4,647 ft
Distance
135 ft
Climb
-239 ft
Descent
00:06:21
Avg time

GWT Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Provo Canyon
    Provo, Utah
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T1 Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    XC
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #45679 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    85 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 85 in Trail Running
    • 70 in Hiking

Good connector from Johnson Hole down to the canyon. Follows along the canyon cliff. Difficulty is expert because the beginning is a bit technical, but more because of the sheer cliffs with loose rock. Cost of failure could be high.

More Stats for GWT mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -104 ft
  • Altitude min
    5,071 ft
  • Altitude max
    5,193 ft
  • Altitude start
    5,175 ft
  • Altitude end
    5,071 ft
  • Grade
    -2.234%
  • Grade max
    -65.338%
  • Grade min
    19.324%
  • Distance climb
    2,213 ft
  • Distance down
    2,340 ft
  • Distance flat
    94 ft
  • Avg time
    00:06:21
  • Avg reverse time
    00:09:58
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Status:
on Oct 28, 2020
Dry
Avg: 2.35 (3 votes)

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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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  • White
  • Green
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  • Black
  • Double Black Diamond

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  • Clear / Green
  • Minor Issue / Yellow
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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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  • Parking Parking
  • Viewpoint Viewpoint
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  • eBike Charging Point eBike Charging Point
  • Water Fountain/Source Water Fountain/Source
  • Gate Gate
  • 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
  • Other Other
      Directions to gwt trailhead (40.331610, -111.620890)
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      GWT Trail Reports

      statusdatedescription
      Oct 28, 2020 @ 12:11pm
      Oct 28, 2020
      		 This section didn't burn but burned all of Johnson bowl and up to the alter.
      Sep 28, 2020 @ 7:54am
      Sep 28, 2020
      Apr 26, 2020 @ 3:34pm
      Apr 26, 2020
      Apr 13, 2020 @ 4:40pm
      Apr 13, 2020
      		 Good fun. A fun connecter trail from Dragons Back.
      Mar 12, 2020 @ 4:30pm
      Mar 12, 2020
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 0 rides
      •  
      6 Months
      • 76 rides
      • 17 miles avg distance
      All
      • 377 rides
      •  

      Photos

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      10 |
      May 3, 2019 @ 12:46pm
      May 3, 2019
      7 |
      May 3, 2019 @ 12:46pm
      May 3, 2019
      39 |
      Nov 21, 2017 @ 3:10pm
      Nov 21, 2017
      115 |
      Dec 12, 2014 @ 2:51pm
      Dec 12, 2014

      Trail Lists

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      2 Reviews & Comments

      • + 1
      flag ThomasBombadillo (Nov 9, 2018 at 12:05)
       Not sure why anyone would rate this a black trail. It's easy to ride in either direction with no technical features whatsoever. There is a little bit of exposure, but nothing scary. This should be rated green or at most a mild blue.
      [Reply]
      • + 1
      flag todd Mod Plus Trailforks (Nov 9, 2018 at 14:50)
       I changed it to blue. The trail was imported from another database which had the trail added back in 2010 before the bridge. The exposure was really bad, and it was really difficult before the construction where it turns off to the old river bridge. But yah, I didn't realize this was still a black. I don't want to send families with little kids with that exposure, so I'll keep it blue.
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