17.0 miles
Distance
5,630 ft
Climb
-1,594 ft
Descent
2 miles
High Point

Brutal out and back from Mill Canyon in AF to catherines pass in Alta. Eat your wheaties and maybe descend into LCC too

Detailed Description
AF to Alta is a 17 mile less popular expert route located near Sundance Utah. This mountain bike only route. This route includes 11 trails. This route climbs 5,630 ft with a max elevation of 10,450 ft then descends -1,594 ft.
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  • Riding area
  • Primary Activity
    Mountain Bike
  • Difficulty rating
    Black Diamond
  • Bike type
    AM, XC
  • Ridelogs
    1
More Stats for AF to Alta mountain bike route
  • Avg time
    4 hr 52 min
  • Altitude change
    4,036 ft
  • Altitude min
    6,413 ft
  • Altitude start
    6,414 ft
  • Altitude end
    10,449 ft
  • Grade
    4.5%
  • Grade max
    -44.3%
  • Grade min
    58.1%
  • Distance climb
    12 miles
  • Distance down
    4 miles
  • Distance flat
    3,166 ft
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