Four Bay trail system, Payson Canyon.  Print the high-resolution topo map to accompany this guide

Riding Guide, Four Bays Tour from Access DT: 0.0   Around/over gate, up gravel road         N39 58.767 W111 41.516 0.4   Pass orange gate, immediate L on ST         Orange Gate trail N39 59.027 W111 41.467 Alternate route, from Maple Dell parking:   0.0   North from parking on road left of canal           N39 58.407 W111 41.488   1.2   At pond, L south of pond           N39 59.303 W111 41.395           200 feet, then L downhill on DT   1.3   Pass Overlook Tr on R           Pass Favorite Tr on R   1.6   At gate, R on Orange Gate Tr           N39 59.027 W111 41.467           (Add 1.2 to mileages below) Continue Orange Gate Trail 0.6   L on JMC N39 59.087 W111 41.614 1.0   Keep L on JMC (R = return)         N39 59.171 W111 41.738 1.3   R on Little Shawn (L = to road)         N39 59.277 W111 41.869 2.1   Straight (L), back on JMC         N39 59.171 W111 41.738 2.5   Back at fork, L on Favorite         N39 59.171 W111 41.738 2.9   Straight uphill on road         N39 59.218 W111 41.458         200 feet, then L on Overlook         N39 59.267 W111 41.442 3.2   L on Round Top N39 59.376 W111 41.522 3.3   Fork L on loop N39 59.447 W111 41.557 3.6   Back at fork (from 3.3), keep L 3.7   Back at Overlook, go L         N39 59.376 W111 41.522 3.9   Through gully, immediate L on Ray Gun         N39 59.376 W111 41.341 4.0   Keep L (R = Taze) N39 59.412 W111 41.286 4.1   Keep L (R = Taze rejoins)         N39 59.480 W111 41.227

4.5   L on DT through gate         N39 59.672 W111 41.078         (Note Kaya on uphill for return trip)         Veer L on ST (Lariat) 4.6   L on loop of Lariat         N39 59.707 W111 41.120 5.3   L to exit Lariat loop         N39 59.854 W111 41.116 5.4   L to join DT, through gate         N39 59.900 W111 41.084         Find Karl's ST just past gate         Fork R uphill (Karl's Loop)         N39 59.910 W111 41.074 7.1   Back at loop fork, keep R         Through gate, L on ST (Lariat) 7.2   Keep L N39 59.854 W111 41.116 7.7   Keep L N39 59.707 W111 41.120 7.8   Join DT through gate N39 59.672 W111 41.078         Immediate L uphill on Kaya singletrack 8.8   R uphill on Jax N39 59.354 W111 41.260 9.0   L on Taze N39 59.462 W111 41.230 9.1   Keep L, join Ray Gun         N39 59.413 W111 41.289 9.2   R and plunge through gully         N39 59.376 W111 41.341         150 ft, then L and climb wall of pond         N39 59.396 W111 41.373         Ride south between the ponds 9.3   L at end of pond toward canal         N39 59.316 W111 41.428         (DT on downhill side = back to Access          road if you're skipping the canal trail)         100 feet, then R on trail along canal         N39 59.302 W111 41.395 10.6 At Maple Dell parking         R downhill on road 0.3 miles 10.9 Back at Access parking

Getting there: Take the Payson Main Street Exit 250 from I-15 and turn south towards town. Drive into Payson on U-115 to the traffic light, then turn left on 100 North, U-198. About 1/3 mile later, at a traffic light on the top of a small hill, turn right at 600 East. Drive up the Nebo Loop Road. Access road:  The Four Bays Access road will be on your left at mile 5.5, but you won't see the road or gate until you've pulled into the parking area. Look for a wide shoulder with an old log fence N39 58.764 W111 41.513. The ride starts by heaving your bike over the gate and ducking under the dork-basher. There's paved parking and a kiosk about 200 feet further uphill on the right if the trailhead parking is full. Maple Dell parking:  Drive uphill to mile 5.8. As you see the signs for the Maple Dell scout camp up the road on the right, turn left into the paved parking area.  There's a bathroom near the entrance. On the downhill (north) side of the parking lot, go to the cindered path to the left of the canal.