Date/Time
Date(s) - 07/16/2025
9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Location
Yellow Pine Trailhead
Forest Road 431, Kamas, Utah
Categories
Leader: See the text below for Leader Information
MODERATE+ MTB RIDE PROVO RIVER UINTA MOUNTAINS – CLICK-HERE-TO-RSVP – YOU MUST RSVP TO ATTEND
Wednesday July 16, 2025 – Park City, UT.
Meet: In the Yellow Pine Trailhead lot off of Hwy 150 in the Uinta Mountains (near mile marker 6 for an on-time departure of 9:00 AM. Alternative meeting spot will be at the turn off road to Pine Valley Group / Lower Provo River Campgrounds at 9:15 AM. The turn off road is just past mile marker 10 on the right (South) side of Mirror Lake highway.
Parking Passes: National Park pass or day use pass for Mirror Lake Highway is required for parking. Day use passes or season passes can be purchased online. For passes go to https://www.recreation.gov/sitepass/74405. Or, from your mobile device: yourpassnow.com. Search Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest. Fees are – $6 for a 3-day, $12 for a 7-day or $45 for a 12-month pass.
Ride: We will initially ride some old 4 x 4 roads, sections of the old Highway and the Interpretive Trail on the North side of the Provo River for about 5 miles. Once we then cross the Provo River via a bridge, we ride on the south side of the Provo River for another 5 miles. This mostly single-track trail rambles through fragrant forests, with views of the Provo River. This is a scenic and fun ride! There are rocky sections, wet sections and for the finale’ we will wade across the Provo River to return to our vehicles. Bring another pair of shoes if you don’t want your biking shoes to get wet. It is approximately 10 miles with about 600 feet of elevation gain.
Ride Background: I started riding the Provo River Overlook trail out and back in late fall of 2016. Then, in the summer of 2017, I found the Soapstone Pond trail across the river. It was an old abandoned road turned into a horse trail and was very overgrown. I would take bear spray since I almost never saw anyone except for an occasional horse rider or two. Thinking that there has to be a way to make this ride a loop I studied satellite images. It took a few exploratory rides to find the old crossing by the campground. During spring runoff the Provo is not crossable. My first loop and river crossing was on August 20 of 2017. Since then I have taken several groups of riders on the adventure and made the loop at least 38 times. Enjoy the ride, I sure do…Don
Lunch: Plan on eating your lunch after the ride, we will have a tailgate lunch.
Bring: Calorie packed snacks, plenty of water, bike tube, tire levers, pump and sunscreen. Please make sure that your tires are pumped up to the recommended tire pressure. Knee and elbow pads recommended.
REMINDER to bring: Bring another pair of shoes if you don’t want your biking shoes to get wet!
Don’t Bring: Cow/bear bells (courtesy bells OK), Music boxes, speakers and / or earphones or dogs.
NO e-bikes: Human powered Mountain bike required. US Forest Service: e-bikes are considered motorized vehicles. (36 CFR 212.1) e-bike use is prohibited on all non-motorized trails.
MTB Ride leader(s): Don Winsor, wd40rider@gmail.com, 801-673-5866
Looks good at the water crossing.
Not too deep at all!