Dirt Bike Trails
Near Santaquin, Utah

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 of climbing, and no gnarly obstacles per se, but high clearance is needed. If you do the loop it wil...
Learn more about Dead End Overview

Short and steep out and back with stunning views. You will pass through multiple parcels of privately owned land, however, they are not posted. There is a gate at the Artistic Stone Masonry lot (evident by the pallets of decorative stone) that is closed, but again, no sign is posted. Just be respect...
Learn more about Mona Reservoir Overlook

Bennie Creek is a 2.5-mile trail, which is part of the Payson/Mount Nebo trail system. It begins at a 3-way intersection with Loafer Mountain singletrack and hiking trails and heads west. The trail is entirely downhill when ridden in this direction. It terminates at FS 015 (paved road). This is a sh...
Learn more about Bennie Creek - FS 8071

Sheepherder Hill is a difficult trail in the Payson/Mount Nebo trail system. It begins from the Sheepherder Trailhead parking lot, off of FS 015, and travels 5 miles southwest to Santaquin Meadows Road. The track is a steady climb of about 900 feet when ridden this direction. There's sometimes a lar...
Learn more about Sheepherder Hill - FS 8099

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 015 (paved road). The beginning can be difficult to spot, since it drops downhill from the forest road. Th...
Learn more about Rock Spring - FS 8101

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 a field at FS 015 (paved road). This trail is primarily through woods, which are thick w...
Learn more about Lizard Lake - FS 8069

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 of elevation. This trail is flowy and fun to ride in either direction. It's well-maintained, wi...
Learn more about Shram Creek - FS 8124

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 runs 1.8 miles north before intersecting FS 015 (paved road). Caution: There is a cattle gate near the south...
Learn more about Jones Ranch North - FS 8123

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). The total trail length is 1.3 miles, and you gain 300 feet of elevation traveling South. The track begins in a...
Learn more about Frank Young Canyon - FS 8097

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 are cars in the parking area. From here, the track drops down into the woods and travels north until it intersects ...
Learn more about Loafer Mountain - FS 8098

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 in a field next to FS 015 (paved road). This field is frequently used for camping, so be aw...
Learn more about Jones Ranch South - FS 8123

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 is a 4WD high clearance climb, the road to the right is way more mellow (think Subaru friendly) and will get you to the same dest...
Learn more about Twin Knolls/Big Swing

Mona Pole Road is an exceptionally scenic mountain trail ideal for intermediate offroaders looking to experience dramatic elevation shifts and stunning alpine vistas between the Nebo Loop and the town of Mona, Utah. Spanning nearly 15 miles, this route climbs to a maximum elevation of 9,932 feet, pa...
Learn more about Mona Pole Road

Easy, non-graded trail that travels from Highway 68 to Little Moab. There are several different ways to access Little Moab, but this one seems to be the most direct route from Highway 68. Nothing technical, and a passenger car could easily make it on this route. There are several offshoots to explor...
Learn more about Chimney Rock Pass

The West Crest trail runs along the spine of West Mountain in southern Utah County. Hypothetically it can be done fully from the north to south (or vice versa) without having to do an out and back. Having tried this from various directions, logistically it is difficult to do due to a very steep sect...
Learn more about West Crest

This is another trail leading to the Little Moab area. It varies between narrow and wide, and there are areas to pass others if needed. The trail is not overtly difficult but has a few sections that are more technical than a graded trail. Nice variation from the usual trail into Little Moab.
Learn more about Old Highway 73

This is a non-technical and flat connector trail that will take you from the Elberta Slant Road (Tintic Tunnel) to Little Moab (south to north) or vice versa, depending on the direction taken. If you start at the Little Moab end, the trail will end at the Tintic Tunnel. Near the Little Moab trailhea...
Learn more about Little Moab-Slant Pass

An easy dirt road that makes its way to/from the Tintic Mountains, following what used to be the Tintic Range Railroad. There are dozens of other trails and off-shoots from this main road, as well as scattered primitive camping. This route is unmaintained in snowy conditions.
Learn more about Elberta Slant Road

The trail that travels next to and above Elberta Slant Road. Off-camber sections, rocky sections, and very narrow sections that require squeezing between two boulders or between trees and boulders. Narrow with no room to pass. It's a fun alternative to staying on Elberta Slant and offers some great ...
Learn more about Tight Squeeze

This is a more technical route off of the Elberta Slant trail. The trail is narrow with limited places for passing, and there are several sections of off-camber ditches that will require decent articulation of the vehicle. 4 LOW is recommended but not required to make it through these off-camber sec...
Learn more about Independence / East Standard Mine Loop

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 of climbing, and no gnarly obstacles per se, but high clearance is needed. If you do the loop it wil...
Learn more about Dead End Overview

Short and steep out and back with stunning views. You will pass through multiple parcels of privately owned land, however, they are not posted. There is a gate at the Artistic Stone Masonry lot (evident by the pallets of decorative stone) that is closed, but again, no sign is posted. Just be respect...
Learn more about Mona Reservoir Overlook

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 is a 4WD high clearance climb, the road to the right is way more mellow (think Subaru friendly) and will get you to the same dest...
Learn more about Twin Knolls/Big Swing

Mona Pole Road is an exceptionally scenic mountain trail ideal for intermediate offroaders looking to experience dramatic elevation shifts and stunning alpine vistas between the Nebo Loop and the town of Mona, Utah. Spanning nearly 15 miles, this route climbs to a maximum elevation of 9,932 feet, pa...
Learn more about Mona Pole Road

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 of climbing, and no gnarly obstacles per se, but high clearance is needed. If you do the loop it wil...
Learn more about Dead End Overview

Short and steep out and back with stunning views. You will pass through multiple parcels of privately owned land, however, they are not posted. There is a gate at the Artistic Stone Masonry lot (evident by the pallets of decorative stone) that is closed, but again, no sign is posted. Just be respect...
Learn more about Mona Reservoir Overlook

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 is a 4WD high clearance climb, the road to the right is way more mellow (think Subaru friendly) and will get you to the same dest...
Learn more about Twin Knolls/Big Swing

Mona Pole Road is an exceptionally scenic mountain trail ideal for intermediate offroaders looking to experience dramatic elevation shifts and stunning alpine vistas between the Nebo Loop and the town of Mona, Utah. Spanning nearly 15 miles, this route climbs to a maximum elevation of 9,932 feet, pa...
Learn more about Mona Pole Road