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531 ft
Distance
6 ft
Climb
-23 ft
Descent
00:00:23
Avg time
-17 ft
Altitude change
5,030 ft
Altitude min
5,053 ft
Altitude max
5,053 ft
Altitude start
5,036 ft
Altitude end
-3.2%
Grade
-30.3%
Grade max
6.2%
Grade min
246 ft
Distance climb
285 ft
Distance down
00:00:23
Avg time
Viking Run Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- E-Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
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Riding AreaValley Vista
Pleasant Grove, Utah -
Difficulty Rating
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Voted DifficultyBlack Diamond (1 vote)
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Local Popularity100 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 100 in E-Biking
- 30 in Trail Running
- 85 in Hiking
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State Ranking
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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DirectionDownhill OnlyPopular Direction Shown
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Climb DifficultyGreen
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Physical RatingModerate
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Trail VisibilityAlways easy to follow
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Dogs AllowedYes
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eBike AllowedYes up to Class 1
Starts off with a little filter feature that drops you off a rock, but you can ride around. From there it takes you through some big berms and drops you down onto Cowley's Curse to continue the route.
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since 2015Builder
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since 2015Builder
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory
Recent Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 6 rides
- 10 miles average
6 Months
- 397 rides
- 12 miles avg distance
All
- 2,659 rides
- Last: Oct 20, 2026
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- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Snow Cover Partial
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- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
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Directions to viking-run trailhead
(40.381400, -111.724950)
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Routes with this trail
★ 4.0 • 4 miles • 447 ft • 13 • Loop •
Typical route through Valley Vista. After Tufa, an alternative would be to hit Cowley's Curse again...
★ 5.0 • 11 miles • 1,691 ft • 15 • Loop •
This ride starts and ends the Wade Springs Trailhead parking lot. The real singletrack starts and ends at...
Curse of the Black Pit Featured
7 miles • 835 ft • 15 • Loop •
This route is a lollipop that uses Cowley's Curse and Cure but includes The Pit and Hard Rock flow trails....
3 Reviews & Comments
Jared6B2PQr
Not a black. Maybe a blue but that’s being generous.
asher-beeson
this should not be rated as a black. Upper intermediate, and that's being generous.
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Nearby Trails
- Tufa 269 ft
- Cowley's Curse Cutoff 610 ft
- Cowley's Curse (n) 650 ft
- Cowley's Curse (s) 653 ft
- Bst-valley Vista Connector 656 ft
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