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- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
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- > 96%
- > 90%
- > 80%
- > 70%
- > 50%
- < 50%
- bi-directional trail
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Trail Last Ridden
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- < 2 days
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Trail Ridden Direction
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Trail Popularity ?
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Trails are compared with nearby trails in the same city region with a possible 25 colour shades.
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Activity Recordings
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- mountain biking recent
- mountain biking (>6 month)
- hiking (1 year)
- moto (1 year)
Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public skilogs from the past 12 months.
- Downhill Ski
- Backcountry Ski
- Nordic Ski
- Snowmobile
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SaveUpper Mill Creek trails are only open to bike traffic on even days. The winter gate, located just past the Maple Grove parking area, closes to automobiles on November 1 and opens on July 1.
Shuttleable: YES
Land Status: National Forest
Land Manager: uinta-wasatch-cache national forest
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- Mountain Bike
13 trails
- Hike
16 trails
- Trail Running
16 trails
- Snowshoe
8 trails
- Backcountry Ski
13 trails
- Nordic Ski
0 trails
Region Details
- 10
- 3
Region Status
Caution as of Sep 17, 2021Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 21
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 13
- Trails Horse
- 4
- Trails Hike
- 16
- Trails Trail Running
- 16
- Trails Snowshoe
- 8
- Trails Backcountry Ski
- 13
- Total Distance
- 26 miles
- Total Descent
- 8,944 ft
- Total Vertical
- 3,611 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 10,241 ft
- Reports
- 515
- Photos
- 129
- Ridden Counter
- 18,926
Popular Upper Mill Creek Canyon Mountain Biking Trails
Upper Mill Creek Canyon Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Desolation-Crest Loop | 12 miles | |
| Upper Pipeline | 4 miles | |
| Upper Pipeline Downhill | 4 miles | |
| Dog Lake - Desolation Lake - Crest Loop | 13 miles | |
| Millcreek - MM - Crest Super Loop | 30 miles | |
| Dog Deso Mill Creek Meadows Loop | 12 miles | |
| Dog Lake Trail From Millcreek Side | 5 miles | |
| Millcreek to Mom's house | 13 miles | |
| 15 mile Upper Mill Creek Canyon Ride | popular ridelog | 15 miles |
| 15 mile Upper Mill Creek Canyon Ride | popular ridelog | 15 miles |
Photos of Upper Mill Creek Canyon Mountain Bike
trail: Wasatch Crest (North)
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Oct 13, 2022 @ 9:01pm
Oct 13, 2022
trail: Wasatch Crest (North)
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Oct 13, 2022 @ 9:01pm
Oct 13, 2022
trail: Wasatch Crest (North)
10 |
Oct 13, 2022 @ 9:01pm
Oct 13, 2022
trail: Wasatch Crest (North)
12 |
Oct 13, 2022 @ 9:01pm
Oct 13, 2022
trail: Wasatch Crest (North)
13 |
Oct 5, 2022 @ 3:45pm
Oct 5, 2022
trail: Wasatch Crest (North)
126 |
Sep 29, 2018 @ 2:49pm
Sep 29, 2018
trail: Wasatch Crest (North)
262 |
Apr 20, 2017 @ 4:33pm
Apr 20, 2017
trail: Wasatch Crest (North)
231 | | 1 comments
Jul 21, 2016 @ 6:45am
Jul 21, 2016Videos of Upper Mill Creek Canyon Mountain Bike
trail: Big Water
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Aug 4, 2020
trail: Wasatch Crest (North)
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Jul 27, 2019
trail: Wasatch Crest (North)
1:02 |
220 |
Jun 11, 2018
trail: Wasatch Crest (North)
1:11 |
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Jul 5, 2015
trail: Wasatch Crest (North)
4:16 |
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Jul 5, 2015
trail: Wasatch Crest (North)
2:29 |
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Jul 5, 2015
trail: Wasatch Crest (North)
3:09 |
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Jul 5, 2015
trail: Wasatch Crest (North)
2:17 |
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Jul 5, 2015
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Pine Rim | Oct 16, 2022 @ 4:38am Oct 16, 2022 | Dry | UtahJohn TRAILFORKS | ||
| Mill Creek Meadows | Oct 16, 2022 @ 4:38am Oct 16, 2022 | Very Dry | UtahJohn TRAILFORKS | ||
| Wasatch Crest (North) | Oct 13, 2022 @ 9:43am Oct 13, 2022 | Dry | makita29 | ||
| Little Water (049) | Oct 4, 2022 @ 8:19am Oct 4, 2022 | Ideal | paterjo | ||
| Parking Connect | Oct 4, 2022 @ 8:19am Oct 4, 2022 | Dry | paterjo | ||
| Great Western Trail | Oct 4, 2022 @ 8:19am Oct 4, 2022 | Dry | paterjo | ||
| Crest re-route | Sep 24, 2022 @ 11:58am Sep 24, 2022 | Dry | wcraig216 | ||
| Big Water | Sep 24, 2022 @ 11:58am Sep 24, 2022 | Ideal | wcraig216 | ||
| Lambs-Millcreek Traverse | Aug 31, 2022 @ 2:33am Aug 31, 2022 | Dry | guzbiker | ||
| Old Red Pine Road | Aug 24, 2022 @ 4:26pm Aug 24, 2022 | Ideal | wcraig216 |
National Scenic Trails & Official Routes
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Great Western Trail
- Mountain Bike
- E-Bike
- Horse
- Hike
- Trail Running
- Dirtbike/Moto
- ATV/ORV/OHV
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | MTBFlyeRV8 | ridden | trail | Mill Creek Meadows and 2 more | Mar 24, 2023 @ 3:44am Mar 24, 2023 |
| Rocket9784 | wishlist | trail | Wasatch Crest (North) | Mar 23, 2023 @ 8:31pm Mar 23, 2023 |
| larpyallrad | ridden | trail | Old Red Pine Road and 2 more | Mar 20, 2023 @ 9:21pm Mar 20, 2023 |
| BicyleRevival | ridden | trail | Little Water (049) and 2 more | Feb 17, 2023 @ 4:50pm Feb 17, 2023 |
| breckt | ridden | trail | Great Western Trail and 3 more | Feb 5, 2023 @ 2:47pm Feb 5, 2023 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | report | Don’t let trail description fool you, It’s... | Aug 23, 2022 @ 5:36pm Aug 23, 2022 | ||
| trail | Trail has become so much more plush than ever... | Aug 16, 2022 @ 6:55pm Aug 16, 2022 | ||
| trail | Started up this “blue” from Lambs Creek.... | Aug 9, 2022 @ 7:52pm Aug 9, 2022 | ||
| trail | Amazing going down. | Aug 8, 2022 @ 9:10pm Aug 8, 2022 | ||
| trail | Bikes only allowed even days? | Jul 31, 2022 @ 4:16pm Jul 31, 2022 |
Nearby Areas
| name | distance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Cottonwood Canyon | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 km | |
| Solitude Mountain Resort | 5 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 3.6 km |
| North Basin | 1 | 8 | 2 | 4.5 km | |
| Utah Olympic Park | 7 | 15 | 5 | 4.7 km | |
| Woodward Park City | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5.9 km |
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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 | 13 | 18 miles | 5,912 ft | 10 miles | 3,061 ft | #401 | #206 | 128 | 509 | 8 | 2,501 | |
| Horse | 4 | 5 miles | 1,506 ft | 3 miles | 1,332 ft | 187 | ||||||
| Hike | 16 | 23 miles | 7,333 ft | 12 miles | 3,612 ft | #262 | #155 | 1 | 511 | 8 | 982 | |
| Trail Running | 16 | 23 miles | 7,333 ft | 12 miles | 3,612 ft | #262 | #153 | 511 | 7 | 335 | ||
| Snowshoe | 8 | 13 miles | 3,967 ft | 7 miles | 2,316 ft | #32 | #19 | 34 | 5 | 9 | ||
| Backcountry Ski | 13 | 16 miles | 5,581 ft | 8 miles | 2,598 ft | #2 | #2 | 34 | 2,044 |
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