1.3 miles
Distance
367 ft
Climb
00:15:35
Avg time

Escalador Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    High Star Ranch
    Kamas, Utah
  • Difficulty Rating
    Green rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Direction
    Both Directions
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  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #5209 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #21901 in Trail Running
    • #13680 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    95 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 100 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking

The main highway in the High Star Ranch Trail System. This is a nice easy climb, with rolling hardpack and provides access to the surrounding flow trails. A few of the turns are a bit steep, but nicely bermed, and provide a nice flow down as well as up.

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Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Escalador mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    367 ft
  • Altitude min
    6,811 ft
  • Altitude max
    7,177 ft
  • Altitude start
    6,811 ft
  • Altitude end
    7,178 ft
  • Grade
    5.4%
  • Grade max
    -2.8%
  • Grade min
    23.4%
  • Distance climb
    1 mile
  • Distance down
    33 ft
  • Distance flat
    125 ft
  • Avg time
    00:15:35
  • Avg reverse time
    00:26:58
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Status:
on Aug 6, 2022
Ideal
Avg: 3.7 (14 votes)
Your vote: 0

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      Escalador Trail Reports

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      Aug 6, 2022 @ 9:54am
      Aug 6, 2022
      		 It said it was closed, but we road it anyways. I am not one to follow stupid rules.
      May 5, 2022 @ 2:38pm
      May 5, 2022
      		Closed for the season due to construction, but "homeowners are free to ride". Whatever that means. Extremely frustrated High Star ruined an...
      Mar 2, 2022 @ 6:36am
      Mar 2, 2022
      		All trails closed due to the construction of the Spring Hill Road neighborhood.
      Nov 14, 2021 @ 2:11pm
      Nov 14, 2021
      		 Quite a few wet spots after the first switchbacks, pretty slippery but it doesn’t seem like ruts are forming. The Upper few switchbacks are very...
      May 3, 2021 @ 4:57pm
      May 3, 2021
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 0 rides
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      6 Months
      • 1 rides
      • 12 miles avg distance
      All
      • 2,340 rides
      • Last: May 16, 2021

      Technical Trail Features (TTF)

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      Jun 22, 2018 @ 10:52pm
      Jun 22, 2018
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      Dec 27, 2017 @ 9:07pm
      Dec 27, 2017
      72 |
      Oct 12, 2017 @ 8:34am
      Oct 12, 2017
      125 |
      Oct 7, 2017 @ 10:26pm
      Oct 7, 2017

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      1 Review & Comments

      • + 0
      mtnsam (Aug 16, 2019 at 16:26)
      Dry and hot on an August afternoon. Some good spots of shade along the way to cool down.
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