Beginner Off-Road Trails
Near Orem, Utah

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...
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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 parking lot. The single-track trail cuts through an aspen forest and is generally flat without any major obstacles...
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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 smooth, without many obstacles, but can be narrow in sections. One of these is a traverse across a wo...
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This trail is the gateway to tons of adventure. There are tons of spots off this trail to do some shooting, hiking, mountain biking, relax next to a fire pit, or soak in the beautiful view of Utah Lake with the picturesque mountains in the background. The trail itself is pretty mellow, but is consta...
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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...
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From Provo Canyon, the road to Hope Campground is paved. From Hope Campground to Rock Canyon Campground, the road is easy and relatively smooth dirt. Beyond Rock Canyon Campground, the road becomes progressively more rocky and rutted until the final couple of miles, where the road becomes easier. ...
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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...
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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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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...
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This trail is an easy cruise at a slow pace with absolutely stunning views of the lake and mountains. At speed, this trail becomes one of the most thrilling trails in this area that will test your suspension and your talent. The trail is pretty straight and runs along the power lines and has recentl...
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Eagle Connector joins the Front 9 trail to the Back 9 and Eagle's Nest trails. From Front 9, it descends about 200 feet down along a ridgeline until intersecting with the exit of Eagle's Nest trail. Surface conditions are mostly dirt with some larger embedded rocks and small/loose, golf ball-sized r...
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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 this meet up, Left Fork Hobble Creek (FR 70132) descends southwest to a narrow canyon surrounded by ta...
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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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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...
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This is a turn track located off The Back 9 Trail. It has a bunch of wide-rutted turns with fast whoop sections in between. The dirt is pretty loose and somewhat sandy. Many of the turns have multiple ruts and can be ridden in either direction. The track is mostly flat without any real elevation gai...
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This trail is an out-and-back trail that splits off of Soldier Pass and heads West to where it dead-ends shortly before an active quarrying operation, where you must turn around and head back the way you came. This trail is relatively smooth, with the only difficulty being a couple of spots with som...
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This is a fun family loop behind Hidden Hollow Elementary in Eagle Mountain. This is a multi-use area, so there are a lot of mountain bikers. This loop takes you to two lookouts. The first one overlooks Utah Lake and the Saratoga Springs Temple, the second overlook is at the Prayer Flags, and this o...
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Gunsight is a mellow trail that starts south of the Soldier's Pass shooting area and runs 2.6 miles before intersecting with The Back 9. The track starts fast in an open field and then enters some small sagebrush. It then follows part of a wash and has several banked turns. The ground surface here i...
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Lakeview Connector is a 2.1-mile-long trail that runs north-south between The Back 9 and Lakeview East trails. This trail travels through short sagebrush and some smaller trees. The ground surface is hard-packed dirt and mostly smooth with few rocks. When traveling south, you'll have great views of ...
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Whoop Monster is a shorter connector between the Back 9 and Sage Speedway. When run fully, the trail is U-shaped, starting and ending at the Back 9. Sage Speedway branches off at about the halfway point. The track is mostly open, allowing high speeds, but there are dozens of whoops throughout. These...
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This trail is the gateway to tons of adventure. There are tons of spots off this trail to do some shooting, hiking, mountain biking, relax next to a fire pit, or soak in the beautiful view of Utah Lake with the picturesque mountains in the background. The trail itself is pretty mellow, but is consta...
Learn more about Lake Mountain East

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

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

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 trail is the gateway to tons of adventure. There are tons of spots off this trail to do some shooting, hiking, mountain biking, relax next to a fire pit, or soak in the beautiful view of Utah Lake with the picturesque mountains in the background. The trail itself is pretty mellow, but is consta...
Learn more about Lake Mountain East

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 Provo Canyon, the road to Hope Campground is paved. From Hope Campground to Rock Canyon Campground, the road is easy and relatively smooth dirt. Beyond Rock Canyon Campground, the road becomes progressively more rocky and rutted until the final couple of miles, where the road becomes easier. ...
Learn more about Kyhv Peak

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