Rock Canyon  

Posted by Sean in

To save you the trouble, I'll let you know right now this ride sucks. I keep riding it about once a year in the hopes that I'm wrong, but it sucks every time. I want to like it 'cause it's so close to BYU and it leads into some really fun trails, but it's just a terrible, horrible no good very bad ride.

"What makes it so bad, Sean?" I'm glad you asked. It's so bad because it's a long, steep, gravel double track that's infested with hundreds of slow walkers. Honestly, you ride two or three miles and it feels like fifty because the trail's so soft and gravely. And coming down is just as bad because you're flying down soft gravel and just seconds away from flying over the handlebars when stationary group suddenly appears in front of your bars.

I didn't even bother taking pictures of bringing a GPS--you all know where it is, and if you're so inclined, give it a shot. If you make it past the first three miles or so, there really are some fun tails to be had. In fact, if you're looking for the ride from hell, you can start at the mouth of the canyon and climb 4000 ft to the top of Squaw Peak. From there it's a beautiful view, but it's best visited on foot with a cute girl. The trail does eventually turn into single track, but it's not meant for riding. You'll be doing a lot of walking.

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