9 miles
Distance
3,143 ft
Climb
-1,230 ft
Descent
00:58:20
Avg time

WOW Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Wasatch Mountain State Park
    Midway, Utah
  • AKA
    Wasatch Over Wasatch
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Blue (1 vote)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Trail Usage
    Biking Primary
  • Direction
    Both Directions
    Popular in reverse
  • Climb Difficulty
    Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #12291 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    100 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 100 in E-Biking
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 85 in Hiking

This trail has been a long time in the making. Literally, it has taken over a year. The last part at the tops and connection is complete and is great. Flows well at the top and has nice berms. This is not just up and down, once you climb up to the ridge, you descent back to the road, with a small kick before you reach the road. Both directions are great and offer some fun bumps. The lower section was an out-n-back for a long time and has some overgrowth, but I think they are cleaning that up now that the top connects to the bottom. But overall great trail. Really long, with no breaks.

More Stats for WOW bike trail
  • Altitude change
    1,914 ft
  • Altitude min
    6,195 ft
  • Altitude max
    8,372 ft
  • Altitude start
    6,220 ft
  • Altitude end
    8,134 ft
  • Grade
    4.131%
  • Grade max
    -45.56%
  • Grade min
    54.203%
  • Distance climb
    5 miles
  • Distance down
    3 miles
  • Distance flat
    4,023 ft
  • Avg time
    00:58:20
  • Avg reverse time
    01:10:10
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Status:
on Oct 1, 2019
Variable
Avg: 4.1 (27 votes)

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  • Closed

  • Land Owner Overlay
  • Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
  • BLM (public)
  • USFS (Wildlife sanctuaries darker than usfs)
  • State land
  • Indigenous
  • Military
Trail Conditions
  • Unknown
  • Snow Groomed
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
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  • Sight Sight
  • Restrooms Restrooms
  • eBike Charging Point eBike Charging Point
  • Water Fountain/Source Water Fountain/Source
  • Gate Gate
  • Trail Sign Trail Sign
  • Table or Bench Table or Bench
  • Ladder Ladder
  • Stairs Stairs
  • Bridge Bridge
  • Camping Camping
  • Cabin Cabin
  • Lodge Lodge
  • Bear Cache Bear Cache
  • Dock Dock
  • Ranger Station Ranger Station
  • Summit Summit
  • Other Other
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      WOW Trail Reports

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      Oct 1, 2019 @ 10:37am
      Oct 1, 2019
      Aug 23, 2019 @ 9:01am
      Aug 23, 2019
      Aug 1, 2019 @ 10:15am
      Aug 1, 2019
      		 Tacky and fun the day after a rain
      Jul 31, 2019 @ 1:07pm
      Jul 31, 2019
      		 Super fun ride. Not much climbing but lots of turns and smiles. Excellent views. Definitely a do over.
      Jul 30, 2019 @ 5:22am
      Jul 30, 2019
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 28 rides
      • 12 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 479 rides
      • 15 miles avg distance
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      • 925 rides
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      Technical Trail Features (TTF)

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      Sep 25, 2019 @ 3:23pm
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      Sep 25, 2019 @ 3:23pm
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      385 |
      Aug 25, 2016 @ 11:33am
      Aug 25, 2016

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      7 Reviews & Comments

      • + 1
      flag Fast44 (Jul 21, 2017 at 14:58)
       Really long relentless downhill with tons of switchbacks. Nothing technical. No fearful exposures. The lower section of WOW drops out of the Aspens in to more open scrub. More Duffy. Lots of southern exposure so very dry here in mid July.
      [Reply]
      • + 1
      flag Dennis151 (Sep 19, 2017 at 4:41)
       Nothing technical. Nice easy going ride. Lots of fun!
      [Reply]
      • + 0
      flag gregtf (Jun 29, 2019 at 17:08)
       Found a helmet gloves and elbow or shin pads near the trail head (pine canyon parking lot). Let me know brands and if they are yours (probably fell off the top of your car). Happy to meet up.
      [Reply]
      • + 1
      flag Seanpistol (Jul 7, 2019 at 10:36)
       Sent you a message - that’s my stuff! Thank you so much for posting that you found it!
      [Reply]
      • + 1
      flag kpowell943 (Jul 20, 2019 at 12:09)
       Beautiful trail. Great fun, great condition. Dry and dusty. Started at parking lot at bottom of canyon, left another vehicle up top. Hiked up starting at 6:30 a.m. Be careful - stinging nettle on sides of trail 7.1 miles up from bottom. After finishing regular WOW trail at mile 9, continued up 1.5 miles further on Upper WOW Trail to large parking lot with bathrooms. Shallow stream crossing on this upper trail one mile before the parking lot - no problem to jump over rocks, got a little bit wet. Saw three adult moose, two bulls, one cow, in parking lot meadow at 6:20 when dropping off car!
      [Reply]
      • + 0
      flag rpmotocross (Aug 2, 2019 at 15:26)
       Fantastic trail. One hell of a climb. If you’re visiting the area, consider shuttling it. Wonderfully fun downhill that takes you through several layers of ecosystems. Exceptional ride.
      [Reply]
      • + 0
      flag Mcpayne84103 (Sep 8, 2019 at 20:07)
       A third of the ride was in the rain. The dirt was absolutely epic even while pouring on us in a storm. We saw moose, wild turkey, and the views were epic. We shuttled this reverse (downhill) and I feel this is one of the most underated trails I've rode in the state. The name wow is exactly how our group felt the entire ride
      [Reply]

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