Yellow Fork Canyon
Herriman, Utah
| Address: | ~15628 Rose Canyon Rd, Herriman, UT 84096, USA |
| GPS: |
40°27'55.9"N 112°5'4.4"W Maps | Directions |
| State: | Utah |
| Trail Length: | 9.00 miles |
| MTB Difficulty: | Intermediate |
| Trail Type: | Out & Back |
| MTB Trail Type: | Singletrack |
Mountain Bike
Yellow Fork is a surprisingly nice trail in the Oquirrh Mountain foothills at Rose Canyon. Among the many options are two main choices: there's a nice 7-mile singletrack loop ride with 1300 vertical feet of climbing, and there's a smooth 2-mile doubletrack ride in Yellow Fork Park that goes to a lovely picnic area.
Yellow Fork is a great twisting singletrack through the oak trees. It is relatively low in technical difficulty and does not climb at to steep of a grade. It would make an excellent introductory ride on singletrack trails! It does get a bit narrow up at the top, which helps you learn to hold a line! About 1.5 miles into the ride you will make a very sharp right-hand hairpin turn around a fallen tree. The trail turns to a double track here. Stay right on the double track for .4 of a mile. You will see the singletrack continuing off to your right. Follow the narrow singletrack up the the scrub oak until you hit the doubletrack again. Look to your left, about 20 yards down the doubletrack, and you will see the singletrack again. From here to the top you will climb rather steep, narrow sections through the aspens! The trail turns north and breaks out into the open for a great view of the Wasatch Front and the Kennecott Copper Mine. From here on, we haven't had the time to explore...your on your own!! Courtesy of Singletracks.com
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Yellow Fork Canyon County Park
Yellow Fork Canyon County Park is a singletrack mountain bike trail in Herriman, Utah. View maps, videos, photos, and reviews of Yellow Fork Canyon County Park bike trail in Herriman.
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From Herriman, Utah
- Head west on W 13100 S/Main St toward S 6000 W/S Pioneer St (0.6 mi)
- Turn left onto S 6400 W/Rose Canyon Rd (1.0 mi)
- Turn right onto Rose Canyon Rd (1.4 mi)
- Turn left to stay on Rose Canyon RdDestination will be on the right(2.1 mi)
From I-15, take the Bangerter Highway and head west. After the highway curves north, turn left on 126th south (traffic light and big pedestrian overpass) at mile 6.0. 126th becomes 131st. In Herriman, turn left on Rose Canyon Road. Set odometer. 0.9 mile later, turn right at stop sign, then keep left at 2.3 to continue on Rose Canyon Road. At mile 4.4, pavement ends at the creek. Find a parking spot. The trail begins right along the creek, going uphill.
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