Dirt Bike Trails
Near Ophir, Utah

This trail starts out as easy and unassuming but quickly offers some challenges. Water erosion has created some deep gouges on the trail, making for off-camber sections. The further up trail you travel, the more narrow and less tracked it becomes. If you take a vehicle up there, expect to have veget...
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Established easy dirt road that connects from the 73 to Mercur Canyon Highway. There is nothing difficult to note about this road but keep an eye out for water erosion damage off to the sides of the road. There are primitive camp spots scattered along the trail. Sweeping desert views overlooking the...
Learn more about West Mercur Trail

Jacob City is a scenic loop with classic Great Basin scenery. The trail passes the historic Jacob City ghost town and then climbs to nearly 10,000 feet before climbing down to Soldier Canyon on a rough and narrow trail. Mine history is scattered throughout.
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This dirt trail snakes its way across the hillside and connects to various other trails in the area. Nothing too difficult or noteworthy about this route. A few dips in the trail may have water or mud present in wet conditions. Sweeping views of the surrounding landscape.
Learn more about Pack Trail 1

A very short route that connects two different trails in the area. Towards the top of the trail, there is a small challenging section to navigate. Some of the rocks/ledges are notable in size, as well as the water erosion rut that's off to the one side. The valley views from up top are spectacular o...
Learn more about Here Back To There

This is a very short route that connects from one set of trails to another. Water/mud holes may be present on the trail in wet conditions. A section has been rutted due to water erosion and may cause the vehicle to be off-camber at times. There is a grated mine shaft about halfway, off to the west s...
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This short route connects to several other trails in the area, including the infamous Wayne's World - notorious for advanced rock crawling and broken rigs. The turn-off for this area is just East of the towering mine tailings the trail passes by. It seemed a tractor had grated down the bottom portio...
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This short trail connects between the Sunshine Canyon Trail and Rattlesnake Canyon Trail. This trail is a bit interesting, with plenty of rolling dips and small erosion ruts on the trail. Water/Mud holes may be present during wet conditions. There is a tight spot between two juniper trees if you're ...
Learn more about Pack Trail 2

Predominantly this trail is fairly mild. However, there is one particular section of this trail that bumps up the difficult rating. It's a combination of rocky ledges on a steep grade with severely uneven terrain just beneath it; pictures don't do it justice. If you don't want to attempt the rock ga...
Learn more about Rocky Road Trail

This short 1.4-mile point-to-point trail is excellent for the beginner-intermediate off-road driver. There are several obstacles to traverse with many different lines providing ledges from 10" to 24". Recommend 33" tires for this trail. Enjoy driving through the tailing piles at the end of the trail...
Learn more about Rattlesnake Trail Technical

Sunshine Canyon is one of the easier ways to get up into the Five Mile mountain area. A couple of small dips and bumps here and there, but nothing too technical about this section. My truck remained in 2WD the entire way. It did appear that a tractor had come through and smoothed out the trail in so...
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Trail 522 is a short but fun trail that heads North from the middle of Trail 517. It's 0.7 miles long and gains ~400 ft of elevation when ridden from South to North. This trail follows a valley/ravine upwards through an area of medium-density pine trees. There are large banked turns and some side-hi...
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Trail 518 is a high-speed roller coaster ride that starts near Trail 517 and heads Southwest. It winds back on itself a few times while descending ~400 ft, ending at a dirt access road. This trail has a little bit of everything: ravines with tighter trees, whooped straightaways, wide banked turns, a...
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Trail 517 peels off from Trail 518 and heads Northwest for 0.7 miles. The trail is generally flat until you reach a large hill climb to the top of a peak. Total elevation gain is ~400 ft. The hill is steep and covered in loose rocks. There really isn't dirt here, it's more pulverized gravel beneath ...
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This trail up the canyon is a little more technical. Expect off-camber and rutted sections throughout, as well as some rocky spots and short, steep grades to navigate. The trail leads up to some really cool old mining trails, one of which you can drive up. There's even an old mine shaft that has bee...
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This trail continues the pack trail, but it begins to be surrounded by more juniper trees. It consists of rolling hills, small whoops, and some ruts. There are a few rocky sections, but they are not going to limit many cars from being able to complete the trail. The ruts are the only difficult secti...
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Trail 514 runs primarily north-south between 515 and 518. This track is 1.1 miles long and is mostly flat for the entire length. It travels through a combination of open fields and short pine trees. This trail is easygoing, without any real obstacles. The ground surface fluctuates between packed and...
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Trail 512 breaks off from the middle of 511 and heads West, before turning South and running into 509. This track is 1.4 miles in length and travels along small rolling hills in a spaced-out pine tree forest. You'll climb and then lose ~200 feet of elevation along this trail. The ground surface is p...
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Trail 513 runs South and West from Wells Canyon Road near Trail 512. This track winds through pine trees before climbing a ridge, where the ground changes from soft dirt to embedded rocks. From there you'll descend slightly into a field, and the dirt will become more sandy. Beware of several dirt ro...
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This connecting route takes you to and through a spiderweb of other trails in the area. The number of off-shoots and alternative trails seemed endless. Nothing of difficulty to note aside from possible water/mud holes on the trail during wet conditions. Most of them have little by-ways around them.
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This trail starts out as easy and unassuming but quickly offers some challenges. Water erosion has created some deep gouges on the trail, making for off-camber sections. The further up trail you travel, the more narrow and less tracked it becomes. If you take a vehicle up there, expect to have veget...
Learn more about Dip Gulch Road

Established easy dirt road that connects from the 73 to Mercur Canyon Highway. There is nothing difficult to note about this road but keep an eye out for water erosion damage off to the sides of the road. There are primitive camp spots scattered along the trail. Sweeping desert views overlooking the...
Learn more about West Mercur Trail

Jacob City is a scenic loop with classic Great Basin scenery. The trail passes the historic Jacob City ghost town and then climbs to nearly 10,000 feet before climbing down to Soldier Canyon on a rough and narrow trail. Mine history is scattered throughout.
Learn more about Jacob City Soldier Canyon Loop

This dirt trail snakes its way across the hillside and connects to various other trails in the area. Nothing too difficult or noteworthy about this route. A few dips in the trail may have water or mud present in wet conditions. Sweeping views of the surrounding landscape.
Learn more about Pack Trail 1

This trail starts out as easy and unassuming but quickly offers some challenges. Water erosion has created some deep gouges on the trail, making for off-camber sections. The further up trail you travel, the more narrow and less tracked it becomes. If you take a vehicle up there, expect to have veget...
Learn more about Dip Gulch Road

Established easy dirt road that connects from the 73 to Mercur Canyon Highway. There is nothing difficult to note about this road but keep an eye out for water erosion damage off to the sides of the road. There are primitive camp spots scattered along the trail. Sweeping desert views overlooking the...
Learn more about West Mercur Trail

Jacob City is a scenic loop with classic Great Basin scenery. The trail passes the historic Jacob City ghost town and then climbs to nearly 10,000 feet before climbing down to Soldier Canyon on a rough and narrow trail. Mine history is scattered throughout.
Learn more about Jacob City Soldier Canyon Loop

This dirt trail snakes its way across the hillside and connects to various other trails in the area. Nothing too difficult or noteworthy about this route. A few dips in the trail may have water or mud present in wet conditions. Sweeping views of the surrounding landscape.
Learn more about Pack Trail 1