5.4 miles
Distance
759 ft
Climb
-699 ft
Descent
00:59:45
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Slate Creek Trail Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
    • Snowshoe
    • Backcountry Ski
  • Riding Area
    Western Uintas
    Kamas, Utah
  • AKA
    Slate Creek MTB Trail
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T2 Mountain Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, Fat
  • Direction
    One Direction
    Popular direction shown
  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Season
    May - October
  • Alpine Trail
    Yes
  • Family Friendly
    Yes
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • TTFs on Trail
    A-Frame, Berm, Bridge, Drop, Jump, Gap Jump, Ladder Bridge, Log Ride, Pump Track, Rock Face, Rock Garden, Roller Coaster, Skinny, Teeter Totter, Wallride, Other
  • Global Ranking
    #38076 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #52878 in Trail Running
    • #43933 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    100 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 95 in Trail Running
    • 100 in Hiking
    • 95 in Snowshoeing
    • 5 in Skiing
  • Land Owner
    USFS

Slate Creek MTB Trail is the first trail built in the Uinta's, especially for mountain bikes. (hiking is also allowed, but no horses or motorized equipment). It is an unforgettable 5.65-mile clockwise loop experience, running through tall stands of old ponderosa pines, white fir, and groves of aspens. The trail is a well-maintained, family-friendly experience with some fun banks and jumps on the downhill. It crosses a small stream at the top with many shady places to rest for lunch. Park in the Yellow Pine Trail parking lot (with restroom) and proceed north into the canyon from the lot (do not start on the Yellow Pine trail, you will return that way). Once in the canyon past some corals, on an old equestrian trail and road, you will veer left at the sign onto the new Slate Creek trail. This is also one of the first cooperative trails in the U.S. funded and constructed by a private non-profit entity, South Summit Trails Foundation, upon Forest Service land. This partnership has been wonderful and other trails are planned to adjoin this one. Contributions to the Foundation will help maintain and build new projects such as this.

source: Board
Access Info

Utah Hwy 150 (Mirror Lake Highway) 6 mi. east of Kamas, Summit County. Parking for mountain bikers and hikers is at the main Yellow Pine Trailhead (not the corral).

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More Stats for Slate Creek Trail mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    60 ft
  • Altitude min
    7,066 ft
  • Altitude max
    7,790 ft
  • Altitude start
    7,066 ft
  • Altitude end
    7,126 ft
  • Grade
    0.2%
  • Grade max
    -21.6%
  • Grade min
    24.3%
  • Distance climb
    3 miles
  • Distance down
    2 miles
  • Distance flat
    3,245 ft
  • Avg time
    00:59:45
  • Avg reverse time
    00:58:43
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on Feb 18, 2023
Snow Packed
Avg: 4.2 (10 votes)
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      Slate Creek Trail Trail Reports

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      Feb 18, 2023 @ 11:05pm
      Feb 18, 2023
      Oct 20, 2022 @ 9:58am
      Oct 20, 2022
      Sep 24, 2022 @ 10:27pm
      Sep 24, 2022
      		 Dry and dusty , tree down about 4 miles in going clock wise
      Sep 3, 2022 @ 12:45pm
      Sep 3, 2022
      		 Downed tree about 1/3 of the way into the downhill - maybe 8in diameter of dead wood. Otherwise - absolutely fantastic trail - extremely excited...
      Jun 10, 2022 @ 1:47pm
      Jun 10, 2022
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      • 8 miles avg distance
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      • Last: Jul 10, 2022

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      10 Reviews & Comments

      • - 1
      CoreyD1969 (Oct 16, 2022 at 8:21)
      New trail under construction, please STAY OUT and obey signs that mark closures. (If there’s a sign that says trail is closed it means the trail is closed). There are 3 trail cams installed and violators will be identified by US Forest Service and fined.
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      • + 2
      Kvision (Jun 13, 2022 at 7:23)
      Not sure I would describe this ride as "unforgettable", but it's not bad. Perhaps a bit of a drive just to hit this trail, but hopefully it's a sign of more things to come. Nice brown escalator uphill with beautiful scenery as others have noted. I would also agree that the downhill section could have been a bit more thought out - some of the jumps do feel a little forced, and the first few little booters and tables still have a lot of rocks around the takeoffs and landings. Again, nothing special, but hopefully this will be a good jumping off point for more mtb trails in the Uintas.
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      • - 1
      Heleneminot (Jun 27, 2021 at 10:23)
      A fabulous built trail! Well thought out and planned. Very fun ride
      [Reply]
      • + 0
      OttoSolberg (Jun 13, 2021 at 11:12)
      Must be ridden clockwise. Mellow ~3 mile climb. After you cross the bridge, you have one more section of climb. When your hear the next creek coming up, it’s mostly downhill from there.

      Fast and flowy trail with some fun rock gardens around the way. Lots of jumps and stumps along the side of the trail to play around on.
      [Reply]
      • + 1
      KeytonGines15 (Jun 7, 2021 at 10:51)
      Uphill is an easy smooth climb with good scenery, some wild flowers and minimal switchbacks. You’ve reached the top when you basically hit the river crossing. The downhill is flowy and fast in some spots. It has a few chunky rock gardens and optional features. However, the features seem a bit forced and out of place. Overall, it’s a fun beginner trail or a nice option for a quick post-work ride. Nothing spectacular but still fun!
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      • + 1
      falcon013 (Jun 4, 2021 at 17:58)
      Good route and climbing grade. The downhill side has some nice optional features, but the approaches on few need work. The main problem is it was not well built. It looses one star for being machine built and another for shoving all the dirt on the downhill side which will create future drainage issues if not cleaned up.
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      • + 1
      furthertofly (May 29, 2021 at 16:08)
      Great fun trail with smooth climb average 4.5% grade, Flowy downhill with a few stream corssings, rock gardens and features. Good codition with sweet mountain scenery.
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      • - 3
      TomNUzI5d (May 28, 2021 at 18:25)
      Lots of downed trees. Also heavy horse traffic. Not a well thought out trail.
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      • + 0
      VR450f (May 23, 2021 at 7:09)
      Really well built trail. Fun and has some flow areas. I went around May 12th and sadly horses made 4 inch divots through the trail.
      [Reply]
      • + 4
      whansen90 (May 12, 2021 at 21:43)
      Do it clockwise.
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