2.2 miles
Distance
220 ft
Climb
-592 ft
Descent
00:15:39
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Empire Link Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Deer Valley Resort
    Park City, Utah
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T2 Mountain Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Direction
    Both Directions
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  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • Global Ranking
    #4415 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #23945 in Trail Running
    • #37061 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    60 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 75 in Trail Running
    • 20 in Hiking
  • Land Owner
    Deer Valley Resort

Absolutely love this trail. Good berms, risers, fun blast through the grass and aspens. Best to start from Mid Mountain on the return home through Ontario Canyon.

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More Stats for Empire Link multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -374 ft
  • Altitude min
    7,846 ft
  • Altitude max
    8,290 ft
  • Altitude start
    8,290 ft
  • Altitude end
    7,917 ft
  • Grade
    -3.3%
  • Grade max
    -33.1%
  • Grade min
    20.7%
  • Distance climb
    3,179 ft
  • Distance down
    2 miles
  • Distance flat
    266 ft
  • Avg time
    00:15:39
  • Avg reverse time
    00:24:42
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on Nov 5, 2024
Snow Covered
Avg: 4.38 (16 votes)
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      Empire Link Trail Reports

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      Nov 7, 2024 @ 11:32am
      Nov 7, 2024
      Rejected
      Nov 5, 2024 @ 9:08am
      Nov 5, 2024
      Sep 24, 2024 @ 6:59am
      Sep 24, 2024
      Sep 23, 2024 @ 6:38am
      Sep 23, 2024
      Sep 23, 2024 @ 6:35am
      Sep 23, 2024
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