1.5 miles
Distance
605 ft
Climb
-25 ft
Descent
00:22:29
Avg time
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    Maintainer

  • USFS
    Land Manager

Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Horse
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
    • Dirtbike/Moto
  • Riding Area
    American Fork Canyon
    Cedar Hills, Utah
  • Ref Number
    #252
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T2 Mountain Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Direction
    Both Directions
    Popular direction shown
  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • Global Ranking
    #2722 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #523 in E-Biking
    • #8598 in Trail Running
    • #5615 in Hiking
    • #223 in Dirtbiking
  • Local Popularity
    100 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 100 in E-Biking
    • 95 in Trail Running
    • 70 in Hiking
    • 95 in Dirtbiking
    • 100 in Horseback
  • Land Owner
    USFS

Most people ride up this, but I think it is better going down. Fun climb after the SFLDC trail. Technically this is part of the SFLDC trail, but this section is ridden up and also sometimes down.

Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for South Fork Little Deer Creek multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    580 ft
  • Altitude min
    7,472 ft
  • Altitude max
    8,071 ft
  • Altitude start
    7,472 ft
  • Altitude end
    8,052 ft
  • Grade
    7.536%
  • Grade max
    -12.42%
  • Grade min
    42.156%
  • Distance climb
    1 mile
  • Distance down
    454 ft
  • Distance flat
    407 ft
  • Avg time
    00:22:29
  • Avg reverse time
    00:08:30
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Status:
on Oct 5, 2022
Ideal
Avg: 4.45 (18 votes)
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      South Fork... Trail Reports

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      Oct 5, 2022 @ 2:55pm
      Oct 5, 2022
      Sep 18, 2022 @ 8:48am
      Sep 18, 2022
      		 Hero dirt but here and there a few mud puddles
      Sep 6, 2022 @ 7:06am
      Sep 6, 2022
      Sep 4, 2022 @ 11:10am
      Sep 4, 2022
      Aug 27, 2022 @ 2:36pm
      Aug 27, 2022
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 0 rides
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      6 Months
      • 115 rides
      • 11 miles avg distance
      All
      • 2,708 rides
      • Last: Feb 17, 2023

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      35 |
      Nov 18, 2019 @ 12:02pm
      Nov 18, 2019
      80 |
      Aug 2, 2019 @ 10:49pm
      Aug 2, 2019
      41 |
      Aug 2, 2019 @ 10:49pm
      Aug 2, 2019
      88 |
      Aug 2, 2019 @ 10:48pm
      Aug 2, 2019

      Routes with this trail

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      AF Canyon Base Loop13 miles
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      Bear Canyon and 252 from Alpine Loop Summit Lot13 miles

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      3 Reviews & Comments

      • + 0
      whansen90 (Jul 4, 2022 at 7:41)
      Easy trail up. Very little tree cover for most of the trail, be careful if it’s hot out.
      [Reply]
      • + 0
      trentzim (Jun 13, 2020 at 16:01)
      Fast, flowy with some small jumps, my favorite trail on a dirtbike. Period.
      [Reply]
      • + 0
      eidauk (May 31, 2020 at 8:03)
      Great trail! Makes for a fun loop back to the parking lot.
      [Reply]





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