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Round Valley (Round Valley Loop Quinn's Junction Rusty Shovel )

Mountain Biking Trail

Hard
9.84 mi
1,035 ft
A high desert trail system with gorgeous views and flowy intermediate singletrack.

The Round Valley trail system is located just outside of Park City proper, but instead of being an alpine environment, this entire trail system is exclusively located in a high desert environment. This means the trails flow through lots of sagebrush and scrub oak, and also that every year, this trail system is the first one to open for mountain biking on dry dirt in the spring and the last to close in the fall. In mid-winter, Round Valley also hosts the majority of the fat biking in Park City.

The loop mapped here hits the key highlights in Round Valley, but multiple options exist. The Rusty Shovel trail specifically is a must-ride highlight. "Rusty Shovel has some great built, armored berms," said Scott House of Jans/White Pine Touring in Park City. Thanks to the more recent trail design and construction compared to other trails in Round Valley, the flow on Rusty Shovel is top-notch, providing an uber-fun descent.

While Round Valley is located down in the valley, surprisingly that means the views are actually some of the best in Park City. "Because you’re not riding actually up on the mountain itself and you’re riding in the valley, you get some really incredible views, which I think you often don’t get on a lot of trails in Utah, because its canyon country," said House. "Round Valley provides incredible views of the Park City ridgeline and out to the Uinta Mountains."

If you're looking for a more intense mountain biking experience, Round Valley connects directly to Trailside Bike Park, which is filled with dirt jump lines, downhill trails, skills obstacles, and more.

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Written by Greg Heil
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Route and Elevation

Segments

NameDistanceElev. Diff.Avg. Grade
Parallel Paradise0.55 mi39 ft1.0%
Backslide Climb0.58 mi197 ft6.3%
Backslide0.44 mi171 ft7.4%
Cinder cone up0.56 mi187 ft6.3%
Full Backslide to Cove DH0.72 mi-203 ft-5.3%
Eagle Cove DH0.27 mi-128 ft-9.1%
I like this spot...0.14 mi-118 ft-15.4%
Up to Radman Ridge0.16 mi43 ft4.3%
La Dea Duh from Cammy's0.49 mi36 ft0.6%
LDD 2 Rambler0.16 mi-13 ft-0.1%
Rambler singletrack to road0.40 mi-85 ft-4.1%
Rambler back drop0.54 mi-112 ft-3.8%
North Rambler climb1.31 mi305 ft4.4%
2nd climb Rambler1.48 mi299 ft3.8%
Ramble East1.28 mi285 ft4.2%
Rambler Climb (from Ramble on to Seventy 101)0.94 mi177 ft3.6%
Rambler East 20141.37 mi253 ft3.5%
Ramble On to Seventy 101 Climb0.91 mi187 ft3.9%
Lower Rambler Climb1.05 mi190 ft3.2%
Rambler climb - lower0.93 mi167 ft3.4%
Ramble to 7 1011.07 mi230 ft4.0%
Indented Rambler climb to Porc0.83 mi154 ft3.5%
SBC's Secret0.31 mi49 ft2.3%
Top of Ramble On sprint0.42 mi69 ft3.0%
Rusty Shovel Downhill Only1.09 mi-292 ft-5.1%
THE REAL FULL RUSTY (Top of Rambler to Ramble On)1.62 mi-335 ft-3.9%
Rusty Shovel Descent to Rambler Intersections2.08 mi-312 ft-2.5%
Rusty Shovel 1.31 mi-246 ft-3.3%
Rambler west race1.05 mi72 ft1.2%
Abandoned Car Climb0.20 mi39 ft3.5%
Rambler: NWE to Ability Way0.42 mi-92 ft-4.1%
Matt’s finnish0.37 mi-85 ft-4.2%
sneak-in to P lot0.14 mi26 ft2.7%