little climbing. Great views. Read more... June 2010
	Swett Ranch Loop This is a "what the hell, I'm in the neighborhood" type of cruiser ride. Nice scenic views, low-voltage easy riding. Not something you'd make a special trip for, but a nice mid-ride add-on while doing the Red Canyon Rim Trail out-and-back. Read more... June 2010
	Dowd Mountain revisited. Nice ride. After 12 years, I made it back to Dowd Mountain overlooking Flaming Gorge Reservoir. This time, I got data for a more detailed ride description, GPS tracks, and a high-res topo map. This 10.5-mile loop is under-used. Read more... June 2010
	Rush "unidirectional, bicycle-preferred" Trail One-way singletrack route from the top of Traverse Ridge (upper Clark's trailhead). About half-completed, with the upper half ready to ride. Connects to Canyon Hollow at bottom for now. Read more... June 2010
	Red Mountain DH: two descents Expert riders will enjoy these ATV-track routes down a cuesta about 10 miles north of Vernal. Two descent options, approx 5 miles each, 1700 vertical. Option of strenuous XC loop for advanced riders. Read more... June 2010
	Rojo Trail - Fun tech slickrock! If you've got strong legs and good tech skills, add the Rojo Trail to your Vernal wish list. Usually done top-to-bottom after a DT climb, I rode it out-and-back. So while my description follows the "official route" there's no law says you can't do the fun stuff up AND down. Read more... June 2010
	Dutch Hollow - Updated info with topo map and track files Dutch Hollow is a system of trails on the mountainside above Midway. A downhill-only trail called Barrell has been added since my 2003 review. Nice Cottontail loop for beginners, narrow tight twisty stuff for experts. Read more... June 2010
	Lapoint trails! Corkscrew and Racetrack Just east of Lapoint (about 15 miles northeast of Roosevelt) are two very nice trails that share a common trailhead. Racetrack is easier, with a short and medium version. Corkscrew is 9 miles with an excellent twisting and dipping descent. Read about Corkscrew... Read about Racetrack... June 2010
	Flume Trail (Dry Fork) Wow! What a great trail. I did a 20-mile epic and was hungry for more. The Flume Trail offers great riding both uphill and down. Beautiful scenery. A few tech challenges. And a history lesson. This trail makes my "Must Ride" list! Read more... June 2010
	Slippery When Wet Another reason to head east to Vernal. With a trailhead at McCoy Flat, Slippery When Wet is a 6-mile upper-intermediate loop through desert and rock. The ride can be combined with Retail Sale, and if you do that, you can also hit More Hoes or Fire Sale on your way to Slippery When Wet. Read more... June 2010
	Serpendipity This is a loop that starts on the Jackalope trail, then drops off the Asphalt Ridge in a twisting plunge. It connects to Retail Sale for the return to the McCoy Flats corral west of Vernal. Read more... May 2010
	More Hoes This is a fun technical singletrack loop near Vernal, reached via Retail Sale trail at McCoy Flat. Most of trail is upper-intermediate technical with some advanced-technical sections. A few short climbs, one big climb to a mesa with nice views. Read more... May 2010
	Fire Sale Trail Fire Sale is a 2.5 mile section of nicely technical singletrack that you can substitute for about 1/2 mile of the Retail Sale loop. The ride I describe here is 9.2 miles, starting at the McCoy Flats corral west of Vernal. Read more... May 2010
	Got Milk? And Cookies... Have the urge for some singletrack, but don't want to work too hard? Go to the McCoy Flats area near Vernal. Combining the Got Milk trail with And Cookies gives the Milk and Cookies loop, six miles of unthreatening desert singletrack. For rank beginners, there's a 3.5 mile loop that adds Combo to And Cookies! Read more... May 2010
	Jackalope Trail This is an 8-mile loop west of Vernal. The clockwise loop climbs from the McCoy Flat trailhead to a ridgeline that peeks at the farmland around Vernal. The descent requires a bit of bike-handling skill because of loose rock, but the overall ride is intermediate. Read more... May 2010
2009	2009 trail stories...
	Flintstone DH Trail This is an expert mile down the northeast corner of Lake Mountain, with man-made stunts and some pretty hairy natural rock drops. 4.7 mile loop ride from Eagle Mountain's bike park. For experts only. Read more... December 2009
	Mountain Ranch Bike Park With a large skills area, pump track, jump line, and DH trails with man-made stunts, Eagle Mountain's bike park is the biggest and best I've seen in Utah. Even riders in Salt Lake valley will find it's surprisingly fast to get there via Redwood Road. Read more... December 2009
	Germania Dirt Trail This little dirt loop is (as far as I know) the only official dirt singletrack on the floor of Salt Lake Valley. It's brand new. So what's it good for? Winter riding. Family rides. Beginners. Cyclocross practice. The trail is accessed from the Jordan River Parkway in Murray. Read more... November 2009
Got a photo of yourself riding this trail? Your own awesome photo can appear here.	The new Corner Canyon one-way bike trail... There's been a lot of excitement about the new downhill-only bicycle-preferred trail that's coming together in Corner Canyon. The top half is ready to ride, from the top of Clarks to the Pipeline trail above the Ghost Falls South connector. The map and the GPS track are temporarily on the Canyon Hollow / Brocks Point page. Link to the Canyon Hollow page... October 2009
	Center Canyon (Daniel's Creek) - Why bother? This is a short trail (about three miles round trip) in the middle of Daniel's Canyon southeast of Heber. Option of riding higher as singletrack turns steep and ugly. Not to be confused with Center Trail in Diamond Fork area. Read more... September 2009
	Green Canyon - A favorite of Logan locals The Green Canyon trail starts right at the edge of northeast Logan. It's a gentle climb on smooth fun trail. Most riders do 4 miles to the fence, or you can ride another 1.7 miles up narrower singletrack before turning back at the (unmarked) wilderness border. Read more... September 2009
	Fifth Water Ridge This is a "so good I can't believe I've never heard of it" type of ride. Located near Strawberry Ridge, this 12-mile, 1500-vertical loop ride is absolutely great. It's a nice mix of smooth trail and great views with a smattering of short challenges thrown in. Read more... September 2009
	Steep Hollow to Steam Mill Canyon Loop Neil and the guys in Logan have posted a GPS track file and photos for this loop ride of about 11 miles with 2000 vertical feet of climbing. Located just uphill from Bunchgrass. Want to try it? Read more... September 2009
	Willow Creek 025 - French Hollow Located south of Soldier Creek and Strawberry Reservoir, Willow Creek 025 connects to several trails that drop down from FR 090. FR 090 is actually a very nice bike ride by itself. On this page, I describe 4 loop options of varying difficulty, ranging from an epic 36-miler with over 4000 vertical to a little 7-mile giggler. Read more... September 2009
	Center Trail to Strawberry Ridge Loop Tough 18-plus mile ride with over 4000 vertical feet of climbing, at an average altitude of 8000 feet. Awesome ride. Climb up Second Water, cross five mountains on the Center Trail to Fifth Water. Climb to the Strawberry Ridge Road for more up-and-down riding before the descent. Read more... September 2009
	Sleepy Hollow -- Big climb, bigger views This is a scenic but stiff climb in the hills north of Strawberry Reservoir. The view from 10,000 feet is spectacular. Can be done as an 8 mile (round trip) out-and-back with 1800 feet of climbing, or as part of a loop ride including Co-op Creek. Season June through September. Read more... August 2009
	Co-op Creek Trail! Awesome. The Co-op Creek Trail is gentle singletrack climbing along the side of Co-op Creek to an elevation of 8,900 feet. Great views in the lower canyon, pretty aspen forest higher up. For the hard-core, add the Chicken Creek ATV route and the singletrack Sleepy Hollow trail. Read more... August 2009
	The Foreman Trail. Can you take it? The Foreman Trail is where you send your buddies when you're really, really mad at them. Well, maybe it's not that bad, but you will suffer. Shingle Hollow is pretty, and the loop is worth doing if you're looking for adventure. In Daniel's Canyon near the summit. Read more... August 2009
	Willow Creek - Fun and easy singletrack The Willow Creek trail itself is only two miles long, but I've put together a loop-within-a-loop route for a 14 mile ride with five miles of singletrack. Or, you can just do a simple out-and-back. Climbing is gentle and easy. Read more... August 2009
	The Skyline Drive -- 75 dirt miles at 10,000 feet The Skyline Drive is the alpine equivalent of the White Rim Trail -- a multi-day bike ride on dirt road with incredible views. Perfect for a scout troop to ride their bikes to the next camping spot on a 3 or 4 day trip. It's possible to ride the whole thing in one day, but certainly not easy. Read more... July 2009
	Breaking ground for Corner Canyon's new bicycle-preferred downhill-only trail. This trail will span from the upper Clarks trailhead on Traverse Ridge down to the Silica Pit with plenty of swooping turns on its 3.5-mile run. Most of the trail will be hand-built. Please volunteer to help dig! July 2009
	Dead Horse Point's Big Chief Trail! Here's the scoop. The new bike trail at Dead Horse Point tries to please everybody, and I think it succeeds. It's fun and satisfying for experienced riders, yet non-threatening and non-brutal for beginners. At 6000 feet, it's a great trail for an afternoon ride while it's hot hot hot in Moab. Read more... June 2009
	The Strawberry Narrows Trail! This is a high-voltage scenic ride. To do the whole thing as an out-and-back is 24 miles, but there's a nice 16-miler from the eastern end that hits all the stuff you want to ride. The trail is free of snow, with only a couple of deadfall logs still on the trail. Read more... June 2009
	Checking out Draper's new Canyon Hollow trail... Corner Canyon has a new multi-user trail to replace the old Pipeline route. Combine it with Clarks Trail, Ghost Falls, or Jacobs Ladder. The trail is ready to ride if you don't mind dodging a few little roots sticking out of the ground from the trail cut. Read more... June 2009
	Oak Vista to Eagle Crest Loop ride at Suncrest Last year, I ignored the Oak Vista trail because it just didn't seem to go anywhere. Well, this is a fun little trail. If you don't mind cranking up Traverse Ridge Road for a mile, there's a very nice little loop of 4.5 miles using the Eagle Crest singletrack on the south side of Traverse Mountain. Read more... June 2009
	See our new guide to Moab's Little Canyon Rim Also known as Eagle's Nest and Metal Masher, Little Canyon Rim isn't as well known or as well-traveled as other Moab rides. But it's a terrific ride that visits the highest point on the cliffs along Highway 191. Slickrock, ledges, views -- tons of great stuff. Read more... June 2009
	Baby Steps loop ride! No longer just a more-technical route to Klondike Bluffs, Baby Steps now offers a great 15 mile loop ride. The downhill singletrack is absolute fun, putting Baby Steps up near the top of your list of things to do in Moab. Read more... May 2009
	Little Baldy hill climb! Bruce has mapped this tough climb up the south side of Mount Timpanogos. It's clear of snow and ready for bike tires. On the way down, loop around to Dry Canyon via Trail 51. Read more... May 2009
	Salt Wash and Cedar Mountain! More riding options for the Sovereign Singletrack. With the new Salt Wash trail parallel to (and replacing part of) the Sovereign Singletrack, plus the "wash trails" and the upper Sovereign loop, you need Bruce's new info to plan your ride. About Salt Wash... About Cedar Mountain... May 2009
	New! Your complete guide to the Moab Brand Trails Bruce rides more trail to provide up-to-date info on these nice rides north of Moab, named after cattle brands: Bar M, Circle O, Rockin A, and Bar B. Plus the Killer B for good measure. Read more... May 2009
	Upper Porcupine Singletrack is now LEGAL! The UPS, an awesome "outlaw" route connecting Kokopelli to the Lower Porcupine Singletrack, is now an officially sanctioned trail! Can be combined with the Porcupine Rim, or as part of the Whole Enchilada. See the trail page... April 2009
	Great slickrock Monitor and Merrimac bicycle loop! Now there's a bicycle-only route that's about half slickrock and a quarter singletrack. Definitely worth your attention. The slickrock is easy, making this an excellent ride for beginners. Plus dinosaur bones in the cliff face! Read more... April 2009
	New easy family-style trail to rock art at Anasazi Valley. There's a new meandering trail that provides a gentle climb up to the prehistoric farmstead and rock art in the Santa Clara River Preserve. The trail is smoothed with road-base, so it's easy pedaling. Read more... April 2009
	Ride it, or use it to get to Church Rocks... Dino Cliffs!! Dino Cliffs is a short but fun ride along the sandstone cliffs north of Washington. It provides an all-dirt route from the city to Church Rocks and Prospector. Read more... April 2009
	Great new riding option off Barrel Roll: Sidewinder! Sidewinder is a really fun 3-mile out-and-back off Barrel Roll. It can also be reached via Precipice, a trail under construction from the Barrel Roll (Cove Wash) trailhead. Read more... April 2009
	Cove Wash designated official cycling trail by BLM. The Cove Wash trail is an ATV route that's friendly to mountain bikes. It goes to an impressive overlook of Cottonwood Wash, with connection options for more riding, including Stucki Spring. Read more... April 2009
	New trails in the Santa Clara River Preserve. South of Cove Wash are brand new singletrack trails Rim Rock, Rim Runner, Rim Reaper, and Rim Rambler. This system of trails offers various riding options, including easier or more difficult rides. Read more... April 2009
	Using Dino Cliffs to bike directly to Church Rocks! Fun little trail features open rock and desert singletrack, as out-and-back, loop ride, or as a route to Church Rocks or Prospector. Eastern end suitable for beginners. Read more...
2008	2008 trail stories...
	Trails re-routed in Lambert Park The private property in-holding has been fenced, and trailbuilders have already responded. There's a new Ziggy that descends from Corkscrew to the old lower Ziggy. The new ZPC (Ziggy-Poppy Connector) offers additional riding opportunities. Lambert Park Trail Page November 2008
	New Draper DH ready, although not officially open The new DH-only track falls 2.5 miles from the Deer Ridge trailhead in Suncrest down to the Suncrest Road. Man-made stunts and air opportunities abound. The stunt areas will be extended further down the mountain next year. More Info. November 2008
	Eagle Mountain working on bike park The intrepid bikers of the western side of Utah Lake have begun work on a free-ride park with pump track and dirt jumps, a downhill track, and new singletrack trails. Volunteers are working almost every Saturday. Bike park blog... October 2008
	30 new trails in 2008... Bruce has mapped over 30 new trails during 2008, including 5 in the St George area, 6 in Logan Canyon, and 3 near Brigham City. Several trails have been revisted to update the information. It's been a productive year! UMB now has around 300 trails on our site. October 2008
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