Beginner Off-Road Trails Near Mapleton, Utah

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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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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Right Fork Hobble Creek Road crosses through the Uinta National Forest. While both end segments are pavement, this portion is rough gravel and very scenic. The road is pretty wooded and makes for a great…
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The Packard Canyon Lower Trail presents a short, easily accessible dirt biking route nestled in the scenic Wasatch Mountains. The trail is ideal for riders of all levels, offering a thrilling escape into the wilderness.…
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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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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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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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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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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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Knoll Hollow is a short and easy ATV trail in the Monks Hollow ATV Trail System that departs from the Teat Mountain ATV trail under some powerlines and heads east towards Tank Hollow Road. It's…
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Sheep Creek (FS 70051), also known as Ray's Valley Road, provides access further into the mountains. Expect the landscape not to be the typical pines and aspens of the surrounding area, but more tall grasses,…
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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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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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This is a neat trail that takes you from Diamond Fork up to Strawberry Ridge. More of a shortcut to get up on top. This trail starts off as a pretty casual ride until it…
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Sheep Creek Connector Trail is a 6-mile-long ATV trail in the Uinta National Forest southeast of Provo, Utah. It's a wide and easy two-track the whole way with only a few harder sections because they…
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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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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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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…
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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 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,…
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This is a 1-mile-long ATV trail that is one of several spurs off of the Center Gwt single-track trail and ends on the Strawberry Ridge/Sqw Indian Road. It can be used as a bail-out from…
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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…
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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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Sixth Water Divide is a short single track that is relatively easy as it goes through a pine and aspen tree forest at 8,000 feet of elevation. The east end starts as a narrow single…
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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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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 narrow trail that mostly rides on the top of the ridge line connecting both Squaw-Horse Connect and Kweeyahgut Creek Road in the north and Indian Springs (FR 70501) in the south. The…
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Indian Springs (FR 70501) is primarily a wider, one-vehicle-wide dirt shelf road. The road is well maintained, and it should be easy to get campers and trailers up and down the road. On Indian Springs,…
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