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Primary Trail Type: Cross-Country
Shuttleable: YES
Land Status: National Forest
Land Manager: uinta-wasatch-cache national forest
google parking directions Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
7 trails
- E-Bike
3 trails
- Hike
26 trails
- Trail Running
25 trails
- Horse
1 trails
- Dirtbike/Moto
1 trails
- ATV/ORV/OHV
0 trails
- Snowmobile
0 trails
- Snowshoe
9 trails
- Downhill Ski
0 trails
- Backcountry Ski
4 trails
- Nordic Ski
0 trails
Region Details
- 2
- 1
- 3
- 1
Region Status
Caution as of Jul 31, 2020Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 23
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 7
- Trails E-Bike
- 3
- Trails Hike
- 26
- Trails Trail Running
- 25
- Trails Horse
- 1
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 1
- Trails Snowshoe
- 9
- Trails Backcountry Ski
- 4
- Total Distance
- 37 miles
- Total Descent
- 12,519 ft
- Total Vertical
- 6,302 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 10,865 ft
- Reports
- 135
- Photos
- 78
- Ridden Counter
- 3,054
Popular Big Cottonwood Canyon Mountain Biking Trails
| status | title | difficulty | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Desolation | |||
| Cotton Bottom Connect | |||
| BCC Trail | |||
| Bear Trap Fork | |||
| Days Fork Trail | |||
| Silver Fork | |||
| Lower Mineral Fork |
Big Cottonwood Canyon Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Mill D & Crest | 15 miles | |
| Lake Desolation Mill D North Trail | 8 miles | |
| Desolation Ridge | 8 miles | |
| Days Fork Trail | 7 miles | |
| Cardiff Fork | 5 miles | |
| Mill A Basin Trail | 3 miles |
Photos of Big Cottonwood Canyon Mountain Bike
trail: Lake Blanche
16 |
Nov 22, 2021 @ 3:05pm
Nov 22, 2021
trail: Lake Blanche
16 |
Nov 22, 2021 @ 3:05pm
Nov 22, 2021
trail: Lake Blanche
16 |
Nov 22, 2021 @ 3:05pm
Nov 22, 2021
trail: Lake Blanche
16 |
Nov 22, 2021 @ 3:04pm
Nov 22, 2021
trail: Lake Blanche
16 |
Nov 22, 2021 @ 2:37pm
Nov 22, 2021
trail: Lake Blanche
20 |
Nov 22, 2021 @ 2:36pm
Nov 22, 2021
trail: Desolation
64 |
Aug 8, 2021 @ 6:44am
Aug 8, 2021
trail: Desolation
127 |
Oct 4, 2019 @ 8:31am
Oct 4, 2019Videos of Big Cottonwood Canyon Mountain Bike
trail: Bear Trap Fork
6:57 |
1117 |
Jul 21, 2019
trail: Desolation
0:16 |
1016 |
Sep 30, 2016
youtuber
![Bear Trap Fork Trail in Big Cottonwood Canyon]()
trail: Bear Trap Fork
14:21 |
164 |
Jul 6, 2022 , Cottonwood Heights
trail: Desolation
11:15 |
84 |
May 26, 2022 , Cottonwood Heights
youtuber
![So EPIC We had to do it TWICE in one day |...]()
trail: Desolation
23:01 |
73 |
Apr 18, 2022 , Cottonwood Heights
trail: Desolation
10:18 |
87 |
Nov 28, 2021 , Cottonwood Heights
trail: Desolation
1:15:41 |
160 |
Feb 4, 2021 , Cottonwood Heights
youtuber
![First bucket biker in the USA shredding some...]()
trail: Desolation
3:55 |
150 |
Oct 5, 2020 , Cottonwood Heights
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desolation | Sep 17, 2022 @ 12:52am Sep 17, 2022 | Ideal | Raggmunk | ||
| Bear Trap Fork | Sep 6, 2022 @ 8:59pm Sep 6, 2022 | Dry | themostnate | ||
| Days Fork Trail | Sep 4, 2022 @ 7:15am Sep 4, 2022 | Dry | jt81031 | ||
| Silver Fork | Aug 27, 2022 @ 2:02pm Aug 27, 2022 | Dry | UtahJohn TRAILFORKS | ||
| Lower Mineral Fork | Jul 16, 2022 @ 6:48am Jul 16, 2022 | Dry | Hidec |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | TRider77 | ridden | trail | Lower Mineral Fork | Sep 29, 2022 @ 3:24pm 2 days |
| TRider77 | vote | trail | Lower Mineral Fork | Sep 29, 2022 @ 3:24pm 2 days |
| oscanuckar | wishlist | trail | Desolation | Sep 27, 2022 @ 1:03pm Sep 27, 2022 |
| Raggmunk | vote | trail | Desolation | Sep 17, 2022 @ 12:49am Sep 17, 2022 |
| Raggmunk | add | report | Desolation and 1 more | Sep 17, 2022 @ 12:48am Sep 17, 2022 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | Steep and loose, some small rock garden. ... | Sep 6, 2022 @ 8:58pm Sep 6, 2022 | ||
| trail | Steep and deep! Now one of my favorite trails... | Jun 29, 2022 @ 3:47pm Jun 29, 2022 | ||
| trail | Snow at the top, can only go 3.5 miles in | Jun 23, 2022 @ 6:46am Jun 23, 2022 | ||
 | trail | it's 40%, not 40 degrees. Big difference. 40%... | Jul 17, 2021 @ 9:30pm Jul 17, 2021 | ||
 | trail | I’m not sure what drugs uslums is on but it... | Jul 17, 2021 @ 2:19pm Jul 17, 2021 |
Nearby Areas
| name | distance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Mill Creek Canyon | 10 | 2 | 3 km | ||
| Solitude Mountain Resort | 4 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 3.6 km |
| Snowbird | 1 | 9 | 1 | 5.4 km | |
| Brighton Ski Resort | 2 | 5.6 km | |||
| Little Cottonwood Canyon | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5.8 km |
Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 7 | 13 miles | 7,713 ft | 10 miles | 5,423 ft | #1,933 | #1,024 | 60 | 125 | 5 | 1,193 | |
| E-Bike | 3 | 3 miles | 246 ft | 2,464 ft | 4,068 ft | #2,873 | #630 | 94 | 27 | |||
| Hike | 26 | 37 miles | 12,520 ft | 15 miles | 6,302 ft | #1,506 | #901 | 18 | 136 | 12 | 937 | |
| Trail Running | 25 | 36 miles | 10,033 ft | 13 miles | 6,302 ft | #1,511 | #899 | 136 | 12 | 362 | ||
| Horse | 1 | 3 miles | 220 ft | 1,430 ft | 1,890 ft | #350 | #248 | 40 | ||||
| Dirtbike/Moto | 1 | 3 miles | 220 ft | 1,430 ft | 1,890 ft | #108 | #68 | 40 | 2 | |||
| Snowshoe | 9 | 14 miles | 1,280 ft | 2 miles | 4,636 ft | #241 | #140 | 3 | 8 | 20 | ||
| Backcountry Ski | 4 | 12 miles | 512 ft | 4,951 ft | 4,636 ft | #45 | #24 | 3 | 697 |
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