29.2 miles
Distance
7,454 ft
Climb
-7,491 ft
Descent
2 miles
High Point
Climb Alta to Catherine pass, follow single track to ant knolls and then down to forest lake. Climb the long road up to millers hill and take the extreme drop into mineral basin. One more big climb to the top of snowbird and a long flow descent down big mountain trail and then back to alta.
This route is Unsanctioned, Ride at your own Risk!
Detailed Description
Alta-AntKnols-ForestLake-MillerHill-Snowbird is a 29 mile moderately popular expert unsanctioned route located near Alta Utah. This mountain bike only route can be used one direction and has a extreme overall physical rating. This route includes 14 trails. This route climbs 7,454 ft with a max elevation of 10,830 ft then descends -7,491 ft.
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Trails in Route
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| 371 ft |
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Primary ActivityMountain Bike
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Difficulty ratingBlack Diamond
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Route TypeLoop
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Bike typeAM, XC
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DirectionOne Direction
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Physical ratingExtreme
More Stats for Alta-AntKnols-ForestLake-MillerHill-Snowbird mountain bike route
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Avg time7 hr 28 min
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Altitude min7,491 ft
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Altitude start8,612 ft
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Altitude end8,576 ft
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Grade max-68%
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Grade min82.9%
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Distance climb14 miles
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Distance down14 miles
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Distance flat4,058 ft
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