Photos of people skiing at Alta flood my Facebook feed, and my heart quickens at the sight. A week before, a large storm dropped over a foot of snow in the high country, and the die-hards are getting after it on a Wednesday morning. I like to consider myself a die-hard, but not to the…
Tag: Bonneville Shoreline Trail
Hiking the new Thousand Oaks section of the Bonneville Shoreline Trail
New trails are being built in Utah all the time, but it’s rare to see a newly-completed section of the Bonneville Shoreline Trail… until now. The long awaited Thousand Oaks section of the BST was finished in late summer and is open to the public. This new bit of trail is a 2.6-mile section that adds…
Trail Running Corner Canyon: miles and miles of options
The Corner Canyon Trails are an expansive biking, running and hiking network out of Draper, and the home of a few low-key races. The 100-mile Bonneville Shoreline Trail (BST) runs right through the middle of the area and connects many of the trails. Getting there from SLC requires several miles on the 1-15, and dealing…
Utah Mountain Biking Guide: The Bobsled
Start Point: Popperton Park, 4860 feet High Point: Bobsled start, 5800 feet Trail Distance: 5.9 miles (round trip) Trail Time: 1 hour Skill Level: Intermediate/Advanced Best Season: Spring/Fall The Bobsled is easily Salt Lake City’s most popular, notorious and swooping-fun downhill ride. It’s a wild descent from the Bonneville Shoreline Trail filled with a semi-technical series…
Utah Mountain Biking Guide: Emigration to Dry Creek Canyon
Start Point: Bonneville Shoreline Trail – Emigration trailhead, 4900 feet End Point: Dry Creek Canyon, 5050 feet Trail Distance: 7.8 miles (round trip) Trail Time: 1 hour Skill Level: Beginner/Intermediate Best Season: Spring/Fall The Bonneville Shoreline Trail is among the most popular mountain biking routes in the Salt Lake Valley. Quick access from the city, lofty views, and enough…
Mountain biking Bonneville Shoreline Trail via City Creek
City Creek Canyon is one of the many ways to get onto the popular Bonneville Shoreline Trail above Salt Lake City. As a counterpart to the Dry Creek entrance further south, City Creek also gets a lot of traffic from bikers, hikers, trail runners and dog walkers. But any similarities end there as the ascent…
Mountain bike Ensign Peak
Mountain biking near downtown Salt Lake City doesn’t get much closer than Ensign Peak. The ride is a short out-and-back in the foothills above the streets and skyscrapers. Although the trail traverses the peak the ride is named after, it is actually just an extension of the Bonneville Shoreline Trail and can be accessed from several trailheads. In the summer…
Sign up to volunteer for National Trails Day
Every year, The American Hiking Society celebrates National Trails Day by helping to organize thousands of events around the country such as trail maintenance, hiking, biking, and trail running. This year, on Saturday, June 5, we mark the 18th annual National Trails Day. There are several events here in Utah that outdoor lovers can take…
Mountain bike the Bobsled from the Bonneville Shoreline Trail
The Bobsled, a wild descent from the Bonneville Shoreline Trail, is a technical ride combining smooth single track, stream beds, banked turns, jumps, obstacles, low-hanging branches, and several abandoned cars. Any local rider will tell you it’s the only way to descend between Dry Creek and City Creek Canyon, as Bobsled has become a sort…
Mountain biking The Bobsled
The Bobsled, a wild descent from the Bonneville Shoreline Trail, is a semi-technical series of rutted single track, stream beds, banking turns, jumps, obstacles, low-hanging branches, and several abandoned cars. Any mountain biker will tell you it’s is the only way to ride down between City Creek Canyon and Dry Creek as Bobsled is a sort of test piece for the Bonneville Shoreline. Talk to a fellow biker about riding above Salt Lake City, and they will always ask if you’ve tried Bobsled.