1.7 miles
Distance
801 ft
Climb
1 mile
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    Land Manager

3rd Water Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
    • Dirtbike/Moto
  • Riding Area
    Diamond Fork
    Spanish Fork, Utah
  • Ref Number
    #236
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T2 Mountain Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • Global Ranking
    #78537 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #31991 in E-Biking
    • #36697 in Trail Running
    • #67769 in Hiking
    • #1319 in Dirtbiking
  • Local Popularity
    45 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 75 in E-Biking
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking
    • 70 in Dirtbiking
  • Land Owner
    USFS

Steep trail that connects Sheep Creek road with the GWT. Pretty tough going up, but a blast to come down, with a few drops and off-camber sections. There is usually no water in the creek this high.

Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for 3rd Water multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    801 ft
  • Altitude min
    7,083 ft
  • Altitude start
    7,083 ft
  • Altitude end
    7,884 ft
  • Grade
    9.1%
  • Grade max
    1.2%
  • Grade min
    34.9%
  • Distance climb
    2 miles
  • Avg reverse time
    00:06:41
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      May 10, 2018 @ 2:00pm
      May 10, 2018
      		 Some light overgrowth and a few downed trees, but otherwise just fine.
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