1.8 miles
Distance
39 ft
Climb
-1,767 ft
Descent
00:15:11
Avg time
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Bear Canyon Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Horse
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
    • Dirtbike/Moto
    • Snowshoe
  • Riding Area
    Mt. Timpanogos
    Sundance, Utah
  • Ref Number
    #179
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T2 Mountain Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Direction
    Downhill Primary
    Popular direction shown
  • Climb Difficulty
    Double Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • Global Ranking
    #60822 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #5644 in E-Biking
    • #6386 in Trail Running
    • #22260 in Hiking
    • #845 in Dirtbiking
    • #1748 in Snowshoeing
  • Local Popularity
    70 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 90 in E-Biking
    • 65 in Trail Running
    • 80 in Hiking
    • 80 in Dirtbiking
    • 5 in Horseback
    • 5 in Snowshoeing
  • Land Owner
    Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest

The first part of the trail starts from the bench parking lot right at the end of the Zipline at Mutual Dell. The switchbacks are tight and often have big loose rocks and successive root drops. Mostly hike-a-bike for the first part. The middle section provides a short rest, and the upper section is all ride-able if you have the cardio for it, but it is brutal.

Going down, this is a local favorite, and is very fast until the bottom. That is where some will walk the drops and switchbacks, but it is rideable with a good all-mountain bike or even a skilled rider with a slack hardtail.

Most of the trail is just steep and loose with some rocks that tend to gather in the rutted out middle. The bottom has some consecutive rooty and rocky drops that can be a bit of a wheel trap right after hairpin turns. This makes the bottom a bit more than expert.

Disclaimer

This trail gets very icy in the winter, best with snowshoes or spikes

Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Bear Canyon multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -1,727 ft
  • Altitude min
    6,512 ft
  • Altitude max
    8,240 ft
  • Altitude start
    8,240 ft
  • Altitude end
    6,512 ft
  • Grade
    -17.7%
  • Grade max
    -61.852%
  • Grade min
    32.295%
  • Distance climb
    445 ft
  • Distance down
    2 miles
  • Distance flat
    131 ft
  • Avg time
    00:15:11
  • Avg reverse time
    00:36:59
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on Nov 10, 2024
Snow Covered
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      Nov 10, 2024 @ 9:18am
      Nov 10, 2024
      Sep 8, 2024 @ 7:18pm
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      Aug 20, 2024 @ 5:42pm
      Aug 20, 2024
      May 28, 2024 @ 7:41pm
      May 28, 2024
      		 Entered from the spur, 1st entry. Downed tree might have been on spur or just after connection to main Bear canyon. Most of Bear canyon was great dirt
      Apr 22, 2024 @ 11:31am
      Apr 22, 2024
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