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1.3 miles
Distance
-677 ft
Descent
00:10:52
Avg time
-677 ft
Altitude change
7,477 ft
Altitude min
8,154 ft
Altitude max
8,154 ft
Altitude start
7,477 ft
Altitude end
-10%
Grade
-36.5%
Grade max
1 mile
Distance down
302 ft
Distance flat
00:10:52
Avg time
Snow Gauging Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Horse
- Hike
- Trail Running
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Riding AreaAmerican Fork Canyon
Cedar Hills, Utah -
Ref Number#189
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Difficulty Rating
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Voted DifficultyBlue (1 vote)
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Local Popularity80 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 90 in Trail Running
- 65 in Hiking
- 5 in Horseback
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State Ranking
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Hiking SAC ScaleT2 Mountain Hiking
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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DirectionBoth DirectionsPopular Direction Shown
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Climb DifficultyBlue
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Physical RatingHard
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Dogs AllowedYes
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Land OwnerUSFS
One of the few trails in the canyon that does not allow dirt bikes, but open to all other uses. This is a really fun trail to go down and loop from the summit. It starts off fast and a bit tight through the trees. The dirt can be pretty soft and the trail can be narrow with a lot of foliage. Some times of the year your handlebars can feel like a lawn mower at the top and bottom. The middle is a bit more like pine trees and loamy dirt.
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USFSLand Manager
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
Recent Activity on Trail
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6 Months
- 20 rides
- 10 miles avg distance
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- 247 rides
- Last: Aug 6, 2026
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Directions to snow-gauging trailhead
(40.428140, -111.618210)
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6 Reviews & Comments
NathanRE3WLg
Even more overgrown then last year. There is also a dead pine tree with many branches sticking out blocking the trail that has fallen down a bit more than half way down. Still a fun ride!
tbowzz
Love this trail, but it’s very overgrown right now. Almost unrideable.
whansen90
Fun trail, very overgrown, watch out for the fork in the road, there is an alternate trail that doesn’t show up on trailforks.
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