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5,102 ft
Distance
38 ft
Climb
-715 ft
Descent
00:09:02
Avg time
-677 ft
Altitude change
5,608 ft
Altitude min
6,284 ft
Altitude max
6,284 ft
Altitude start
5,607 ft
Altitude end
-13.3%
Grade
-74.1%
Grade max
17.4%
Grade min
568 ft
Distance climb
4,449 ft
Distance down
85 ft
Distance flat
00:09:02
Avg time
Terror Ridge Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
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Riding AreaSalt Lake City Foothills
Salt Lake City, Utah -
AKAAvenues Twin
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Difficulty Rating
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Voted DifficultyDouble Black Diamond (6 votes)
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Local Popularity55 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 50 in Trail Running
- 30 in Hiking
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeAM, XC
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DirectionDownhill OnlyPopular Direction Shown
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Dogs AllowedYes
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Land OwnerSalt Lake City Parks & Public Lands
Named after the ride at Lagoon but this is not tame. The entrance is hard to find in the saddle between The Twins and then you get a pretty and fun decent through the upper meadows. The last pitch of the ride back to BST is a super-steep slide with jagged drops over spines with sharp oak branches squeezing on the sides. Make the rock sections and you can slide the rest and live but this section is hard to even walk down and earns the scary name. It is all too steep to ride in reverse so access via Twins only and DH to BST.
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory
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6 Months
- 15 rides
- 12 miles avg distance
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- 136 rides
- Last: Sep 22, 2026
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Directions to terror-ridge trailhead
(40.795020, -111.841270)
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Apr 17, 2025 , Salt Lake City
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Apr 12, 2022 , Salt Lake City
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17 Reviews & Comments
PdewnU8l
Riding fine, not too dry. The rock gardens are pretty high consequence — hitting them at pace and biffing it would leave you seriously injured and your bike probably down a big fall line.
Walk those if black/double black technical riding isn’t in the cards. I’d queue this as quite a bit harder than Bobsled. That said, it is proper fun and you can COOK once you know the lines!
Walk those if black/double black technical riding isn’t in the cards. I’d queue this as quite a bit harder than Bobsled. That said, it is proper fun and you can COOK once you know the lines!
yoimaninja
Climb was pretty brutal to Twin Peaks not ganna lie, but wanted to check out this trail. First drop in is a pretty straight down loose and steep chute. Watch out for baby heads. After the initial drop the trail splits and I took it right (not on TF as I write this). This section dropped off the ridge and followed along the side. It was way more mellow and flowy. While it was fun in itself, I think I regret not staying on Terror Ridge. I was hoping for some chunk and butt-puckery. Judging by the comments here I seemed to have missed in the last section by making that turn. Also go straight down to BST, don't follow it around the knob. That section of trail is closed/blocked off.
ahhchon
probably the most fun trail on the front range.
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