24 August 06 - 22:27The Wasatch Crest: an Epic Trail
The Wasatch Crest trail is truly Epic. Some friends introduced me to this trail five years ago, and I have had to go back every year since. I have been riding this trail or a trail close to it at least once, and sometimes twice a year for the past five years. This trail involves very little climbing except "Puke Hill" at the beginning, and continues on for ten miles of the most spectacular scenery and fastest, most fun riding you can ever imagine. The trail takes you along the top of the Wasatch mountains for much of the ride, with views of Park City and the Canyons ski areas to the East and Big Cottonwood Canyon with Brighton and Solitude ski areas to the west. The rest of the trail takes you down into Mill Creek Canyon east of Salt Lake, where you ride through a pristine, wet coniferous forest to the road. After you hit the road, you can hop onto the "Pipeline Trail" for some gnarly desert canyon scenery and fun. One day, I want to start EARLY in the morning at the bottom of Mill Creek Canyon, ride to the top of Big Cottonwood Canyon, and take the Wasatch Crest trail back down to the bottom of Mill Creek Canyon. That would be a long ride of 40 miles, but it would be AWESOME. The bottom line is that I love this trail. It is the best mountain biking trail in Northern Utah.Mill Creek Canyon is only opened on even days, so I am on the lookout for a good even day to go each year. Saturday, August 26, 2006 will be the day this year. My friends and I will be dropping a car off at the bottom of Mill Creek, then driving up to the top of Big Cottonwood and riding the trail. It will be a blast and I am really looking forward to it. If you can't go on an even day, there are a few good trails in Big Cottonwood Canyon. You can even do much of the Wasatch Crest trail...you just can't drop down into Mill Creek Canyon on odd days.
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