Beginner Off-Road Trails Near Fountain Green, Utah

This is a great easy trail. Start down a long dirt road. In the high desert. Works its way up into the beautiful canyon and is surrounded by Aspen and Big Pine Trees. If you…
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This trail starts out in a little town called Levan. The trail follows a gravel road along Chicken Creek. Along the trail, there are great views with cool mountain ledges, and big Aspen and Pine…
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This is a very fun and not too technical trail. This trail runs between the Nebo Scenic Loop and comes out just east of Mona, Utah. Mona has a gas station if needed. The trail…
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This is a VERY short out and back with fantastic views and an amazing swing at the trail end. Right as soon as you turn off the paved road the trail will fork. The left…
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Frank Young Canyon Trail is a short trail near the middle of the Payson/Mount Nebo trail system. This trail breaks off from Rock Spring and runs South, where it ends at FS 015 (paved road).…
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Lizard Lake is a short, 0.7-mile-long trail in the Payson/Mountt Nebo single track system. It travels South from Rock Spring trail and gains about 400 feet of elevation in this direction. The trail terminates in…
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Private land holdings and BLM trail closures make the connector from Fayetteville to Manti partially inaccessible. This connector is important for the Arapeen Trail system because it allows access to Manti trails from the Fayette/Yuba…
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Rock Spring is a 4.5-mile route that connects the majority of the single-track trails in the Payson/My Nebo area. This trail runs West to East, starting at FR 70014 (dirt road) and ending at FR…
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Shram Creek trail is a singletrack located in the center of the Payson/Mt Nebo trail network. It begins from Sheepherder Trailhead and runs South for 2.4 miles. Along the way, you'll gain about 1,000 feet…
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Jones Ranch South is a short connecting trail in the Payson/Mount Nebo single-track system. This trail branches off from the east end of Rock Spring and continues traveling east for 0.7 miles. It finally ends…
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The Jones Ranch North trail is a continuation of the Jones Ranch South trail in the Payson/Mount Nebo trail system. Jones Ranch North starts from the East end of Rock Spring near a stream. It…
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This trail climbs Ephraim Canyon to Skyline Drive before a few miles on Skyline. There is then a 50" trail that descends the back of the mountain to Joes Valley Reservoir before another trail climbs…
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Loafer Mountain is a short trail in the Payson/Mount Nebo singletrack system. It's 1.1 miles long and starts in a small pull-off on FS 015 (paved road). It can be easy to miss if there…
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North Skyline Drive is a maintained trail from Fairview Canyon to US-6. Fairview Canyon is the popular entrance to this canyon and is maintained better. There are many boondocking options along the whole trail. This…
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Towering above the valley floor, this section of the Skyline Drive trail is around 10,000' in elevation and offers some incredible views for miles around. Gates are closed for the winter/early spring months. Still expect…
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Millers Flat Road is part of the Arapeen OHV trail system in central Utah. The trail is well maintained with just enough technical driving to keep it exciting. The road drops down from the ridge…
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Short and steep out and back with stunning views. You will pass through multiple parcels of privately owned land, however, they are not posted. There is a gate at the Artistic Stone Masonry lot (evident…
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Towering above the valley floor, this section of the Skyline Drive trail is around 10,000' in elevation and offers some incredible views for miles around. Gates are closed for the winter / early spring months.…
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This trail boasts high mountain vistas with meadows, thick pines, and aspen. The trail is mostly restricted to 50-inch vehicles, with wider allowances on either end. Grassy Lake has a Forest Service pit toilet if…
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Skyline Drive is the central attraction of the Arapeen Trail System and as such runs from US-6 in the north to its termination at the Fishlake National Forest where it continues but becomes the Great…
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In the beginning, God created Heaven and Earth. As this is the first starting point into the Arapeen trail system that you'll encounter in Manti Canyon, and because you'll soon be scanning heavenly vistas, I…
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Technically this trail isn't a "hidden" gem because it's right there off Skyline Road. It might be overlooked because there are so many other nearby routes to choose from. It still is a gem in…
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This is a short, mostly flat route. It is 2 miles and has an elevation change of 700 feet. It skirts the east side of Burnt Hill and flirts with views of Milk Creek. At…
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With a variety of terrain, this is a fun start to the Arapeen system from Manti Canyon. Rocky hill climbs in the west lead to fast straights in the east with more than a few…
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From the bottom, this trail begins in dense pine and quaking groves but quickly bursts out into open, green pastoral fields that present majestic white cliffs to the south, sweeping vistas to the valley below…
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The closer this trail gets to the summit, the more serene, pastoral, and smooth it becomes. The closer it gets to Manti Canyon Road, the more gnarly, winding, rutted, and rocky it becomes. This can…
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Per its name, this route follows Bear Ridge between Skyline Drive and Scofield Lake. The trail has dual character; coming east from Skyline Drive, the trail abruptly changes from a fairly smooth dirt road to…
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This trail has amazing 360-degree views, but ultimately you'll climb to a point where you won't be able to pass unless you're on a dirt bike or maybe a true off-road built side-by-side. Decent amount…
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The route traverses south from Manti Canyon along mountain ridges and ends at Fishlake National Forest. From there you can continue on the Great Western Trail. There are scenic alpine meadows at 10,000 ft elevation…
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An easy dirt road that makes its way to/from the Tintic Mountains, following what used to be the Tintic Range Railroad. There are dozens of other trails and off-shoots from this main road, as well…
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