Sorry it's been so long. I've been meaning to post this up sooner, but the servers have been overloaded with all of the traffic. I expect I'll have to upgrade to some commercial servers soon. As you can see from all my followers, this site is getting a lot of traffic.


This is one of my favorite rides in the area. In fact, it might be my favorite. It's perfect for a quick ride after work or something, and it's really easy enough for anyone. When my wife started riding, I took her here. That being said, it's plenty of fun if you're fast, and there's a lot of other branches that lead to some fun places. To start, head up Provo Canyon about five or six miles (maybe more) until you see Vivian Park on the right. Turn in there, then follow the road up a couple miles until you a turn off for a park on your right. It's actually the second park you'll see. Go to the last parking lot and get out. Trail starts at the top of the lot through a hole in the little fence.


Ride up and into an open meadow. Just after this meadow, the trail forks--this is the start of the loop, so you can go any way. I go right. Keep riding up until you get to a dirt road--here, you can follow the road up to the campground (which I usually do 'cause there's a drinking fountain up there) or you can keep going straight and up some fun single track. If you go up the camp ground you will cross the stream over the little bridge, go up a little, over another little bridge, and back down 'till you meet up with the left-hand trail that you passed before. This is the trail on the right, so you want to go straight and down some really really fun single track. It's fast, hard, and usually empty.


You'll get to another fork after a mile or so. Go right, up a tiny hill, then back down some more turns and stuff. This is fun--go fast. After a couple hard switchbacks, you'll have the chance to go straight or a hard right. Go right, but be careful 'cause it's easy to miss. Up a steep, loose, rocky hill. If you make it up this, you're a good rider. It goes without saying that I can make it up it. Here's a tip--don't go into your lowest gear. I'm always tempted to, but I either end up spinning my tire in the dust or popping wheelies. It's steep, did I mention that?


Now this is the best part. It might be the best stretch of single track in the world. Especially in the spring when the grass is short and the trail is smoother. But in the fall, it's beautiful with the leaves and colors in the mountains, and the temperature is just perfect. And it's always so quiet. Head through the meadow and take a left at the fork. Heading right takes you on a "Great Western" trail or something. I've never done it, but I might try it for a future ride. It is long. Keep going down 'till the dirt road, take a hard right to meet back with the fork where the loop starts. Go back to the car, and avoid riding off the bridges into the water.