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A.F. Canyon Overlook
Out-and-back ride to a viewpoint overlooking
the confluence of North Fork and South Fork of American Fork Canyon.
Scenic. About 10 miles round trip, 1200 feet climbing. Upper-intermediate
technical. Season June through
September.
Category: Scenic |
Rating 4/4 |
Scenery 5/5 |
Tech 1/3 |
Grunt 1/3 |
Miles: 10 |
Vertical: 1200 |
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Ant
Knolls. High-altitude singletrack from Pole Line Pass as
out-and-back, or intermediate-tech loop via Big Flat or high-tech loop via
Dry Fork. Can be combined with climb of American Fork Canyon North Fork
dirt road. Moderate climbing, great views. Season late June through
September.
Category: Alpine |
Rating 3/4 |
Scenery 5/5 |
Tech 2/3 |
Grunt 2/3 |
Miles: 5 |
Vertical: 500 |
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Aspen Grove
(Lame Horse Trail). Singletrack climbs from Aspen Grove in Provo Canyon's North Fork to the
top of the Alpine Loop in American Fork Canyon. Shorter ride but significant climb, intermediate
technical. Aspen forest with some views. Season late May through
September.
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Bear
Canyon Loop. Tougher 8-mile loop in American Fork Canyon.
Fairly stiff climb. Advanced technical downhill in Bear Canyon. Option of
longer ride by linking to Ridge Trail or Timpanogos Perimeter. Season late
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Big
Baldy Loop (Pleasant Grove to Orem). Extremely tough, long loop ride with extensive
climbing, technical downhill, rough trail surfaces. Uses Grove
Creek for uphill, Dry Canyon for downhill. For strong, skilled,
adventurous riders only. Season late June through September. |
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Deer Creek South Fork.
Must-Ride Classic!
Singletrack loop at the Alpine Loop Summit includes a section of Ridge
157, then rolls down to the Cascade Springs road and back up to the
summit. Moderate climbing, intermediate technical. Forest and views.
Season June through September. |
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Dry
Fork. Loop ride climbs from Dutchman Flat in American Fork Canyon
to Pole Line Pass, then rides beautiful singletrack past the Ant Knolls,
and finishes with a high-tech rough descent via Dry Fork. Significant
climbing, great views. Season late June through
September.
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Grove
Creek (Pleasant Grove). Up-and-back or downhill trail for advanced riders.
(Most riders do this ride as a shuttled DH.) Fairly steep, exposed cliffsides, trail surface often technical.
This page covers shuttled downhill version. Uphill instructions covered on
Big Baldy Loop trail page. Season June through September. |
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Holman
Trail (American Fork Canyon).
Extremely technical steep singletrack
descends from Ridge 157. Loop ride has long climb, over 3900 feet climbing
total, 19 miles. Loose trail, rocks, roots. For high-experts only. Season
July to mid-September. |
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Horse
Flat. Singletrack climbing from Alpine Loop Summit to Horse Flat
and around to the Lame Horse trail. Quick loop ride, or a sidebar to a
longer ride. Upper-intermediate, mild climbing. Season June to October. |
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Lame Horse
Trail (Aspen Grove to Summit Trail).
Singletrack climbs from Aspen Grove in Provo Canyon's North Fork to the
top of the Alpine Loop in American Fork Canyon. Shorter ride but significant climb, intermediate
technical. Aspen forest with some views. Season late May through
September.
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Mahogany
Mountain (with north Pleasant Grove BST). Trail contours mountain
at 6100-foot level, reached via Grove Creek or foothill trail complex
including unmarked Bonneville Shoreline trail. Intermediate technical,
strong climbing condition recommended. Season late April through November. |
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Middle
Ridge
157 Loop (Mill
Canyon Springs Loop). Fairly easy 8-mile loop from the Cascade
Springs Road. Moderate but easy climbing, combines pavement, dirt road,
very nice singletrack. Beautiful views. Season June through September. |
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Middle
157 Expert Loop. Tough 5.5-mile loop from the Cascade
Springs Road, all singletrack. Some tougher climbing, steep narrow descent
best done by expert riders. Beautiful views. Season June through September. |
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Mill Canyon
via Mud Springs Loop. 11-mile singletrack loop starts at
Tibble Fork Reservoir in the North Fork of American Fork Canyon. Offers
many fantastic views, but requires extremely steep long climb, technical
downhill. For advanced riders. Season mid-June through early October. |
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Mill
Canyon Peak Loop. Tough steep singletrack loop at the top of Pole
Line Pass, reached via the North Fork of AF Canyon (see below). Beautiful
views, cool forest. Season late June through September. |
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Mud
Springs Downhill via Great Western. 7-mile singletrack romp, for
advanced riders. Great Western is intermediate technical, Mud Spring
advanced technical. Significant elevation change. Views. Season mid-June through early October. |
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Mud
Spring - Mill Canyon Loop. 11-mile singletrack loop starts at
Tibble Fork Reservoir in the North Fork of American Fork Canyon. Offers
many fantastic views, but requires extremely steep long climb, technical
downhill. For advanced riders. Season mid-June through early October. |
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North
Fork, American Fork Canyon. Rocky gravel road up from Tibble Fork
to Pole Line Pass in American Fork Canyon. Access to Ridge 157, Dry Fork,
Mill Canyon Peak. Beginner-intermediate technical. Season June through October. |
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Old
Sheep Trail. Singletrack descent from Silver Lake Flats road. See
Silver Lake page. Season June through October. |
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Old
Trench Road Trail. Difficult technical downhill via long loop ride
or with shuttle. High altitude, connects Ridge 157 to Tibble Fork
Reservoir with 3000-foot vertical descent. Recommended for advanced riders
only. Season July through September. |
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Pine Hollow.
Stiff climb on singletrack from the Alpine Loop road to the Great Western
and Ridge 157. From there, you loop back through the loop Summit Trail, Timpooneke, or Tibble Fork. Significant climb, advanced-intermediate
technical. Season June through September. |
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Pot Hollow (Little Deer Creek Loop). 2.5-mile singletrack downhill from
Pole Line Pass near Cascade Springs. Ride as shuttled DH or as 12-mile
loop climbing on gravel/dirt road. Substantial but non-technical climbing.
Descent upper-intermediate technical. Season late June through October. |
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Pot Hollow via East Side Ridge Loop. Absolutely brutal vicious ride for
strong experts only. Initial climb on gravel/dirt road, then 10 miles of
advanced-technical singletrack. Top altitude 9700 feet, great views.
Finishes with intermediate-tech descent down Pot Hollow Season July through
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Ridge Trail 157.
Extends from Alpine Loop Summit to Pole Line Pass along the ridgeline, but
most riders use only the southern end of this trail as part of loops via
other trails. Nice views. Little climbing, upper-intermediate technical.
Season June through September. |
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Salamander
Flat. A Must-Do Ride!
Trail 150 from Timpooneke trailhead up to Pine Hollow and Ridge 157. Loop
described on this page drops down
to Salamander Flats. Intermediate technical, moderate climbing. Nice
views, cool forest riding. Season June through September. |
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Silver
Lake Flat. Gravel-road ride with moderate climbing to loop around
a beautiful alpine lake. Easy technical. Family camping, hiking,
splashing, fishing, and picnic options. Options for singletrack
climb/descent. Season June through October. |
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Snow
Gauging trail. Narrow singletrack, usually used as the descending
side of a loop ride with Willow Hollow and Horse Flat. Intermediate
technical. Somewhat strenuous as a climbing route. Season June through October. |
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Tibble Fork.
A Must-Ride Classic!
Awesome singletrack downhill from the middle of the Ridge 157 trail to
Tibble Fork Reservoir. Shuttle, or do a few miles on pavement to reach a
trail that climbs to Ridge 157. Advanced-intermediate technical,
significant climb without shuttle. Season June through September. |
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Timpanogos
Perimeter (Great Western). Narrow singletrack from Timpooneke Campground to Grove Creek around Mt Timpanogos. Advanced-intermediate
technical, significant climbing. Great views. Season June through
September. |
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Timpooneke
Loop. See Salamander Flat. Quick loop from Timpooneke Campground up to Ridge 157, then dropping down
to Salamander Flats. Intermediate technical, moderate climbing. Nice
views, cool forest riding. Season June through September. |
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Tour
de Forks. EPIC ride for very advanced bikers only. Starts at
Tibble Fork in American Fork Canyon, ranges over several drainage
"forks." 30 miles, about 4500 feet of climbing. 8 miles rocky
uphill doubletrack, 22 miles of technical singletrack. One 1/2-mile steep
hike-a-bike can be skipped if desired. Season late June
to mid-September. |
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Willow
Hollow. Trail from Salamander Flat to the Alpine Loop summit.
Useful for a variety of loop rides. Intermediate technical, moderate
climbing pace. Season late June
to mid-September. |
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Northern Utah County
near A.F. Canyon |
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Achtung
Baby Singletrack downhill flow trail with engineered
jumps and berms. Reached via Two Hollows or Hog Hollow trails. Season May through November. |
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Bodily
Harm . Singletrack connects Alpine Cove to Three Falls Fort
Canyon section, providing a continuous dirt route
from Alpine to Draper. Moderate climbing. Season April through November. |
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Bonneville Shoreline -
Orem to Pleasant Grove 4.5 miles out-and-back, with around 600
feet of climbing each way. Option of loop ride via road return. Foothill
area with views over Utah Valley. Season April through November. |
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Carpe
Diem (Hog Hollow area). Trail starts on upper Three
Falls and drops to lower Hog Hollow. Upper-intermediate with some expert
spots. Season late May through November. |
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Crop
Circles Unofficial and unmarked trail system in the
foothills of Lindon. On National Forest above the Bonneville Shoreline. Season
April through November. |
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EZ
Breezy Directional flow trail in Big Hollow above Alpine,
reached via other area trails. Easier-intermediate. Season May through
mid-November. |
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Fango
(Alpine-Highland area on Traverse Ridge). Singletrack trail connecting the lower Hog Hollow trail to lower
Mercer Hollow. Season May through November.
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Forbidden
Singletrack connects Alpine Cove to Three Falls above Fort Canyon
section, providing a continuous dirt route
from Alpine to Draper. Moderate climbing. Season April through November. |
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Grove
Creek (Pleasant Grove). Up-and-back or downhill trail for advanced riders.
(Most riders do this ride as a shuttled DH.) Fairly steep, exposed cliffsides, trail surface often technical.
This page covers shuttled downhill version. Uphill instructions covered on
Big Baldy Loop trail page. Season June through September. |
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Heritage
Hills. Future loop ride on the north edge of Alpine, 0.8
miles finished. For strong beginners or early-intermediate riders; modest climbing. |
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Highland
Hollow Multiple
wandering and crossing loops in the big gulch of Dry Creek in northwest
Highland. Range from easy to expert. Season March through December. |
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Hog Hollow
(Alpine and Draper). Broad-track old roadway climbs from Alpine to the top of Traverse Ridge.
This is a
local favorite for winter-time riding. In summer easy technical; in winter
advanced. Connects Alpine to Draper's fabulous trail system. Season anytime. |
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Hog Hollow
Creek (Alpine). Singletrack along Hog Hollow Creek from
Beacon Hill Park to the old Hog Hollow trail. Season April through
November. |
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Jordan River Parkway
(Lehi). Paved foot, bike, and rollerblade trail along the Jordan River, from Utah
Lake to the Jordan Narrows. Park for family picnics. Not crowded. Easy
easy easy technical. Season March through November, but often clear of
snow in winter. |
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Longview.
Singletrack with gentle climbing rate from lower Hog Hollow with
steeper continuation as Turkey Farm trail before reaching Peakview trail.
Used as climbing route for loop rides. Season May
through November. |
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Murdock
Canal Trail (Orem, Linden, Pleasant Grove, American Fork,
Highland, Lehi). Paved trail follows route of enclosed Murdock Canal for
17 miles from the mouth of Provo Canyon to Thanksgiving Point at the north
end of the valley. Connections to local paved trails. Season year-round as
snow allows. |
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Neph's
Lake (Alpine
Cove to Three Falls) Singletrack connects Alpine's Fort
Canyon and Alpine Cove to Three Falls, providing a continuous dirt route
from Alpine to Draper. Moderate climbing. Season April through November. |
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Lambert
Park (Alpine). A Must-Ride!
11 miles of singletrack loops on Alpine City land at the base of
East Mountain. Views of Lone Peak and Dry Creek Canyon. Upper-intermediate
technical, some loops involve a bit of climbing. Season March through
early December. Some portions may be open in winter. |
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Mahogany
Mountain (with north Pleasant Grove BST). Trail contours mountain
at 6100-foot level, reached via Grove Creek or foothill trail complex
including unmarked Bonneville Shoreline trail. Intermediate technical,
strong climbing condition recommended. Season late April through November. |
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Stoney
Way. Traversing trail from Schoolhouse Springs to Heritage
Hills. Very easy technically, minimal easy climbing. |
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Three Falls (Traverse Ridge
area, Draper) Three Falls Fort Canyon
(Fort Canyon, Alpine). Trail, combined with Peak View, extends from Traverse Ridge
to Alpine. This page covers the portion from Peak View to Three Falls
subdivision. Easier-intermediate. Season May through November. |
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Valley Vista (Pleasant Grove). Series of
interconnected loops in the foothills of Pleasant Grove, reached via the
Murdock Canal Trail.
Season March through November. |
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Willow Hollow Trail from Salamander Flat
camping to the Alpine Loop summit. Key to some shorter loops in the canyon.
Season June through October. |