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5,171 ft
Distance
291 ft
Climb
-9 ft
Descent
00:12:01
Avg time
283 ft
Altitude change
6,510 ft
Altitude min
6,802 ft
Altitude max
6,510 ft
Altitude start
6,795 ft
Altitude end
5.5%
Grade
-3.8%
Grade max
45%
Grade min
4,423 ft
Distance climb
374 ft
Distance down
92 ft
Distance flat
00:12:01
Avg time
Escalator, Lower Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
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Riding AreaHigh Star Ranch
Kamas, Utah -
Difficulty Rating
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Voted DifficultyGreen (1 vote)
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Local Popularity100 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 100 in Trail Running
- 100 in Hiking
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State Ranking
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Hiking SAC ScaleT2 Mountain Hiking
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeDH, AM, XC
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DirectionBoth DirectionsPopular Direction Shown
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Climb DifficultyBlue
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Physical RatingModerate
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Trail VisibilityAlways easy to follow
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Dogs AllowedYes
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eBike Allowed
Middle climbing section but can be used to go down as well. Just a bit more difficult and steep compared to the main climbing trail. Berms make the up and down easy to carry speed through the turns. But not really intermediate down, pretty smooth, just a bit of a grunt up.
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory
Recent Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 0 rides
6 Months
- 35 rides
- 8 miles avg distance
All
- 593 rides
- Last: Oct 6, 2026
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Directions to escalator-lower trailhead
(40.656390, -111.272580)
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Certainly not a blue, especially compared to other blues right next to it. This isn't even a difficult green, it's just a little steeper than the green up. Nothing special, don't ride down unless you've ridden all the others down first.
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