 | Lowder Ponds Loop The Lowder Ponds Loop is a high-altitude advanced-intermediate trail that combines ridgeline singletrack with forested downhill. The trail is a loop 11.9 miles in length, with a short (2 mile) climb on dirt road in the middle of the ride. Altitude at the trailhead is 11,000 feet. You'll drop 1000 feet, then climb your way back up. You shouldn't consider Lowder Ponds unless you have conditioned thighs, great lungs, and are acclimatized to altitude. |
| Riding notes: 1.1 trail intersection 4-way, turn R GPS N 37° 41.624' W 112° 48.359' (Dark Hollow is left, Bunker Creek straight) 1.4 cross doubletrack 2.2 cross small creek, then doubletrack 2.9 pond on right, go left (not through log fence) 3.0 join ATV doubletrack 3.9 cross meadow 5.2 large meadow, veer R, cross wide creek | 5.6 metal gate, reach Sidney Valley Road, turn left 7.7 ignore road coming in from left, continue straight 8.0 intersect Sidney Peaks - Bunker Creek trail GPS N 37° 42.869' W 112° 46.444' turn left, becomes singletrack, start hard climb 9.5 reach saddle 10.2 trail fork, go right 10.8 back at 4-way intersection, go straight 11.9 back at parking area. |
 | Getting there:
On U-143, head up the canyon from
Brian Head to the summit. Just 1/4 mile past the summit sign, turn left
on
a gravel road (GPS N 37° 40.136' W 112° 50.350'). Drive 1.8 miles and
turn left into a parking area (GPS N 37° 41.164' W 112° 49.181') with
a
small outhouse. The trailhead is across the road from the parking area. Copyright 2002 Mad Scientist Software Inc |