5.5 miles
Distance
1,816 ft
Climb
-103 ft
Descent
02:20:34
Avg time
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    Land Manager

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  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Horse
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
    • Dirtbike/Moto
  • Riding Area
    Diamond Fork
    Spanish Fork, Utah
  • Ref Number
    #018
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T1 Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • Global Ranking
    #49713 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #8251 in E-Biking
    • #50275 in Trail Running
    • #526 in Dirtbiking
  • Local Popularity
    80 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 70 in E-Biking
    • 75 in Trail Running
    • 85 in Hiking
    • 95 in Dirtbiking
    • 5 in Horseback
  • Land Owner
    USFS

Fun climbing and descent. A little mix of everything, with some rocky tech and buff singletrack

Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Cottonwood-Second Water Trail multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    1,713 ft
  • Altitude min
    5,546 ft
  • Altitude max
    7,279 ft
  • Altitude start
    5,566 ft
  • Altitude end
    7,279 ft
  • Grade
    5.855%
  • Grade max
    -21.554%
  • Grade min
    61.564%
  • Distance climb
    5 miles
  • Distance down
    2,165 ft
  • Distance flat
    422 ft
  • Avg time
    02:20:34
  • Avg reverse time
    01:16:46
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on Jul 31, 2023
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Avg: 4.15 (8 votes)
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      Jul 31, 2023 @ 10:44pm
      Jul 31, 2023
      Jun 4, 2023 @ 11:54am
      Jun 4, 2023
      		 15-20 trees down across the trail.
      Jun 4, 2022 @ 9:00am
      Jun 4, 2022
      		 Awesome but Rocky!
      Jun 4, 2021 @ 10:28am
      Jun 4, 2021
      		 Really, really dry- almost no water in creek. Several sections are moto'd-out- loose rocks and deep moondust. This should probably be a black.
      May 15, 2021 @ 10:04am
      May 15, 2021
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