1.8 miles
Distance
536 ft
Climb
-4 ft
Descent
00:39:38
Avg time
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Blackhawk Trail Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Horse
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Mt. Nebo
    Payson, Utah
  • Ref Number
    #084
  • Difficulty Rating
  • Voted Difficulty
    Black Diamond (1 vote)
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T1 Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    XC
  • Direction
    Both Directions
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  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Trail Visibility
    Sometimes hard to follow
  • Season
    May-Oct
  • Alpine Trail
    Yes
  • Family Friendly
    Yes
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #82309 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #16813 in Trail Running
    • #69351 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    50 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking
    • 90 in Horseback
  • Land Owner
    Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest

A beautiful trail through the upper end of Beaver Dam Canyon, in and out of the 2018 fire scar that is quickly growing back. Although it is a significant elevation difference, the grade is so easy you hardly notice it. The only reason it wouldn't be easy is that the tread is rough in a few places, and is often overgrown.

Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Blackhawk Trail multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    533 ft
  • Altitude min
    7,921 ft
  • Altitude max
    8,455 ft
  • Altitude start
    7,921 ft
  • Altitude end
    8,455 ft
  • Grade
    5.6%
  • Grade max
    -1.5%
  • Grade min
    26.9%
  • Distance climb
    2 miles
  • Distance down
    748 ft
  • Distance flat
    676 ft
  • Avg time
    00:39:38
  • Avg reverse time
    00:35:09
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on Aug 29, 2024
Dry
Avg: 3.59 (4 votes)
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      Blackhawk Trail Trail Reports

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      Aug 29, 2024 @ 11:36am
      Aug 29, 2024
      Abort! It will tear up your shins and hands. Poorly maintained and over grown.
      Jul 21, 2023 @ 10:39am
      Jul 21, 2023
      Very overgrown. Not good to go. Needs significant trimming.
      Jun 30, 2023 @ 7:52pm
      Jun 30, 2023
      In its current form, this trail is not a green. A beginner on this trail would not be pretty. I cleared almost all of the dead fall. I didn’t...
      Sep 3, 2022 @ 2:39pm
      Sep 3, 2022
      very overgrown still
      Jul 23, 2022 @ 9:36am
      Jul 23, 2022
      Very overgrown again. The oak, grass, and aspen is coming back from the fire so fast, it needs multiple prunings a year.
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      • 32 rides
      • Last: Sep 30, 2024

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      Jun 26, 2021 @ 7:09pm
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      Jun 16, 2018 @ 4:47pm
      Jun 16, 2018

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