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      Shuttleable: YES
      Land Status: National Forest
      Land Manager: uinta-wasatch-cache national forest
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      Activities Click to view
      Region Details
      • 3
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      • 5
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      Region Status
      Caution as of Jan 16, 2025

      Stats

      Avg Trail Rating
      Trails (view details)
      16
      Trails Mountain Bike
      15
      Trails E-Bike
      1
      Trails Horse
      1
      Trails Hike
      17
      Trails Trail Running
      17
      Trails Snowshoe
      3
      Total Distance
      14 miles
      Total Descent
      2,470 ft
      Total Vertical
      4,864 ft
      Highest Trailhead
      10,156 ft
      Reports
      871
      Photos
      154
      Ridden Counter
      12,131

      Photos of Little Cottonwood Canyon Mountain Bike

      102 |
      May 16, 2024 @ 7:18pm
      May 16, 2024
      8 |
      Jan 15, 2024 @ 12:35pm
      Jan 15, 2024
      54 |
      Jun 21, 2023 @ 2:54pm
      Jun 21, 2023
      53 |
      Jun 11, 2023 @ 2:41pm
      Jun 11, 2023
      63 |
      May 15, 2023 @ 9:05pm
      May 15, 2023
      214 |
      May 8, 2023 @ 5:15pm
      May 8, 2023
      85 |
      Mar 3, 2023 @ 8:11pm
      Mar 3, 2023
      50 |
      Jan 24, 2023 @ 12:48pm
      Jan 24, 2023

      Videos of Little Cottonwood Canyon Mountain Bike

      3' Drop
      42 | Apr 19, 2024
      Cul-de-Sac Rock
      28 | Nov 19, 2023
      Baby Thunder Upper POV
      0:58 | 91 | Mar 15, 2015
      Honeycomb Canyon's WILD Rock Garden &...
      21:55 | 134 | Aug 3, 2022 , Sandy
      MTB Little Cottonwood Canyon
      9:50 | 1049 | Jul 30, 2021 , Sandy
      Little Cottonwood Canyon (Temple Quarry) |...
      8:31 | 873 | Jun 28, 2021 , Sandy
      Temple Quarry (Night Ride) | Little...
      7:04 | 664 | Mar 28, 2020 , Sandy
      Little Cottonwood Canyon - CHUNKY FUN - Bike...
      5:15 | 815 | Oct 19, 2019 , Sandy

      Recent Trail Reports

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      themormonmafiariddentrailactivity #65642983
      Feb 3, 2025 @ 9:22am
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      UtahJohnaddreportactivity #64712666 and 1 more
      Jan 16, 2025 @ 6:17pm
      Jan 16, 2025
      wisemtnbkrvotetrailactivity #64438894
      Jan 11, 2025 @ 2:17pm
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      Jan 10, 2025 @ 1:43pm
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      Jan 7, 2025 @ 4:15pm
      Jan 7, 2025

      Recent Comments

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      Rapp82trailLittle Cottonwood CanyonSTOP with the e-bikes. I’m not against them...
      Aug 20, 2024 @ 12:15pm
      Aug 20, 2024
      yoimaninjatrailGrit Mill TrailAlthough it doesn't explicitly say no bikes...
      Aug 16, 2024 @ 5:21am
      Aug 16, 2024
      yoimaninjatrailBaby Thunder to White PineShort, but awesome little dh section to add...
      Aug 5, 2024 @ 6:53am
      Aug 5, 2024
      VsnDKtrailLittle Cottonwood CanyonFun trail with lots of rock gardens. I like...
      Jul 2, 2024 @ 10:38pm
      Jul 2, 2024
      anthonyburtontrailLittle Cottonwood CanyonLast comment confused me…idk what the...
      May 23, 2024 @ 2:00pm
      May 23, 2024

      Nearby Areas

      namedistance
      Bell Canyon 1 4 12.8 km
      Quail Hollow 10 9 13.3 km
      Snowbird 1 9 14.4 km
      Hidden Valley 1 24.7 km
      Dimple Dell 10 45 km

      Activity Type Stats

      activitytypetrailsdistancedescentdescent distancetotal verticalratingglobal rankstate rankphotosreportsroutesridelogs
      Mountain Bike1514 miles2,470 ft5 miles4,865 ft
      #1,493#8131408661113,680
      E-Bike13,973 ft56 ft3,973 ft56 ft
      #3,045#720636287
      Horse13 miles1,194 ft
      2981
      Hike1514 miles2,470 ft5 miles4,865 ft
      #1,109#7021486731,558
      Trail Running1714 miles2,470 ft5 miles4,865 ft
      #1,112#6988674850
      Snowshoe34 miles266 ft2,940 ft2,772 ft
      #108#66123270
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