3 miles
Distance
1,090 ft
Climb
-298 ft
Descent
00:49:25
Avg time
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GWT (Big Mountain) Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
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Riding AreaWasatch - Big Mountain
Salt Lake City, Utah -
Difficulty Rating
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Hiking SAC ScaleT2 Mountain Hiking
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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DirectionBoth Directions
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Global Ranking#46042 in Mountain Biking
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Local Popularity15 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 20 in Trail Running
- 30 in Hiking
Very steep climbs on large loose cobble with a series of extremely tight switchbacks. The scenery is gorgeous, but the biking is less than ideal. There is also quite a bit of scrub oak leaning into the trail waiting to rip of your derailleur so watch out for that.
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for GWT (Big Mountain) bike trail trail
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Altitude change792 ft
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Altitude min7,429 ft
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Altitude max8,347 ft
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Altitude start7,429 ft
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Altitude end8,221 ft
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Grade5.545%
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Grade max-47.141%
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Grade min248.822%
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Distance climb2 miles
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Distance down4,756 ft
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Distance flat618 ft
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Avg time00:49:25
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Avg reverse time00:42:12
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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 Ridden Direction
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- Double Black Diamond
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- Closed
- 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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Directions to gwt-big-mountain trailhead
(40.828340, -111.654010)
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GWT (Big Mountain) Trail Reports
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Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 0 rides
6 Months
- 3 rides
- 15 miles avg distance
All
- 74 rides
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Nearby Trails
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- Mormon Pioneer Trail (east) 220 ft
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- Mormon Pioneer Trail (west), Lower 4 miles
- Gwt (sessions Mtns) 5 miles
Wasatch - Big Mountain
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