Winter Trails Overview
80KM OF GROOMED WINTER TRAIL
While Park City has long been known as an alpine skiing destination, Summit County’s Nordic Trail System has blossomed to nearly 80 kilometers of superbly groomed trail. As fat-tire bikes, snowshoeing and winter trail running grow in popularity, the winter single-track trails are expanding likewise.
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Good morning Park City and valley neighbors! It's another Saturday in the Park and here's the latest dirt on your local play-dirt for this first weekend of May...
Variable is your word for the weekend and TODAY is THE day for trail endeavors with plenty of sunshine on your shoulders to make you happy and temps peaking in the upper 60's. We'll see a big temperature swing over the next 48 hrs with a good chance of rain tomorrow and even some snow early next week. Ouch!
Round Valley is 75% good to go with plenty of dry to tacky dirt to be had. The Hwy 40 side and some north-facing trails are still holding pockets of mud and springs-a-seep'n, so I'd avoid that area. Also avoid upper Round Valley express as restoration work is being done between Cammy's and the bottom or Valderoad.
Lost Prospector/Skid Row/Freemason are still uber-muddy due to their north-facing aspect. Gambel Oak is good to go as an out and back but Masonic, Solamere Connector and Snowtop are still a ways out.
For those of you looking to get in the flow and get your wheels off the ground, the Clark Ranch trails- Sparky, Family Truckster and Cousin Eddie are in great shape.
And if you're looking for a great early season climb, the Skyridge trails- Milky Way, Big Dipper and the Skyidge Peak hiking trail are also good to go.
Check in with our friends at Basin Recreation for the latest on trail conditions in the North end of the valley.
The MTF trail crew got their boots on the ground this week jumped right in to drainage work on some Round Valley trails in need of love, including Ramble On and the Big Easy.
It's going to be stellar day along the Wasatch back, so get out there and get after it! #trailreport
Rick, Matt, Emma, Zach, Emil, Alec, Derek and the rest of team MTF
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TGIF Park City! Today TGIF also stands for "The Ground Is Frothy" like an earthen mocha. Your weekend trail update for this, the last weekend of April...
As the old saying goes, April showers bring... muddy trail conditions... and of course, May flowers. It's been raining on and off all day here at MTF headquarters and it doesn't look like it's going to let up anytime soon.
That said, while trail conditions are going to be sloppy, sloppy Joe this weekend, it's a perfect opportunity for some spring cleaning (indoor), watching a good movie or bowling anyone?
Enjoy a little drizzly downtime and have a great weekend! #trailreport
Rick & Team MTF
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Thanks for the update - that’s exactly my plans for the weekend- indoor spring cleaning stuff! Perfect weekend for it - my k9 will be bummed though…
MTF Team, it would be helpful during mud season to get more frequent updates. I know people have been venturing out when it is not G2G since they take the effort to get to the trailhead and don't want to turnaround when they've already gone. Appreciate all that you do!
Very creative!
Howdy Park City and valley neighbors! A quick Thursday afternoon trail update...
We had some thunder-boomers and substantial, heavy rain earlier in the day, leaving us with some uber-greasy trail conditions in most areas. Please use good judgment out there and turn around if it's sticking to heals, wheels or paws. #trailreport
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That’s a bummer - glad I got a ride in yesterday- I was impressed with the trail conditions- rode Happy Gilmore, TM, rademan ridge, rambler to bottom of porcupine climb- all were in good shape, just a couple small areas of damp dirt… looking forward to more rides AFTER they dry out from the coming storms..
Thanks for the heads-up!
Happy Friday folks!
Friday, April 19th's grooming/trail conditions update:
Just a reminder that this is the final weekend for grooming ops up in Bonanza Flats. Transit to Trails is up and running all weekend, so book a free ride if you are interested l!
Things groomed out pretty well up in Bonanza this morning, the snow was a bit crispy on top with temps flirting with the freezing point until the sun popped up. However, not being a hard freeze, conditions started out a bit soft on the track this morning and are expected to get slushier throughout the day. Yes, classic lanes were set! Similar conditions expected for tomorrow and Sunday!
Down in the valley... The melt continues and we are playing our favorite Spring time game for the next week or two of "Is it TOO muddy? Or is it JUUUUST dry enough?". We did a good amount of trail scouting yesterday, and our Friday morning verdict is... It's still too muddy 🙁 (for the most part).
Instead of telling you about all the mud we found, here's a short list of trail suggestions there were in pretty decent shape!
1.Firstly, Id definitely suggest looking elsewhere if you want a good long ride/hike. Lots of other places are drying out faster then our Round Valley/surrounding area. So, my first suggestion would be to check out some other systems that are a lot drier then we are right!
2. Milky Way trail over at Sky Ridge- As an OUT AND BACK (all other trails in this zone still have sections of snow and mud, ESPECIALLY the Big Dipper...). About 5 miles out and back, with about 800 vertical feet of climbing/descending! It's a great early season climb and a pretty fun descent! The muddiest spot on this little ride is while you are on the Two Rocks trail directly above the parking lot, crossing the main drainage. Please navigate this 50ft section carefully (#rutssuck), then you are pretty much good to go all the way up to the start of the Big Dipper.
3. Abbreviated P-Dog loop in Round Valley- please avoid all Big Easy trail sections of this loop for now (hopefully they dry out by Sunday?). Please take the Matt's Flat Two track up to 7101 then to Porcuclimb. There is a messy spot at the top of Upper Down Dog (where it crosses Hanscom's Hollow, see pictures), but after that, it was riding pretty darn good on Thursday all the way down to the bottom! Again, please tread as lightly as possible through this sloppy spot up top and then enjoy your descent!
That's about all I can suggest right now in our neck of the woods, all other trail sections that are currently dry are pretty short and don't really connect to anything right now... So beyond enjoying two track options, the above are the longest single track rides that keep you on the trail and on your bike if you are riding.
Hopefully the sun stays out and expedites the drying process so we can stop playing this slightly frustrating spring time game!
Thanks for your patience and understanding of the current trail closures!
Whatever you get into this weekend, we hope you have a great one!
Alec & the MTF Team
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I hear the conditions were perfect this morning. Thank you! On the other hand, I don’t understand why you aren’t grooming Bonanza until mid May or so? Especially with the trails down below still being muddy. I bet there will be 50 or so that go up tomorrow.
Thanks for the update - does anyone know how the trails in heber/kamas are ? Coyote canyon area, blue sage, unexpected journey, springer, cast, cow tummy area? This is for mountain biking - I got a new ride and am chomping at the bit to try it out
Areas
There are several winter trail venues, each offering different qualities and recreational opportunities. This section is under construction. Keep coming back for more information.
Web Cams
Our webcams are a great resource to view trailheads and parking availability for Bloods Lake, Mid Mountain and Bonanza Flat. Hover over the image below to change locations.