New trails are always welcome news, especially when they’re singletrack and mountain-bike friendly. So when Salt Lake County Parks and Recreation announced the opening of the Butterfield Trailhead Regional Park, I had to check it out. The Opening of New Trails in Butterfield Canyon Hosted by Salt Lake County Parks and Recreation, Rio Tinto Kennecott,…
Tag: Mountain Biking
New Cyn City Trail a Fun Way to Loop off Charlie’s 9k
Park City’s newest downhill trail, Cyn City, is a fun new way to ride a loop off Charlie’s 9k. Cyn City, which officially opened with a ribbon cutting in mid-July, is an intermediate, mountain biking flow trail featuring a ton of double jumps, whoop-de-dos, and large berms built within a shady, old-growth evergreen forest. Ever…
Bear Claw Poppy Fantastic for Mountain Bike Beginners
Southwest Utah in and around St. George is well known for its increduble variety of desert mountain bike trails. But in that web of intersecting singletrack, which routes are easy, yet challenging enough for beginners and kids? Bear Claw Poppy in St. George pretty much ticks all the boxes. Bear Claw Poppy Mountain Bike Trail…
19th Avenue Trail New Way to Descend Salt Lake Foothills
For years, mountain bikers riding the Salt Lake City foothills had only Bobsled as a proper downhill descent. The other two options, City Creek and Dry Creek, were full of hikers and trail runners and were therefore conflict zones. But new singletrack like the 19th Avenue trail has changed everything for the better. 19th Avenue…
Truck ZRP Mountain Biking Gloves Review
Get yourself a pair of the NEW Truck Gloves ZRP! Save 15% with code UTAHOUTSIDE15. Gloves may not be the first thing a mountain biker is concerned with while gearing up… but they should be. A rider’s hands are a major contact point between body and bike, which means gloves with good grip, padding and…
Ride the New Slate Creek Mountain Bike Trail in the Uinta Mountains
It’s not often that the Uinta Mountains get a new trail. Even more rare is a mountain biking trail. But both happened with the grand opening of the Slate Creek Trail, located at the Yellow Pine trailhead just up the road from Samak. The Slate Creek Trail is a 5-mile loop with a directional ascent…
New Salt Lake Singletrack at Popperton Park a Shangri-la for Beginner Mountain Bikers
New trails are being cut in Salt Lake City, and some of them are open and ready to ride. A network of singletrack at Popperton Park in the foothills above the city is complete, and it’s a Shangri-la for beginner mountain bikers and kids. In total, there are three new mountain bike routes, as well…
“Mountain Bike: Park City” Guidebook Features Utah’s Best Singletrack
Mountain bike season is here, and that means it’s time to tune up your bike and start planning summer rides. Be ready with knowledge of where to go with my new guidebook, Mountain Bike: Park City. Published by Mountaineers Books, this guide breaks down the most fun bike rides in Park City’s complex network of…
The 9K Trail is complete, and it’s awesome
The much anticipated 9K Trail in Park City is complete, and it is awesome! As the name suggests, the 9K Trail roughly follows the 9,000-foot elevation contour line from Empire Pass in Deer Valley, west to Shadow Lake in Park City Mountain where it connects to the Blazing Saddle trail. Also of note, the 9K…
Moenkopi Yurts at Deadhorse Point stunning for mountain-biking kids
I am a proud father, and my soul beams. Standing aside a desert singletrack-trail, I watch my son, Ridge, pedal his small mountain bike past me. I snap a few photos of him and his best friend, Pimm, as they race through sage and juniper with a sweeping vista of Southwestern Utah’s red rock desert…