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google parking directions
Shuttleable: YES
Land Status: National Forest
Land Manager: uinta-wasatch-cache national forest
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- Mountain Bike
15 trails
- E-Bike
1 trails
- Hike
15 trails
- Trail Running
17 trails
- Snowshoe
3 trails
- Downhill Ski
0 trails
- Backcountry Ski
0 trails
- Nordic Ski
0 trails
Region Details
- 3
- 1
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- 2
- 3
Region Status
Caution as of May 12, 2025Stats
- 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
- 894
- Photos
- 155
- Ridden Counter
- 12,292
Popular Little Cottonwood Canyon Mountain Biking Trails
Little Cottonwood Canyon Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| MidWeekMTB Snowbird 2017 | 8 miles | |
| Stage 1 - MidWeekMTB.com MiniEnuro | 2 miles | |
| Little Cottonwood Creek Trail to Tanner Flat | 3 miles | |
| Adventure Gear Fest - MidWeekMTB Course | 6 miles | |
| MidWeekMTB.com Adventure Gear Fest | 5 miles | |
| MidWeekMTB - Snowbird 2 race | 5 miles | |
| MidWeekMTB - Snowbird race | 5 miles | |
| MidWeekMTB.com - Adventure Gear Fest race | 5 miles | |
| MidWeekMTB.com - Snowbird A Bit More Up race | 6 miles | |
| race | 4 miles |
Photos of Little Cottonwood Canyon Mountain Bike
trail: Little Cottonwood Canyon
126 |
May 16, 2024 @ 7:18pm
May 16, 2024
trail: Baby Thunder to White Pine
55 |
Jun 21, 2023 @ 2:54pm
Jun 21, 2023
trail: Little Cottonwood Canyon
60 |
Jun 11, 2023 @ 2:41pm
Jun 11, 2023
trail: Little Cottonwood Canyon
69 |
May 15, 2023 @ 9:05pm
May 15, 2023
trail: Little Cottonwood Canyon
229 |
May 8, 2023 @ 5:15pm
May 8, 2023
trail: Little Cottonwood Canyon
91 |
Mar 3, 2023 @ 8:11pm
Mar 3, 2023
trail: Little Cottonwood Canyon
53 |
Jan 24, 2023 @ 12:48pm
Jan 24, 2023Videos of Little Cottonwood Canyon Mountain Bike
trail: Little Cottonwood Canyon
50 |
Apr 19, 2024
trail: Little Cottonwood Canyon
35 |
Nov 19, 2023
trail: Baby Thunder (Upper)
0:58 |
91 |
Mar 15, 2015
trail: Baby Thunder to White Pine
0:55 |
11 |
Apr 25, 2025 , Sandy
trail: Grit Mill Trail
0:48 |
14 |
Apr 25, 2025 , Sandy
trail: Twin Lakes Pass, LCC Side
21:55 |
140 |
Aug 3, 2022 , Sandy
trail: Little Cottonwood Canyon
9:50 |
1090 |
Jul 30, 2021 , Sandy
trail: Little Cottonwood Canyon
8:31 |
903 |
Jun 28, 2021 , Sandy
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Cottonwood Canyon | May 12, 2025 @ 11:11am May 12, 2025 | Dry | dustineells08 | ||
| Quarry Trail, Upper Access | May 3, 2025 @ 12:27pm May 3, 2025 | Ideal | Mikeehale | ||
| Dirty Sprint Double Track | Apr 29, 2025 @ 11:34am Apr 29, 2025 | Ideal | UtahJohn TRAILFORKS | ||
| Grit Mill Trail | Apr 29, 2025 @ 11:34am Apr 29, 2025 | Ideal | UtahJohn TRAILFORKS | ||
| Cool Way | Apr 29, 2025 @ 11:34am Apr 29, 2025 | Ideal | UtahJohn TRAILFORKS | ||
| Baby Thunder to White Pine | Oct 28, 2024 @ 8:58am Oct 28, 2024 | Ideal | UtahJohn TRAILFORKS | ||
| Baby Thunder (Upper) | Oct 2, 2024 @ 10:36am Oct 2, 2024 | Dry | UtahJohn TRAILFORKS | ||
| Wp To Bt | Sep 24, 2024 @ 6:11pm Sep 24, 2024 | Ideal | UtahJohn TRAILFORKS | ||
| White Pine Connector | Sep 24, 2024 @ 6:10pm Sep 24, 2024 | Dry | UtahJohn TRAILFORKS | ||
| South 8 Mile | Sep 14, 2024 @ 7:59pm Sep 14, 2024 | Ideal | Xanderxcl |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| dustineells08 | add | report | activity #71525193 and 1 more | May 12, 2025 @ 11:10am May 12, 2025 |
| h-d | add | report | activity #71210125 | May 7, 2025 @ 8:14pm May 7, 2025 |
| DerpyQuest | wishlist | trail | activity #71055134 | May 5, 2025 @ 9:32am May 5, 2025 |
| themormonmafia | wishlist | poi | activity #71032536 | May 4, 2025 @ 8:16pm May 4, 2025 |
| Alfred111 | wishlist | region | activity #71021439 | May 4, 2025 @ 3:49pm May 4, 2025 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | I'm not sure if the sign is too small or... | Apr 26, 2025 @ 7:16pm Apr 26, 2025 | ||
| trail | STOP with the e-bikes. I’m not against them... | Aug 20, 2024 @ 12:15pm Aug 20, 2024 | ||
| trail | Although it doesn't explicitly say no bikes... | Aug 16, 2024 @ 5:21am Aug 16, 2024 | ||
| trail | Short, but awesome little dh section to add... | Aug 5, 2024 @ 6:53am Aug 5, 2024 | ||
| trail | Fun trail with lots of rock gardens. I like... | Jul 2, 2024 @ 10:38pm Jul 2, 2024 |
Nearby Areas
| name | distance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bell Canyon | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2.8 km | |
| Quail Hollow | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3.3 km | |
| Snowbird | 1 | 9 | 1 | 4.4 km | |
| Hidden Valley | 1 | 2 | 4.7 km | ||
| Dimple Dell | 10 | 4 | 5 km |
Local Mountain Biking Directory
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Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 15 | 14 miles | 2,470 ft | 5 miles | 4,865 ft | #1,512 | #824 | 144 | 889 | 11 | 14,393 | |
| E-Bike | 1 | 3,973 ft | 56 ft | 3,973 ft | 56 ft | #3,109 | #740 | 649 | 305 | |||
| Horse | 1 | 3 miles | 1,194 ft | 308 | 1 | |||||||
| Hike | 15 | 14 miles | 2,470 ft | 5 miles | 4,865 ft | #1,127 | #717 | 14 | 890 | 3 | 1,635 | |
| Trail Running | 17 | 14 miles | 2,470 ft | 5 miles | 4,865 ft | #1,130 | #711 | 890 | 4 | 903 | ||
| Snowshoe | 3 | 4 miles | 266 ft | 2,940 ft | 2,772 ft | #107 | #66 | 133 | 2 | 78 |
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