Paiute 01 -FS01A

Trail Overview

One of the heavily used trails in the Paiute trail system, and for good reason. This portion is unrestricted from the width standpoint, up to the intersection of the Max Reid trail at the southern terminus, where it does become 50 inches wide. At that intersection, if 50-inch or below, you can continue on the Max Red trail, or continue on Cove Fort-Dry Creek/PST76 to make a larger loop out and back from Fremont Indian State Park. If running this trail north to south, it's almost continuously uphill, through a canyon with great geologic features, including a small slot canyon/bouldering area. There are several small water crossings, and dispersed camping is available on the trail.

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Difficulty

This is generally an easy trail, with some minor obstacles. Can get washouts on some of the downhills.

History

There are a lot of fingerprints on the off-road trails of Central Utah, but none is bigger than that of retired Fishlake Public Service Staff Officer, Max Reid. At 68 years old, Reid is still an imposing figure, especially atop his Can-Am 650, a beast of an all-terrain vehicle. Reid, originally from Ephraim, returned to the Fishlake National Forest shortly after it all started. "There were two lifelong friends, Lindon Romine, who was the Piute County Commissioner, and Clyde Lay, the Fishlake forest engineer," says Reid, as he begins to recount the story. "So Lindon and Clyde, over a Coke, were saying, 'what if?'". They began to hatch a plan for an extensive ATV trail system through Central Utah to mirror the snowmobile network of West Yellowstone. Admittedly, Reid was initially opposed to the idea.

Technical Rating

Paiute 01 -FS01A can be accessed by the following ride types:

• High-Clearance 4x4
• SxS (60")
• ATV (50")
• Dirt Bike