Beginner Off-Road Trails
Near White City, Utah

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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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...
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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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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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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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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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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...
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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, but you don't notice them traveling downhill away from Ridge trail. There are 2 road crossings...
Learn more about South Fork Little Deer Creek (2252)

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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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...
Learn more about Hidden Hollow Loop

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 quick 5-mile total out-and-back. It is well-maintained dirt leading to a large parking area that overlooks the main pit of the mine. One can also see the Salt Lake Valley to the east and Tooele Valley to the west and the views of the mountains, valleys, and mine are incredible. The r...
Learn more about Kennecott Copper Mine Overlook

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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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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North Park near Bountiful, Utah, is a great beginner-friendly trail for dirt bikers. Starting from the parking lot, you follow a 4x4 road up to the North Park single-track trailhead. The trail is relatively easy to handle, with gradual climbs and smooth sections, making it perfect for new or experie...
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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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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

This is a well-traveled two-track with all types of 4x4 and off-road machines. This trail is a great way to overlook the Tooele Valley above Stansbury Park and Erda. You will encounter some large rocks and rutted roads along the way to the top. There is a gate at the end where motorized travel is pr...
Learn more about Bates Canyon Trail

This is one of the easiest ways to the top of the plateau. There are some large boulders and sand that could present a challenge depending on your vehicle type. There are mostly rocks on the lower half of the trail and then once climbing on the upper section, you will find a good hard pack and some ...
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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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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...
Learn more about Silver Lake 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 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

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...
Learn more about Hidden Hollow Loop

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...
Learn more about Silver Lake 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 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

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...
Learn more about Hidden Hollow Loop