1,366 ft
Distance
181 ft
Climb
00:04:23
Avg time
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Big Water Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
    • Horse
    • Snowshoe
    • Backcountry Ski
  • Riding Area
    Upper Mill Creek Canyon
    Millcreek, Utah
  • Ref Number
    #042
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T1 Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Trail Usage
    Multi-use
  • Direction
    Both Directions
    Popular in reverse
  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • Global Ranking
    #30892 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    55 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 70 in Trail Running
    • 90 in Hiking
    • 5 in Horseback
    • 5 in Snowshoeing
    • 5 in Skiing
  • Land Manager
    uinta-wasatch-cache national forest

This is a shorter and much steeper trail up to the main Big Water trail. Around 13% average grade with a super tight, steep switchback. It gets much less traffic because of how steep it is. Lower Big Water is an easier climb and probably worth dropping down to the lower parking unless you don’t mind the steep climb of this trail. This trail starts at the Upper Big Water parking lot. Upper parking lot is better than the lower one for horse trailers, but there is no designated horse trailer parking.

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More Stats for Big Water bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    181 ft
  • Altitude min
    7,647 ft
  • Altitude max
    7,828 ft
  • Altitude start
    7,647 ft
  • Altitude end
    7,828 ft
  • Grade
    13.28%
  • Grade max
    0.969%
  • Grade min
    66.333%
  • Distance climb
    1,309 ft
  • Distance flat
    58 ft
  • Avg time
    00:04:23
  • Avg reverse time
    00:02:11
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Status:
on Sep 16, 2020
Very Dry
Avg: 4 (3 votes)

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  • Land Owner Overlay
  • Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
  • BLM (public)
  • USFS (Wildlife sanctuaries darker than usfs)
  • State land
  • Indigenous
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  • Water Fountain/Source Water Fountain/Source
  • Gate Gate
  • Trail Sign Trail Sign
  • Table or Bench Table or Bench
  • Ladder Ladder
  • Stairs Stairs
  • Bridge Bridge
  • Boardwalk Boardwalk
  • Camping Camping
  • Cabin Cabin
  • Lodge Lodge
  • Bear Cache Bear Cache
  • Dock Dock
  • Ranger Station Ranger Station
  • Summit Summit
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      Big Water Trail Reports

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      Sep 16, 2020 @ 3:58pm
      Sep 16, 2020
      		 A few trees across the trail still
      Aug 17, 2020 @ 3:21pm
      Aug 17, 2020
      Jul 26, 2020 @ 9:36am
      Jul 26, 2020
      		 Dry and overflowing with folks not on bikes- take it slow and let people know! Trail has some nice natural berms and side hits
      Jul 24, 2020 @ 4:01pm
      Jul 24, 2020
      		 Not bad. They typical late season moon powder in spots. Go the recommended direction on trailforks.
      Aug 24, 2019 @ 5:48am
      Aug 24, 2019
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