Beginner Off-Road Trails
Near Daniel, Utah

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...
Learn more about Little Pole Canyon

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...
Learn more about ATV2 / ATV4 to Cascade Springs Drive

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...
Learn more about Cummings Parkway Road

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 ...
Learn more about Hogs Back - FR 70094

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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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...
Learn more about Pot Hollow (2037)

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...
Learn more about Mill Canyon Spring, 70180

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...
Learn more about Old Trench Road (2181)

Center Creek (Ctr Cr) is an access point to the Uinta National Forest from Heber, UT. The majority of this road is Forest Service access with private property on both sides. This means that leaving the path of this trail, while outside the National Forest, may be considered trespassing. The short s...
Learn more about Center Creek - FR 70309

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...
Learn more about South Fork Little Deer Creek (2252)

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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Heber Mountain is a quiet, gentle escape into the pines and aspens along a narrow, meandering road. In spring and early summer, meadows filled with fragrant wildflowers may flank parts of the journey. On the eastern half, the vegetation opens to grass meadows and a smoother ride.
Learn more about Heber Mtn (FR 70096)

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...
Learn more about Salamander Flat (2150)

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...
Learn more about Tibble Fork (2041)

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

Starting at the corral at the end of Strawberry River Road (70049), Mill B Road makes its way further up into the mountains with some beginner to intermediate off-road action. The road is wide enough for high-clearance 4x4 vehicles and offers some great challenges from rocky terrain, rutted-out road...
Learn more about Mill B Road 70093

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

Fun little side trail that leads to a beautiful lake. The trail is neither overly difficult nor easy. Expect tight, off-camber sections as well as some rock gardens. Aspen and wildflowers are abound on this trail. At the end, you are rewarded with a natural alpine lake and a great potential camping ...
Learn more about Bear Hollow - FS 70440

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 takes you to the top of Heber Mountain and provides beautiful views of the Heber Valley below. This trail is tame but not graded. It is narrow with no room to pass. Along this trail are plenty of side trails to venture down and find that perfect campsite.
Learn more about Heber Mountain Spur 1 - FS 70055

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...
Learn more about Little Pole Canyon

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...
Learn more about ATV2 / ATV4 to Cascade Springs Drive

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...
Learn more about Cummings Parkway Road

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 ...
Learn more about Hogs Back - FR 70094

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...
Learn more about Little Pole Canyon

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...
Learn more about ATV2 / ATV4 to Cascade Springs Drive

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...
Learn more about Cummings Parkway Road

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 ...
Learn more about Hogs Back - FR 70094