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9.1 miles

Distance

186 ft

Climb

-2,065 ft

Descent

00:58:10

Avg time

-1,880 ft

Altitude change

7,777 ft

Altitude min

9,674 ft

Altitude max

9,674 ft

Altitude start

7,795 ft

Altitude end

-3.9%

Grade

-47.3%

Grade max

15%

Grade min

1 mile

Distance climb

7 miles

Distance down

1 mile

Distance flat

00:58:10

Avg time

Upper Spinal Tap Details

Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Adaptive Bike
Riding Area

Pahvant Trail System
Richfield, Utah
Difficulty Rating

Blue Rate
Voted Difficulty

Blue (2 votes)
Local Popularity

85 in Mountain Biking
Global Ranking

#1949 in Mountain Biking
Trail Type

Singletrack
Bike Type

DH, AM, Adaptive MTB
Season

Jun - Oct
TTFs on Trail

Berm, Drop, Jump, Gap Jump, Rock Garden
Year Opened

2022

Upper Spinal Tap starts gradual but picks up quickly with fast berms, rollers, and jumps. It winds through the aspen and pine trees for about 2.5 miles before crossing the shuttle road. The trail continues with fast berms, rollers, and jumps for another 3 miles through Mahogany and Pinion trees where you will find a cattle guard crossing followed by an ATV trail crossing. The trail gets a little more challenging with 4 technical drop features that will get your blood pumping. A few short gradual climbs will then send you flying down the rest of the trail through sweeping berms and jumps and right into Middle Spinal Tap.

Generally this trail rates intermediate in difficulty and has very few mandatory challenging features.

The trail is located in open grazing lands and there are cattle in the area. You may encounter cattle on the trail. Please be respectful to the cattle and wildlife should you encounter them.

Access Info

Trail is accessed from the CCC road to FR 096. Park near the pit toilet and then head north over the cattle guard. The trail starts just after passing over the cattle guard on the right hand side.

Adaptive Bike Info

aMTB DBL Black Rating: Expert trail features not suitable for some adaptive equipment

Trail is generally well benched with 42”+ width, however there are a lot of built pinches (apparently intended to restrict quad / motorized use) that narrow the trail to 26” or less. There are a few significant narrow/ off camber sections near the bottom.

There is a single MANDATORY TECHNICAL FEATURE approx 2/3 of the way down which consists of a 6’ techy DH roll into a hard left hand turn on flat. Significant Endo potential. Other B line option is a 26” wide line with poor spotting potential and significant exposure to rolling. Do not ride this trail without advanced skills and appropriate support.

Trail Supporters

past supporters

Singletrack Trails Inc.
2021 - 2022
Builder
Richfield City Trails Committee
2021 - 2022
Builder

Local Trail Association

Richfield City Trails Committee
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory

Recent Activity on Trail

Past Week

3 rides
27 miles average

6 Months

86 rides
22 miles avg distance

All

339 rides
Last: Jul 3, 2026

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Upper Spinal Tap Trail Reports

status	date	description
	Jul 6, 2026 @ 9:59am (America/Phoenix) 2 days	Little dusty. Great ride. Trail well maintained.
	May 16, 2026 @ 11:57am (America/Phoenix) May 16, 2026	Dry & flowy all the way down
	Apr 27, 2026 @ 2:47pm (America/Denver) Apr 27, 2026	Confirming the previous note of tree down about 2 miles from top. Pretty easy to see. A little snow on the final fireroad climb, but the trail...
	Apr 24, 2026 @ 5:35pm (America/Denver) Apr 24, 2026	One tree Down about 2 miles from the top. About 8”-10” in diameter. Could be taken care of with a big sharp hand saw and some sweat otherwise...
	Apr 4, 2026 @ 11:49am (America/Vancouver) Apr 4, 2026	Upper half is slightly muddy. Lower half is hero dirt.