5,072 ft
Distance
100 ft
Climb
-240 ft
Descent
00:07:40
Avg time
Trail Supporters, Builders & Maintainers of Dog Lake to Desolation Trail

Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Cottonwood Heights
    , Utah
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T2 Mountain Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Trail Usage
    Biking Primary
  • Direction
    Downhill Primary
  • Global Ranking
    #28251 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    75 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 90 in Trail Running
    • 55 in Hiking
  • Land Manager
    uinta-wasatch-cache national forest

Just built Summer 2016, pack it in. Provides a way to drop off of Dog lake to connect with Mill D

Local Trail Association
More Stats for Dog Lake to Desolation bike trail
  • Altitude change
    -139 ft
  • Altitude min
    8,603 ft
  • Altitude max
    8,810 ft
  • Altitude start
    8,743 ft
  • Altitude end
    8,603 ft
  • Grade
    -2.75%
  • Grade max
    -31.881%
  • Grade min
    17.948%
  • Distance climb
    1,970 ft
  • Distance down
    2,898 ft
  • Distance flat
    204 ft
  • Avg time
    00:07:40
  • Avg reverse time
    00:12:30
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Status:
on Oct 20, 2020
Dry
Avg: 3.75 (4 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
  • Military
Trail Conditions
  • Unknown
  • Snow Groomed
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Ideal
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
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  • 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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      Dog Lake to... Trail Reports

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      Oct 20, 2020 @ 11:37am
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      Aug 8, 2020 @ 8:06am
      Aug 8, 2020
      Jun 22, 2020 @ 1:26pm
      Jun 22, 2020
      Jun 14, 2020 @ 8:14am
      Jun 14, 2020
      May 31, 2020 @ 1:23pm
      May 31, 2020
      		 $$$
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 4 rides
      • 19 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 201 rides
      • 18 miles avg distance
      All
      • 215 rides
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      Photos

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      4 |
      Aug 20, 2020 @ 2:33pm
      Aug 20, 2020
      49 |
      Jul 15, 2018 @ 5:53pm
      Jul 15, 2018
      53 |
      Jul 31, 2017 @ 2:01pm
      Jul 31, 2017

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      2 Reviews & Comments

      • + 0
      flag Shumaker (Aug 30, 2017 at 10:52)
       Nice trail! Too bad it is so short.
      [Reply]
      • + 0
      flag Heficore (Aug 20, 2020 at 14:32)
       Nice addition that makes the Dog Lake, Desolation Lake, Crest, Great Western loop much more enjoyable.
      [Reply]

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