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Payson City UtahMaintainer
Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
137 trails
- E-Bike
43 trails
- Horse
58 trails
- Hike
157 trails
- Trail Running
154 trails
- Dirtbike/Moto
13 trails
- ATV/ORV/OHV
3 trails
- Snowmobile
2 trails
- Snowshoe
29 trails
- Nordic Ski
19 trails
Region Details
- 8
- 2
- 26
- 47
- 32
- 7
Region Status
Caution as of 1 dayStats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 140
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 140
- Trails E-Bike
- 43
- Trails Horse
- 58
- Trails Hike
- 157
- Trails Trail Running
- 154
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 13
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 3
- Trails Snowmobile
- 2
- Trails Snowshoe
- 29
- Trails Backcountry Ski
- 5
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 19
- Total Distance
- 202 miles
- Total Descent
- 51,288 ft
- Total Vertical
- 7,241 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 11,909 ft
- Reports
- 2,297
- Photos
- 499
- Ridden Counter
- 14,946
Sub Regions
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Forebay
- 1
- 8
- 14
- 4
- 2
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Mt. Nebo
- 7
- 15
- 19
- 2
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Payson Canyon
- 6
- 13
- 6
- 3
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Pete Winward
- 2
- 1
Popular Payson Mountain Biking Trails
Payson Mountain Bike Routes
title | rating | distance |
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Black hawk to bennie creek | 6 miles | |
Nebo Goat Int/Adv Workout | 4 miles | |
Nebo Goat Beg/Int Workout | 2 miles | |
Jones Ranch Trail | 3 miles | |
Blackhawk Loafer Loop | 12 miles | |
Pete Winward to Blackhawk Loop | 20 miles | |
Bennie Creek to Payson Lakes Campground | 5 miles | |
Big East Lake | 5,108 ft | |
Pine Forest to Camp Maple Dell | 4 miles | |
2021 Four Hours of Forebay - Long Course | 6 miles |
Photos of Payson Mountain Bike
trail: Loadin' Chute
4 |
Jan 3, 2025 @ 11:54am
Jan 3, 2025
trail: Loadin' Chute
3 |
Jan 3, 2025 @ 11:54am
Jan 3, 2025
trail: Loadin' Chute
2 |
Jan 3, 2025 @ 11:54am
Jan 3, 2025
trail: Favorite
2 |
Nov 15, 2024 @ 10:09am
Nov 15, 2024
trail: Favorite
3 |
Nov 15, 2024 @ 10:05am
Nov 15, 2024
trail: Bennie Creek Trail
329 |
May 27, 2018 @ 10:03am
May 27, 2018
trail: Bennie Creek Trail
237 |
May 27, 2018 @ 10:03am
May 27, 2018
trail: Round Top
140 |
Nov 7, 2014 @ 8:07am
Nov 7, 2014Videos of Payson Mountain Bike

trail: Wakara
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Oct 27, 2022

trail: Bennie Creek Trail
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Aug 12, 2022

trail: Bennie Creek Trail
109 |
Nov 9, 2021

trail: Bennie Creek Trail
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Nov 9, 2021

trail: Bennie Creek Trail
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Nov 9, 2021

trail: Bennie Creek Trail
0:43 |
183 |
Nov 10, 2017

trail: Bennie Creek Trail
2:13 |
197 |
Aug 15, 2015

trail: Pine Forest Trail
3:16 |
118 |
Jun 4, 2015
Recent Trail Reports
status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
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Winward | Feb 13, 2025 @ 11:53am 1 day | Snow Covered | mtstewart74 Forebay | ||
Wakara | Feb 13, 2025 @ 11:53am 1 day | Snow Covered | mtstewart74 Forebay | ||
Uncle Rico | Feb 13, 2025 @ 11:53am 1 day | Snow Covered | mtstewart74 Forebay | ||
Trotter | Feb 13, 2025 @ 11:53am 1 day | Snow Covered | mtstewart74 Forebay | ||
Tithing Mountain | Feb 13, 2025 @ 11:53am 1 day | Snow Covered | mtstewart74 Forebay | ||
Taze | Feb 13, 2025 @ 11:53am 1 day | Snow Covered | mtstewart74 Forebay | ||
Round Top | Feb 13, 2025 @ 11:53am 1 day | Snow Covered | mtstewart74 Forebay | ||
Ray Gun | Feb 13, 2025 @ 11:53am 1 day | Snow Covered | mtstewart74 Forebay | ||
Pipeline Alt | Feb 13, 2025 @ 11:53am 1 day | Snow Covered | mtstewart74 Forebay | ||
Peteetneet | Feb 13, 2025 @ 11:53am 1 day | Snow Covered | mtstewart74 Forebay |
Activity Feed
username | action | type | title | date |
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mtstewart74 | add | report | activity #66148144 and 42 more | Feb 13, 2025 @ 11:53am 1 day |
trailforks | add | report | activity #66024776 and 42 more | Feb 10, 2025 @ 3:03pm Feb 10, 2025 |
mtstewart74 | add | report | activity #65906119 and 42 more | Feb 8, 2025 @ 1:17pm Feb 8, 2025 |
CJETn475 | ridden | trail | activity #65837083 and 8 more | Feb 7, 2025 @ 11:04am Feb 7, 2025 |
mtstewart74 | add | report | activity #65645919 and 42 more | Feb 3, 2025 @ 10:23am Feb 3, 2025 |
Recent Comments
username | type | title | comment | date |
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trail | This trail becomes private property that is... | Nov 16, 2024 @ 10:52am Nov 16, 2024 | ||
trail | Beavers have claimed this trail about half way up. | Oct 19, 2024 @ 7:48pm Oct 19, 2024 | ||
trail | Trail blocked (private property) about half a... | Sep 21, 2024 @ 9:18am Sep 21, 2024 | ||
trail | Not a great MTB trail in my opinion. Lot of... | Jul 27, 2024 @ 10:49pm Jul 27, 2024 | ||
report | Should gave been posted as: Jones Ranch/Short... | Jun 30, 2024 @ 5:43pm Jun 30, 2024 |
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Big Ride 30k1,154 awarded -
Epic Ride 50k509 awarded -
Top 10 Trails0 awarded -
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10 Green Trails84 awarded
Activity Type Stats
activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
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Mountain Bike | 137 | 156 miles | 38,766 ft | 81 miles | 5,305 ft | #586 | #320 | 413 | 2,292 | 29 | 11,748 | |
E-Bike | 43 | 65 miles | 14,905 ft | 35 miles | 5,305 ft | #470 | #142 | 1 | 1,494 | 947 | ||
Horse | 58 | 142 miles | 39,039 ft | 69 miles | 7,054 ft | #88 | #70 | 14 | 1,407 | 1 | 33 | |
Hike | 157 | 202 miles | 51,280 ft | 96 miles | 7,241 ft | #436 | #270 | 48 | 2,301 | 25 | 1,094 | |
Trail Running | 154 | 190 miles | 49,843 ft | 94 miles | 7,205 ft | #438 | #271 | 11 | 2,301 | 25 | 1,239 | |
Dirtbike/Moto | 13 | 30 miles | 5,289 ft | 12 miles | 4,770 ft | #30 | #25 | 2 | 669 | 1 | 93 | |
ATV/ORV/OHV | 3 | 8 miles | 899 ft | 3 miles | 4,426 ft | #168 | #91 | 638 | 1 | 10 | ||
Snowmobile | 2 | 6 miles | 1,831 ft | 4 miles | 1,158 ft | #21 | #8 | 6 | ||||
Snowshoe | 29 | 13 miles | 1,647 ft | 4 miles | 4,016 ft | #68 | #37 | 702 | 12 | 103 | ||
Backcountry Ski | 5 | 2 miles | 207 ft | 3,891 ft | 2,539 ft | 8 | 1 | 19 | ||||
Nordic Ski | 19 | 11 miles | 1,975 ft | 5 miles | 2,762 ft | #38 | #25 | 694 | 22 |
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