4 miles
Distance
72 ft
Climb
-1,897 ft
Descent
00:24:00
Avg time
Trail Supporters, Builders & Maintainers of Ricks Canyon (GWT) Trail

Ricks Canyon (GWT) Details

  • Riding Area
    Logan Canyon
    Logan, Utah
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Trail Usage
    Multi-use
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Global Ranking
    #20641 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    90 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking

Awesome climb and ripping fast descent. The better of several ways to climb up to the Steel Hollow trailhead. You'll have a couple short, loose and rocky sections towards the bottom followed by clean dirt the rest of the way up.

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More Stats for Ricks Canyon (GWT) bike trail
  • Altitude change
    -1,825 ft
  • Altitude min
    5,621 ft
  • Altitude max
    7,446 ft
  • Altitude start
    7,446 ft
  • Altitude end
    5,621 ft
  • Grade
    -9.103%
  • Grade max
    -158.161%
  • Grade min
    17.059%
  • Distance climb
    1,704 ft
  • Distance down
    3 miles
  • Distance flat
    518 ft
  • Avg time
    00:24:00
  • Avg reverse time
    01:02:24
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Status:
on Jul 17, 2018
Dry
Avg: 4 (5 votes)

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  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
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  • Variable
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  • Very Dry
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  • Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
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Trail Conditions
  • Unknown
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
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      Ricks Canyon (GWT) Trail Reports

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      Jul 17, 2018 @ 2:47pm
      Jul 17, 2018
      Jul 17, 2018 @ 2:46pm
      Jul 17, 2018
      		 The trail itself is in excellent condition. Hardly any horse poop and quick descent. The top section is extremely overgrown and could use trimming...
      May 8, 2018 @ 5:35am
      May 8, 2018
      		 Dry and clear, riding way better this season than the start of last year
      Apr 26, 2018 @ 3:56pm
      Apr 26, 2018
      		 You can make it up into the meadow that makes up the mid section of the trail. Just before go back into the trees where the water damage occurred...
      Sep 17, 2017 @ 7:09am
      Sep 17, 2017
      		 Trail is in great shape. Clean and dry all the way up except the normal Rocky areas down low. Recent rains make the dirt perfect.
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

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      6 Months
      • 32 rides
      • 13 miles avg distance
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      • 229 rides
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      Jul 6, 2018 @ 9:43pm
      Jul 6, 2018
      Ricks Canyon (GWT), My City
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      Jul 6, 2018 @ 9:43pm
      Jul 6, 2018
      Ricks Canyon (GWT), My City
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      Jul 6, 2018 @ 9:43pm
      Jul 6, 2018
      Ricks Canyon (GWT), My City
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      May 29, 2017 @ 9:15am
      May 29, 2017
      Ricks Canyon (GWT), My City

      1 Review & Comments

      • + 0
      flag mcculloughmb (Jun 16, 2017 at 8:56)
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