Jeremy Ranch DH Trails, Dropout and Team Cutthroat

24-7 and Bob's Basin DH Trails
Jeremy Ranch Connector (Glenwild to East Canyon), Stealth Trail, Dropout, Ant Farm, and Team Cutthroat DH trails, Fink Again

This trail complex has several competing uses: Stealth and 24-7 should actually be considered as one continuous trail. This is a nice ride by itself. The combination of Stealth and 24-7 is used by Jeremy Ranch riders as a link to the Glenwild Loop, or by riders from Park City as a link to Moose Hollow. It also delivers downhillers to the top of two dedicated one-way DH trails, Dropout and Team Cutthroat.

On 24-7, we're looking northeast. Most of the riding is sage and brush as shown, so it can get warmer than most other Park City trails on a mid-summers day. Photos by Bruce, May 16, 2006.

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24-7 has a low of 6250 feet at East Canyon Road (northeast end) in Jeremy Ranch. Elevation change is 600 feet, but you'll lose and regain some altitude as you drop to cross the road in Jeremy Ranch. When riding out-and-back, you'll do 1300 feet of climbing. The trail is 6.5 miles in length.

Trail surface is fairly wide and buff. It sees a bit more traffic from the Glenwild trailhead to the DH trails, as compared to the Jeremy Ranch end.

There is some shaded riding in the middle of the trail as it courses east of Jeremy Ranch.

There are views of the Olympic Sports Park, Park City, the I-80 corridor up to Parley's, and Jeremy Ranch. Most of the riding will be in low sage and brush. There is some shady aspen, maple, and oak forest for about a mile above Jeremy Ranch. During the summer, this will be one of the warmest rides in the Park City area.

The trail clears of snow relatively early, and is ready to ride by mid-May.

View south. The Dropout and Team Cutthroat downhill trails can barely be made out on the sidehill in the middle of the picture.

Bob's Basin Freeride Trails

One of the main reasons riders hit this trail is to get at the Dropout, Ant Farm, and Team Cutthroat DH trails. These are located about 2 miles from the Glenwild trailhead, after 400 vertical feet of climbing. These are one-way trails! You pick a trail to drop, losing 300 feet in 0.8 miles. Then you climb back to 24-7 via Fink Again over 1.2 miles. From the top of Fink Again, it's 0.8 miles back to the DH trailheads, which are about 100 yards apart.

A couple of man-made fun spots. This spot is just after Dropout and Team Cutthroat merge, but before starting the climb back up. (The goal here, for my fellow non-BMX types, is to ramp-up into the air, fly over the flat part, and touch down on the down-slope.)

Of the three trails, Team Cutthroat is generally agreed to be the hardest. But don't sweat it. An early-intermediate rider can just cruise the thing, top to bottom. Roll over the milder stunts, and take a "cheater" route around the ones that make you nervous. (If there isn't an established secondary "B-line," get off your bike and walk around the stunt!)

Example of a berm on a high-speed turn. This is on Ant Farm.

Looks like a diving board, but there's an angled ramp at
the end of this jump, so you can simply roll over it if you
don't know how to launch the bike.

Some features are armored to prevent erosion and to
keep a solid surface for tires to grip. A "kicker" assures
that you won't fishtail in loose dirt as you make the move.

The DH trails have plenty of stunts and fun stuff. Most jumps have cheater routes around them. I found the turns to be butter-smooth and bermed for high-G speeds. The approaches and landings from the jumps were also silky-slick and easy. You don't need a DH bike -- you can do the stunts on just about any XC bike.

If you've completed a run and don't want to climb back up, you can fork left off Fink Again onto Graduate to bail to Jeremy Ranch.

A typical jump. Note smooth approach, broad track, and flat lip. Most jumps have a long easy run-out area. Note the secondary route for non-jumping bikers. This is on Dropout.

Riding notes on Stealth and 24-7
0.0   Leave parking, cross creek
        Drop left onto singletrack (Stealth Trail)
1.9   Fork, go L (R = Glenwild Loop)
        Trail is now named 24-7
2.1   Dropout (top of trail, DH only)
2.2   Team Cutthroat (top of trail, DH only)
        (These trails merge into Fink Again at
         bottom of hill. Option of bailout on Graduate)
3.0   Fink Again joins trail on L (keep R uphill)
3.6   Cross paved road
4.4   Bailout to Jeremy Ranch (keep straight uphill)
6.5   East Canyon Road

Looking west, Fink Again is climbing up to join 24-7. Fink Again starts down hear the brown stripe, at the bottom of Dropout and Team Cutthroat.

Getting there: At the I-80 Park City exit, go north (left from the exit if you're coming from SLC) to the frontage road. Turn right. About 1/4 mile later at the second road on your left, turn left. Find the trail parking area just before the northbound road crosses the creek. (You'll see the trail map kiosk and bathroom). GPS N 40° 43.662' W 111° 32.051'. Head up the road to start your ride. Just past the bridge, turn right on singletrack and you're on the Stealth Trail.

Riding resources for this trail:
Single-page riding guide
GPS track files 24-7 (right-click and "Save as..."):
Garmin National Geographic Google Earth GPX
Large-format topo maps: 24-7 Bob's Basin

For additional information, including nearby lodging, rentals, camping, and current conditions, may we suggest:
Synderville Basin Special Recreation District: http://www.basinrecreation.com
Park City area info and lodging: http://www.parkcityinfo.com/
Deer Valley Resort: http://www.deervalley.com/
Park City Mountain Resort: http://www.parkcitymountain.com/
The Canyons Resort: http://www.thecanyons.com/
Utah outdoor activities: http://www.utahoutdooractivities.com/
Camping: http://www.outdoorsinutah.com/camping.htm
Utah website: http://www.utah.com/
General info on visiting Salt Lake City: http://www.slctravel.com/
FAQ, National Forest: http://www.fs.fed.us/r4/wcnf/unit/slrd/questions.shtml
Ranger District, Wasatch-Cache National Forest: http://www.fs.fed.us/r4/wcnf/