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The Best Mountain Biking Trails in Salt Lake City, UT

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Head for adventure in the Wastach Mountains

Salt lake city is one of the best cities in the world for those who love hiking. The city sits just alongside the Wasatch Mountains, so the best hiking trails are not far away. We used data from millions of hikes to determine the best hikes in Salt Lake City Utah. Here is what we’ve found.

If you’re looking for the most popular hiking trail in Salt Lake city, The Living Room trail is it. At the top of this peak, you’ll find rocks arranged in a sofa style where you can sit and take in tremendous views of the city and lake below. For a less challenging and family friendly hike, try Ensign Peak.

The best hiking trails in Salt Lake City Utah are all close to the city, so grab some grippy shoes and get out there.

Top 14 mountain biking trails in Salt Lake City, UT

Mid Mountain Trail Point-to-Point

The Mid Mountain Trail roughly follows an 8,000-foot elevation contour as it traverses through the mountains above Park City. Bench cut singletrack rolls along the mountainside, providing a surprising amount of climbing and descending for a contour trail....

Mueller Park

"The Mueller Park Trail epitomizes the metro-to-mountains transition for which the Wasatch Front is famed," according to [Utah.com](https://utah.com/mountain-biking/mueller-park). This 13-mile out-and-back trail begins on the very outskirts of Salt Lake City's northern suburbs and climbs high into the mountains....

Pinecone -> CMG Shuttle

The Pinecone Trail was finished in 2012, and this addition to the Park City trail system was lauded as a “bar-setting, blow your mind, instant classic kind of trail,” according to [MountainTrails....

Dog Lake

There are two starting points for the Dog Lake trail at the end of Millcreek Canyon. The two parking lots at the end of the road each have a trail that heads into the woods, they merge after less than half a mile and the trail continues as one....

Little Cottonwood Canyon Trail

This is a fun little 7.1 mile out and back that follows an old jeep road along the river for almost 1,500 feet of climbing. The trail is very well traveled, sees tons of traffic, and is easy to navigate....

Wasatch Crest -> Park City

Flowy ridge top singletrack with jaw-dropping views of Big Cottonwood Canyon and the Park City region make the Wasatch Crest trail the most memorable mountain bike trail in Park City. With such a short shuttle up Guardsman's Pass, it's hard to wrap your head around how quickly you end up in the middle of absolutely nowhere—but soon you're surrounded by nothing besides jagged mountain peaks....

Wasatch Crest -> Salt Lake City

Flowy ridge top singletrack with jaw-dropping views of Big Cottonwood Canyon and the Park City region make the Wasatch Crest trail one of the best trails in Utah—and that’s saying something! After catching a shuttle in Salt Lake city, you’re whisked upward to the top of Guardsman Pass....

Apex -> Prospect Ridge Shuttle

Have you ridden the Wasatch Crest trail so many times that you know it by heart? While that iconic shuttle route is tough to beat, this route, which similarly begins at the top of Guardsman Pass, offers some beautiful alpine views, but focuses more heavily on the descending, dropping quickly back down to the town of Park City....

Corner Canyon Big Loop

Corner Canyon is one of the most popular mountain bike trail systems located within easy striking distance of the Salt Lake City metro area. While Draper is located on the far southern end of the valley, the 24-minute drive from downtown Salt Lake City is well worth it for the expansive network of singletrack found here....

Wasatch Crest -> Mill D

Flowy ridge top singletrack with jaw-dropping views of Big Cottonwood Canyon and the Park City region make the Wasatch Crest trail one of the best trails in Utah—and that’s saying something! After catching a shuttle in Salt Lake city, you’re whisked upward to the top of Guardsman Pass....

Wasatch Crest -> Kimball Junction

Flowy ridge top singletrack with jaw-dropping views of Big Cottonwood Canyon and the Park City region make the Wasatch Crest trail the most memorable mountain bike trail in Park City. With such a short shuttle up Guardsman's Pass, it's hard to wrap your head around how quickly you end up in the middle of absolutely nowhere—but soon you're surrounded by nothing besides jagged mountain peaks....

9k -> Prospect Ridge Shuttle

Combine the old with the new on this unique top-to-bottom shuttle route in Park City. The ride begins from the top of Guardsman Pass. After winding around Jupiter Peak, pick up the brand-new (at the time of this writing) upper section of the 9k Trail....

Apex -> CMG Shuttle

Have you ridden the Wasatch Crest trail so many times that you know it by heart? While that iconic shuttle route is tough to beat, this route, which similarly begins at the top of Guardsman Pass, offers some beautiful alpine views, but focuses more heavily on the descending, dropping quickly back down to the town of Park City....

Bobsled Loop

Bobsled is arguably Salt Lake City's most famous close-to-town mountain bike trail. The route mapped here is one of the most popular short loop options that will take you to the top of the downhill in as little time as possible....

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