2.8 miles
Distance
724 ft
Climb
-24 ft
Descent
00:39:22
Avg time
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  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
    • Snowshoe
    • Backcountry Ski
  • Riding Area
    Western Uintas
    Kamas, Utah
  • AKA
    Slate Creek MTB Trail
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Blue (1 vote)
  • 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
    Jump, Rock Garden
  • Global Ranking
    #38076 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #52878 in Trail Running
    • #43933 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    100 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 100 in Trail Running
    • 100 in Hiking
    • 95 in Snowshoeing
    • 5 in Backcountry 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, UP mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    701 ft
  • Altitude min
    7,066 ft
  • Altitude max
    7,767 ft
  • Altitude start
    7,066 ft
  • Altitude end
    7,766 ft
  • Grade
    4.7%
  • Grade max
    -8.7%
  • Grade min
    24.3%
  • Distance climb
    2 miles
  • Distance down
    1,056 ft
  • Distance flat
    1,214 ft
  • Avg time
    00:39:22
  • Avg reverse time
    00:16:38
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on Jul 12, 2025
Very Dry
Avg: 4.07 (23 votes)
Your vote: 0

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      Jul 12, 2025 @ 8:26am
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      Jul 12, 2025
      		 Beautiful ride up...clean trail that is well groomed
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      Jun 17, 2025
      		 Dust your entire family in June like it’s August.
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