Beginner Off-Road Trails Near Independence, Utah

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…
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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…
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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…
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The route runs parallel to the picturesque Strawberry River, serving as a primary access point to numerous trails and branching pathways. Comprised of a hard-packed gravel surface, the road features numerous dispersed camping sites along…
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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…
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Lake CR Currant Creek provides access to the Uinta National Forest from Heber, Utah. This road is gravel, wide enough for two lanes of traffic, and provides some camping, high alpine views, and access to…
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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…
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Bjorkman Hollow connects Strawberry River Road (FR 70049) with Coop Creek (FR 70082). There are basically two sections to this trail, divided west and east by the spur route "West Co-Op" (FR 70370). The western…
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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…
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Murdock Bench (FR 70503) is a tame, graded connection between CIR - MAIN CANYON (FR 70046) to the north and STRAWBERRY RIDGE (FR 70135) to the south. On the north end, there are quite of…
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Mill Hollow-Duchesne Ridge (FR 70054) is one of the main arteries through this area of the forest. The road is wide enough for cars to pass, and graded gravel. There are some places where the…
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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…
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Strawberry Ridge (FR70135) is a fairly calm trail with some pretty views and interesting wildlife. The road is wide enough for one vehicle, with places to pass and turn around now and then. Watch for…
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Left Fork Hobble Creek (FS 70147) is an easy dirt trail surrounded by pines and aspens. This is mostly a shelf road with some spectacular views of mountains and valleys in the distance. While the…
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Left Fork Hobble Creek (FS 70132) may share the same name as Forest Service Road 70147, but the two roads are quite different. Starting at the intersection where FS 70147, Wing Flat (FS 70619), and…
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This is a short, adventurous route with some rocks, a shelf road, and a tricky little hill. The rocks aren't too bad, but the road is quite narrow. About 1.8 miles into Wardsworth from Left…
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Mill Hollow Ridge mostly runs parallel to Mill Hollow - Duchesne Ridge (FR 70054), but is less busy. This is great for camping because this trail has quite a few short roads leading to primitive…
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The Duchesne Ridge trail is a scenic and great way to access the Uinta National Forest. The area offers plenty of dispersed camping with many graded forest roads to explore. As you venture in and…
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Providing access to other roads and trails deeper into the Uinta National Forest north of Strawberry Reservoir, Coop Creek connects US Highway 40 through the mountains to the West side of the Currant Creek Reservoir.…
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Pass Cr Ridge (FR 70242) is the furthest west trail in a series of three trails connecting two major forest roads. Most of this narrow road winds through pine and aspen forest and is relatively…
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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…
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Campbell Hollow (FR70122) connects Mill Hollow-Duchesne Ridge (FR 70054) on the east with Mill Hollow Ridge (FR 70060) on the west. This trail is fairly smooth, wide enough for one vehicle. From the east, the…
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Alvies Bench cuts through a shady aspen and pine forest. There is little camping right off the trail. However, an unnamed spur trail on the east side of Alvies Bench will head north and may…
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Clyde Creek (FR 70134) is a wide, well-maintained gravel road on the east end, where it connects with West Side Strawberry Road and provides access deeper into the forest and other trails in the area.…
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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…
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Racetrack is a short, relatively easy trail that provides access to and connects with a network of other trails in the area. Expect a reasonably easy grade for most of the trail, some rocks, camping…
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A very short trail, Racetrack Layout can be thought of as simply a kind of connector trail. The road is simple and narrow, with steep drop offs along the east side of the road. There…
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Trout Cr goes from navigating valleys in the south to hugging the sides of green alpine mountains. On the southern end of this trail, Trout Creek follows the road but quickly dries out the higher…
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Expect to see many campsites to choose from that are either tucked away in the trees in the higher elevation areas, or in some flat grassy areas near the lake in lower elevations. The road…
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This is a shortcut down to Currant Creek Reservoir. You start down and go through aspen trees and have a beautiful view of Currant Creek from up high. Be warned as the snow melts late…
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