Beginner Off-Road Trails
Near Hideout, Utah

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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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 ...
Learn more about Hoyt Canyon

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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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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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)

This trail will make its way as far as you can drive up towards Hoyt Peak. Expect a short dusty trail with some medium sized ruts in the ground. There is a lookout before the fence that has a view of some lakes and the side view of Hoyt Peak. Pretty simple trail with some great views of the surround...
Learn more about Hoyt Saddle Trail

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)

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

This is a very easy road that most vehicles with more than 6-8 inches of clearance could travel, with the right placement and driving in the right spots. Right after turning off the pavement, there is a parking area where you can unload ATVs and or air down. This trail goes up to open meadows that h...
Learn more about FS 80202 - Cedar Hollow

This trail is pretty simple and most cars could make it up to the top. There are a few rocky sections and ruts that exist on the trail. There is one section that is like a shelf road but it is pretty wide and not bad at all. There are many campsites and side trails to go and drive up or hike up, and...
Learn more about Upper Setting Road

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 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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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

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 ...
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Willow Hollow Ridge Trail connects Campbell Hollow Ridge Road and Mill Hollow Ridge Road. When riding West to East, this trail begins in a wooded burn area and climbs to a field. Here, the trail intersects with Little South Fork Winter Trail. Past the field, you'll enter an aspen forest that climbs ...
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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 ...
Learn more about Hogs Back - FR 70094

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)

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 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

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...
Learn more about Wide Hollow

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 ...
Learn more about Hoyt Canyon

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 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

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...
Learn more about Wide Hollow

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 ...
Learn more about Hoyt Canyon

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