1.2 miles
Distance
79 ft
Climb
-581 ft
Descent
00:09:13
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Ridge Connector Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Park City Mountain Resort
    Park City, Utah
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Blue (1 vote)
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T2 Mountain Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #658 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #3651 in Trail Running
    • #18530 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    85 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 65 in Trail Running
    • 65 in Hiking

Love this connector dropping in from Mill Creek to Mid-Mountain. Amazing view of Park City at the top. Not the best climb, as it gets very rutted from all the riders doing the Wasatch Crest - Mid Mountain Loop. You can ride up it, but it is a bit of a brute.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Ridge Connector multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -502 ft
  • Altitude min
    8,442 ft
  • Altitude max
    8,945 ft
  • Altitude start
    8,945 ft
  • Altitude end
    8,442 ft
  • Grade
    -7.911%
  • Grade max
    -23.392%
  • Grade min
    22.822%
  • Distance climb
    838 ft
  • Distance down
    1 mile
  • Distance flat
    160 ft
  • Avg time
    00:09:13
  • Avg reverse time
    00:21:34
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on Aug 15, 2024
Dry
Avg: 4.17 (17 votes)
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      Ridge Connector Trail Reports

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      Aug 15, 2024 @ 9:41am
      Aug 15, 2024
      		 Great condition.
      Aug 7, 2024 @ 1:35am
      Aug 7, 2024
      		 Great shape for August! But has the normal bad braking bumps above the 2 switch backs.
      Jul 23, 2024 @ 9:08am
      Jul 23, 2024
      Jun 20, 2024 @ 9:31am
      Jun 20, 2024
      Jun 19, 2024 @ 3:34am
      Jun 19, 2024
      		 Braking bumps are really bad for this early in the season.
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      • 24 miles avg distance
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      • 900 rides
      • Last: Jul 22, 2023

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