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Mountain Biking on the Pioneer Trail

If you are a Salt Lake resident, there is one trail that you ought to be flogging every Saturday morning: the Pioneer Trail in East Canyon. This trail is extremely accessible but the great thing about it is that you get some great climbing that isn’t brutal, and is shady most of the way. Perfect way to work those thighs without crushing your lungs. The trail is called by a couple of different names: The Great Western Trail, and the Mormon Pioneer Trail. But most just refer to it as the Pioneer Trail. The part I’m referring to is really just a short section of the total Pioneer Trail, but it’s the most enjoyable part in my opinion. To get to it, either go over Emigration Canyon towards East Canyon, or up Parley’s on I-80 and take the East Canyon exit and head North. Go past the Little Dell reservoir about a mile after the road straightens towards the North, and you’ll see a small parking area on the East side of the road with what appears to be a small restroom shack and trailheads on either side of the rode (both East and West). You’ll want to park on the East side of the road, but cross and enter the trailhead on the West side of the road. The ride begins with a quick climb almost immediately, and then levels out to some buffed singletrack through 5-foot deep grasses with small aspens lining either side of the trail. Straight ahead is a view of some mountain peaks, and you have a good semi-ridge-like ride until you drop down into a car-cam...Read more...

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