Beginner Off-Road Trails
Near Brighton, Utah

This is a narrow track through pleasant trees. The track switches up the mountainside and provides good views of the surrounding peaks. Since it ends at a locked gate, it needs an hour up, and an hour down. Passing can be difficult due to the track width. There are some pleasant meadows at the turno...
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Pot Hollow trail runs east from East Ridge Trail and terminates at a forest road in Pot Hollow. After this intersection, it's all forest roads, so this is a dead-end for single track. Riding west to east, the trail descends steeply in the beginning and flattens out towards Pot Hollow. The trail is m...
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This trail takes you from the top of the Polly Springs trail all the way south to get a view over the Heber Valley. It is simple but can be tight in some sections. It has a few sections with trees on one side and a steep drop-off on the other, with little room to spare on either side. This trail end...
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This 9-mile out-and-back dirt road from Tibble Fork Reservoir to Silver Lake is beautiful and boasts mountain views. Make sure to bring your paddleboards and/or kayaks to use at either lake. The road is well maintained and driven by cars and vans but is narrow in a few places-not quite wide enough f...
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Old Trench Road connects Ridge Trail to Holman Trail. It essentially is a higher elevation bypass to part of Holman and runs west to east. The single-track trail is mostly smooth as it runs across the side of the mountain through short grass fields. There are some larger, softball-sized rocks scatte...
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This trail is a low risk, high pay out trail with lots of jaw dropping views. The trail could honestly be done in a 2WD sedan if you don't explore any of the side trails. There are lots of picnicking and dispersed camping sites along the way. The trail runs from Tibble Fork reservoir in American ...
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From Mill Canyon, this trail runs west and then southeast, climbing about 1,400 feet where it intersects with Ridge Trail. The lower portion running west takes you on a ledge trail through the woods above Tibble Fork Reservoir. From here, it continues climbing, intersects Mud Springs, and finally re...
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This route encompasses two trails, ATV2 and ATV4 in the beautiful Wasatch Mountain State Park. This route used to start lower down, but recent construction has moved the entrance higher off of Cascade Springs. The trail is best suited to side-by-sides, dirt bikes, and ATVs. Narrow full-size machines...
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Cummings Parkway Road links Cascade Springs Drive with Snake Creek Road (FR 085). The majority of this road is in Wasatch Mountain State Park, but as you approach Snake Creek Road, it will meander into the Uinta National Forest. A few campsites can be found along this trail, but branch out from here...
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Starting fairly easy, this trail's difficulty progresses, presenting some beginner to intermediate challenges. It climbs nearly 1,000 feet to about 0.1 miles east of the Mill Canyon Spring. A short walk will take you the rest of the way to the spring. However, this trail isn't just about the destina...
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Salamander Flat is a single-track that runs south from Pine Hollow and ends at the Timpanooke parking lot. Riding away from Pine Hollow, it's a gradual descent to the parking lot. This trail is very smooth, without many obstacles, but can be narrow in sections. One of these is a traverse across a wo...
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This track connects Ridge Trail to Lame Horse near the Alpine Loop Summit Parking Lot. Starting from Ridge, this wooded trail has great flow when traveling downhill. There are a few root sections mixed in, but you don't notice them traveling downhill away from Ridge trail. There are 2 road crossings...
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Lame Horse runs from the Alpine Loop Summit parking lot to the base of Mount Timpanogos hiking trails. It's a dead end with views of the mountain, but nowhere to go but back towards the parking lot. The single-track trail cuts through an aspen forest and is generally flat without any major obstacles...
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This is a pretty simple road that most cars could make it up. The only thing that would make this difficult is some of the deep ruts with thick mud in the springtime. In the summer the puddles and mud are usually dried up but are much deeper and thicker in the spring and fall time. Note that the sid...
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Best for those looking for a scenic route near Park City, this road provides a "back way" into the Jeremy Ranch area as well as backcountry access to Mormon Flats State Park and the Mormon Flats Campground. Most of the road is a broad, graded dirt track, with a very brief section with some very smal...
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Wide Hollow makes its way up the valley into the Hoyt Peak trail system. Some sections are tight and are a little slow-going if you do not want pinstripes. The trail ends up in more of an aspen grove with a few small creeks and pond crossings. Watch out for the cattle when heading up this trail beca...
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Hoyt Canyon winds up to where Wide Hollow connects, and continues up towards the Hoyt Peak saddle. Expect a dusty trail that continues through aspen and pine trees for the most part. The trail is pretty simple except for 2 small rock gardens that are a little more slow-going. The rocks are not very ...
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North Park near Bountiful, Utah, is a great beginner-friendly trail for dirt bikers. Starting from the parking lot, you follow a 4x4 road up to the North Park single-track trailhead. The trail is relatively easy to handle, with gradual climbs and smooth sections, making it perfect for new or experie...
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This is an out-and-back easy trail. It goes over to a small turnaround viewpoint. For larger vehicles, you will need to park here and walk the next 100 feet to the second viewpoint. ATVs and motorcycles can continue on the trail to the small turnaround and viewpoint. There is a small trail that take...
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Hogs Back runs in an east and west direction, with the high point of the trail on the eastern end, being above 10,000 feet in elevation. Needless to say, the views are incredible. Patches of snow may still be in the area as late as July. The trail is mostly dirt with sections of deep ruts and large ...
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This is a narrow track through pleasant trees. The track switches up the mountainside and provides good views of the surrounding peaks. Since it ends at a locked gate, it needs an hour up, and an hour down. Passing can be difficult due to the track width. There are some pleasant meadows at the turno...
Learn more about Major Evans

This trail takes you from the top of the Polly Springs trail all the way south to get a view over the Heber Valley. It is simple but can be tight in some sections. It has a few sections with trees on one side and a steep drop-off on the other, with little room to spare on either side. This trail end...
Learn more about Polly Ridge

This 9-mile out-and-back dirt road from Tibble Fork Reservoir to Silver Lake is beautiful and boasts mountain views. Make sure to bring your paddleboards and/or kayaks to use at either lake. The road is well maintained and driven by cars and vans but is narrow in a few places-not quite wide enough f...
Learn more about Silver Lake Road

This trail is a low risk, high pay out trail with lots of jaw dropping views. The trail could honestly be done in a 2WD sedan if you don't explore any of the side trails. There are lots of picnicking and dispersed camping sites along the way. The trail runs from Tibble Fork reservoir in American ...
Learn more about American Fork Snake Creek

This is a narrow track through pleasant trees. The track switches up the mountainside and provides good views of the surrounding peaks. Since it ends at a locked gate, it needs an hour up, and an hour down. Passing can be difficult due to the track width. There are some pleasant meadows at the turno...
Learn more about Major Evans

This trail takes you from the top of the Polly Springs trail all the way south to get a view over the Heber Valley. It is simple but can be tight in some sections. It has a few sections with trees on one side and a steep drop-off on the other, with little room to spare on either side. This trail end...
Learn more about Polly Ridge

This 9-mile out-and-back dirt road from Tibble Fork Reservoir to Silver Lake is beautiful and boasts mountain views. Make sure to bring your paddleboards and/or kayaks to use at either lake. The road is well maintained and driven by cars and vans but is narrow in a few places-not quite wide enough f...
Learn more about Silver Lake Road

This trail is a low risk, high pay out trail with lots of jaw dropping views. The trail could honestly be done in a 2WD sedan if you don't explore any of the side trails. There are lots of picnicking and dispersed camping sites along the way. The trail runs from Tibble Fork reservoir in American ...
Learn more about American Fork Snake Creek