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3.8 miles
Distance
59 ft
Climb
-1,352 ft
Descent
00:36:54
Avg time
-1,293 ft
Altitude change
5,510 ft
Altitude min
6,811 ft
Altitude max
6,803 ft
Altitude start
5,512 ft
Altitude end
-6.5%
Grade
-47.2%
Grade max
20.6%
Grade min
1,434 ft
Distance climb
3 miles
Distance down
1,293 ft
Distance flat
00:36:54
Avg time
Lower Spinal Tap Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
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Riding AreaPahvant Trail System
Richfield, Utah -
Difficulty Rating
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Voted DifficultyBlack Diamond (2 votes)
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Local Popularity100 in Mountain Biking
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Global Ranking#520 in Mountain Biking
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State Ranking#40 in Mountain Biking · Utah
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeDH, AM
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DirectionDownhill OnlyPopular Direction Shown
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Trail VisibilityAlways easy to follow
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TTFs on TrailBerm, Drop, Jump, Gap Jump, Rock Face, Rock Garden
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Year Opened2020
Downhill only trail that runs down ridges, rock spines, and slick rock with flow sections, technical descents, drops, berms, and amazing views. This trail is not for beginner or intermediate riders and has no nearby access so be prepared or you'll have a long walk out.
Access Info
Trail is accessed from the One-In-A-Pinion trail which takes off from the CCC road directly across from the Faulty Trail. The trail can be shuttled by using the CCC road or pedaling up Kiln-It to Faulty and then up Faulty to One-In-A-Pinion. One-In-A-Pinion will take you directly onto Spinal Tap.
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory
Recent Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 12 rides
- 20 miles average
6 Months
- 201 rides
- 20 miles avg distance
All
- 967 rides
- Last: Sep 27, 2026
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Directions to lower-spinal-tap trailhead
(38.770530, -112.155280)
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Jul 11, 2026 , Richfield
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Apr 14, 2025 , Richfield
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26 Reviews & Comments
Anderaud
I thought I would add a review from a female intermediate rider, as sometimes reviews from guys may not represent how I would view this trail. This first mile of this trail is flowy and fast: The rest is techy rock and some sketch drops…that I just walked down. There were many spots I had to scope out, and many spots that didn’t seem worth the risk. Most scary 6+ foot drops had alternative ride around. As a solid intermediate rider I would say this is mostly a Moab blue with double black features that were out of my league.
Ldelapp
Favorite section of spinal tap. Great mix of flow and tech. I don’t know what the user rating double black is about. Sure there are a few optional 4-6 ft drops (some to flat) but nothing really unavoidable. For reference my girlfriend who only has been riding a year only needed to walk one section.
cqlater911
Spinal tap is one of the best trails in the state. If you ride Richfield and don't ride this trail you missed a jem. It is a black trail, you wouldn't want to send an intermediate rider down this trail. There are a couple of double black features but all of them have bypass routes. Go ride this trail, you will understand that pusspuss...is not a credible source.
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- One-in-a-pinion 3,848 ft
- Faulty 3,924 ft
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- Lower Faulty 2 miles
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