Jupiter Peak Road - Mountain Biking near Salt Lake City, Utah
~13552 Guardsman Pass Rd, Salt Lake City, UT 84121, USA,Salt Lake City,Utah
40.60674037, -111.55486957
20.6 miles SE of Salt Lake City, Utah
Address: ~13552 Guardsman Pass Rd, Salt Lake City, UT 84121, USA
GPS: 40°36'24.3"N 111°33'17.5"W
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State: Utah
Trail Length: 1.00 miles
MTB Difficulty: Intermediate
Trail Type: Out & Back
MTB Trail Type: Doubletrack

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Grind up from Guardsman Pass Road, passing the top of the Park City's Jupiter lift, and then out a ridge with amazing views both north and south. At the end, you can walk up to the very top of Jupiter Peak at 9,998'. I suggest you build a 2' cairn. The surface is mostly small to medium sized loose rocks and not particularly nice, but this is a good way to connect some amazing trails like Scott's Bypass, Dead Tree Trail, and Apex Trail.

Courtesy of MTBProject.com
Jupiter Peak road is a 1.2 mile one-way doubletrack trail that goes up from Guardsman's Pass and access some of the very tops of the peaks. This is a rocky, steep doubletrack with some hike-a-bike and some steep descending involved. Necessary for accessing some other trails in the area. Courtesy of Singletracks.com

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Jupiter Peak Road

Jupiter Peak Road is a singletrack mountain bike trail in Park City, Utah. View maps, videos, photos, and reviews of Jupiter Peak Road bike trail in Park City.

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  2. Travel & camp on durable surfaces
  3. Dispose of waste properly
  4. Leave what you find
  5. Minimize campfire impacts
  6. Respect wildlife
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Directions

From Salt Lake City, Utah

  1. Head west on 400 S/University Blvd toward Main St (0.2 mi)
  2. Turn left at the 1st cross street onto W Temple (0.2 mi)
  3. Turn right onto 500 S/Cesar E. Chavez Blvd (0.6 mi)
  4. Take the I-80 E/I-80 W ramp on the left to Cheyenne/Reno/S.L. International Airport/Las Vegas (0.2 mi)
  5. Keep left at the fork, follow signs for I-15 S/I-80 E/Cheyenne/Las Vegas and merge onto I-15 S/I-80 E (2.5 mi)
  6. Keep left at the fork to continue on I-15 S (5.9 mi)
  7. Take exit 298 to merge onto I-215 E/Belt Route (5.5 mi)
  8. Take exit 6 for UT-190 E toward 3000 E (0.3 mi)
  9. Keep left, follow signs for 6200 South E (341 ft)
  10. Turn right onto UT-190 E/6200 S/Big Cottonwood Rd S
    Continue to follow UT-190 E
    (1.7 mi)
  11. Turn left onto UT-190 E/Big Cottonwood Cyn Rd
    Continue to follow UT-190 E
    (9.7 mi)
  12. Continue onto Big Cottonwood Canyon Rd (4.1 mi)
  13. Sharp left onto S Guardsman Pass Rd
    Parts of this road may be closed at certain times or days
    (3.1 mi)
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