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2.6 miles
Distance
2,335 ft
Climb
-34 ft
Descent
01:21:54
Avg time
2,300 ft
Altitude change
5,991 ft
Altitude min
8,292 ft
Altitude max
5,991 ft
Altitude start
8,292 ft
Altitude end
16.642%
Grade
-16.061%
Grade max
61%
Grade min
3 miles
Distance climb
466 ft
Distance down
88 ft
Distance flat
01:21:54
Avg time
Church Fork Details
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Activities
- Hike
- Mountain Bike
- Trail Running
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Riding AreaLower Mill Creek Canyon
Millcreek, Utah -
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Hiking SAC ScaleT2 Mountain Hiking
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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DirectionBoth Directions
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Climb DifficultyDouble Black Diamond
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Physical RatingHard
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Trail VisibilityAlways easy to follow
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Dogs AllowedYes
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eBike Allowed
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Land Owneruinta-wasatch-cache national forest
This is the most popular and easier route to get to the top of Grandeur Peak. It requires a drive up the canyon, but this gives you some altitude start, and the trail has nice switchbacks to ease the ascent. This hike is still long and strenuous, but you are no scrambling up the ridge on the face. Once to the top of the ridge there is nice views into Parley's Canyon. The trail itself is mostly smooth with some shale int spots as you get closer to the ridge.
Access Info
There is a little service road that winds up the Church Fork to a nice trailhead with good parking. The trail starts at the trailhead, crosses over the Mill Creek Pipeline Trail and continues up Church Fork.
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
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6 Months
- 4 rides
- 10 miles avg distance
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- 38 rides
- Last: Sep 23, 2026
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(40.701630, -111.743260)
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11 miles • 3,219 ft • 4 •
★ 2.7 • 9 miles • 3,957 ft • 7 •
6 Reviews & Comments
op23
Primarily used by hikers, but biking is allowed, and the bottom about 1 mile is actually pretty fun to ride
Timb1492
Impossible to bike up but a fun, technical descent. Many hikers, even on a weekday morning.
fastgoneil
Many people have difficulty ascending this trail without a bike.
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