3.1 miles
Distance
141 ft
Climb
-983 ft
Descent
00:18:35
Avg time

BST (City Creek) Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Salt Lake City Foothills
    Salt Lake City, Utah
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • Global Ranking
    #12426 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #1419 in Trail Running
    • #10460 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    80 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 70 in Trail Running
    • 25 in Hiking
  • Land Owner
    Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands

Usually ridden as a descent from the tower road climb, though it can be climbed from City Creek. Begins with rolling singletrack with a gentle climb grade to the ridge behind Ensign Peak. Then descents fast and somewhat loose singletrack to switchbacks down into City Creek. The single/doubletrack out City Creek is fast and flowing, but be careful of hikers.

Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for BST (City Creek) multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -843 ft
  • Altitude min
    4,665 ft
  • Altitude max
    5,610 ft
  • Altitude start
    5,508 ft
  • Altitude end
    4,665 ft
  • Grade
    -5.2%
  • Grade max
    -30%
  • Grade min
    22.5%
  • Distance climb
    3,035 ft
  • Distance down
    2 miles
  • Distance flat
    453 ft
  • Avg time
    00:18:35
  • Avg reverse time
    00:39:23
  • view trail stats
Status:
on Apr 7, 2025
Ideal
Avg: 3.85 (15 votes)
Your vote: 0

view (5,087)
close
  • BasemapMap 
    • Pro
    • Pro
    • Pro
    • Pro
    • Pro
    • Pro
    • Pro
    • Pro
3D
Trail Conditions
  • Unknown
  • Snow Groomed
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Snow Cover Partial
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Ideal
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
Trail Flow (Ridden Direction)
Trailforks scans users ridelogs to determine the most popular direction each trail is ridden. A good flowing trail network will have most trails flowing in a single direction according to their intension.
The colour categories are based on what percentage of riders are riding a trail in its intended direction.
  • > 96%
  • > 90%
  • > 80%
  • > 70%
  • > 50%
  • < 50%
  • bi-directional trail
  • no data
Trail Last Ridden
Trailforks scans ridelogs to determine the last time a trail was ridden.
  • < 2 days
  • < 1 week
  • < 2 weeks
  • < 1 month
  • < 6 months
  • > 6 months
Trail Ridden Direction
The intended direction a trail should be ridden.
  • Downhill Only
  • Downhill Primary
  • Both Directions
  • Uphill Primary
  • Uphill Only
  • One Direction
Contribute Details
Colors indicate trail is missing specified detail.
  • Description
  • Photos
  • Description & Photos
  • Videos
Trail Popularity ?
Trailforks scans ridelogs to determine which trails are ridden the most in the last 9 months. Trails are compared with nearby trails in the same city region with a possible 25 colour shades. Think of this as a heatmap, more rides = more kinetic energy = warmer colors.
  • most popular
  • popular
  • less popular
  • not popular
ATV/ORV/OHV Filter
Max Vehicle Width
inches
US Cell Coverage
Legend
cell carrier legend

Radar Time
x Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public ridelogs from the past 6 months.
  • mountain biking recent
  • mountain biking (>6 month)
  • hiking (1 year)
  • moto (1 year)
Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public skilogs from the past 12 months.
  • Downhill Ski
  • Backcountry Ski
  • Nordic Ski
  • Snowmobile
Winter Trails
Warning A routing network for winter maps does not exist. Selecting trails using the winter trails layer has been disabled.
x Missing Trails
Most Popular
Least Popular
Trails are colored based on popularity. The more popular a trail is, the more red. Less popular trails trend towards green.
Jump Magnitude Heatmap
Heatmap of where riders jump on trails. Zoom in to see individual jumps, click circles to view jump details.
Trails Deemphasized
Trails are shown in grey.
disable
Only show trails with NO bikes.
enable

Save the current map location and zoom level as your default home location whenever this page is loaded.

Save
      Directions to bst-city-creek trailhead (40.803280, -111.895150)
      update trails status or condition

      BST (City Creek) Trail Reports

      statusdatedescription
      Apr 7, 2025 @ 6:12am
      Apr 7, 2025
      		 All good, albeit choppy in stretches from footprints when it was muddy.
      Mar 28, 2025 @ 10:11am
      Mar 28, 2025
      Nov 30, 2024 @ 4:54pm
      Nov 30, 2024
      		 From Sandhurst Road it looked a real muddy mess. I went to the towers instead.
      Nov 20, 2024 @ 6:06am
      Nov 20, 2024
      		 Ride only when frozen otherwise you’ll lose your derailleur.
      Nov 11, 2024 @ 12:12pm
      Nov 11, 2024
      view all reports »

      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 4 rides
      • 16 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 49 rides
      • 18 miles avg distance
      All
      • 378 rides
      • Last: May 17, 2025

      Photos

      more »
      286 |
      Feb 13, 2018 @ 10:24am
      Feb 13, 2018
      290 |
      Feb 13, 2018 @ 10:24am
      Feb 13, 2018
      188 |
      May 11, 2020 @ 4:28pm
      May 11, 2020
      184 |
      May 11, 2020 @ 4:28pm
      May 11, 2020

      Trail Lists

      Routes with this trail

      more »
      titledistance
      BST: Salt Lake City15 miles
      SLC Sampler24 miles
      NSL Rollercoaster from City Creek6 miles
      BOSHO Trail Marathon26 miles

      9 Reviews & Comments


      We hope you've been enjoying Trailforks!

      Create a FREE account to view trail comments and much more.

      Create a Free Account

      Videos

      no videos have been added for BST (City Creek) yet, add a video.

      Nearby Trails

      Salt Lake City Foothills

      • By toddTF Pro Trailforks & contributors
      • #11902 - 6,423 views

      You must enter a description before submitting.