The Riverview Trail is located on the mountainside northeast of Heber at an average elevation of 6200 feet. From the Highway 32 trailhead to the Coyote Trail, Riverview is 5.2 miles in length. An out-and-back ride will be 10.4 miles with 600 vertical feet of climbing overall. The Riverview Trail can be done as part of the Coyote Canyon loop (minimum 20.2 miles), or as part of a front-side Loop (see below).
You can loop via Sheep Bones and Lower Riverview or by taking Upper Potatoes to Middle Earth , or by riding the Riverview Doubletrack, an old dirt road just above the irrigation canal. The loop returning via the doubletrack or singletrack is about the same distance (see map).
There's a popular trailhead behind the UVU Wasatch campus with a Connector trail up to the middle of Riverview. On Coyote Lane on the south, you can climb the Coyote trail up to the south end of Riverview.
After 1/10th mile, stay left on Riverview at the fork to Sheep Bones , a narrow more-technical trail that descends to Lower Riverview .
At mile 3.3 you'll reach the UVU Connector. This is a descending trail of 1.6 miles that winds downhill to the UVU campus trailhead. It will cross Middle Earth then the Riverview Doubletrack to join the Lower Riverview singletrack trail. When it leaves Lower Riverview, the UVU Connector goes across the canal to the UVU trailhead.
0.4 miles south of the UVU connector, you'll pass the entry to Chop'd Coyote on your left. This trail that links uphill to the backside of the Coyote Loop. You're now at mile 3.6 from the north trailhead.
The Riverview Trail hits dirt Coyote Lane in Coyote Canyon. A short jog uphill reveals a continuation that heads south 1/4 mile to the Coyote Canyon trail. You can drop down this trail to Lower Riverview if you're doing a loop ride on the western slope.
Coyote Loop: See Coyote Canyon Loop page. Connects at north and south ends of Riverview.
Sheep Bones: One-mile hand-cut trail from northern Riverview down to the Riverview DT and to Lower Riverview. Advanced technical. Used as part of the Front-side Loop, below.
Upper Potatoes: Upper Potatoes is a two-way trail on the right that descends to Middle Earth and Lower Potatoes.
Lonely Mountain: Two-way trail (that rides like a downhill flow trail and may become one as additional trails are constructed) that climbs to the top of Mordor.
Middle Mordor: You can catch the Mordor downhill as it crosses.
UVU Connector: Very nice trail climbs the hill from behind the UVU Wasatch Campus. Intersects Lower Riverview and ends on Riverview.
Chop'd Coyote: See Chop'd Coyote page. Connects Upper Riverview to the back side of Coyote Loop on the ridge.
Hobbiton Hill: Trail descends from Riverview down to Middle Earth.
Coyote: Uphill for counterclockwise loop, downhill for trailhead.
Riverview DT: Doubletrack contours the hillside from Highway 32 to Coyote Lane.
Middle Earth: Traversing trail that follow the hillside between Lower Riverview and Upper Riverview.
Sheep Pen: Short up-and-over with options for loop lariat ride from Coyote trailhead.
Lower Riverview: Singletrack from Coyote Loop trail on the south, extending north to the UVU Connector where it crosses the canal, then on to the DT just south of Sheep Bones. South of UVU easier technical; north of UVU is advanced.
Isengard area trails: Lower Potatoes, Isengard skills trails.
0.0 Park south side of Highway 32
N40 34.398 W111 25.224
Eastbound uphill (straight away from road)
0.3 R on Riverview (L = Coyote Loop)
N40 34.430 W111 25.060
0.4 Stay L uphill (R = Sheep Bones)
N40 34.327 W111 25.057
1.6 R to viewpoint (100 yards)
N40 33.707 W111 25.003
3.3 Keep left N40 33.210 W111 24.237
(R = descend to Lower Riverview and UVU)
5.2 At Coyote Lane, turn around
N40 32.537 W111 23.397
(R = descend to US-40)
10.4 Back at parking
Loop with Lower Riverview and Sheep Bones via UVU Connector
Within a few feet of crossing the Lower Riverview doubletrack, fork left uphill on the Coyote Loop trail. Next cross the gravel Coyote Lane, staying on singletrack. Climb uphill just over a mile until you reach the Riverview Trail fork. Fork left and descend to the gravel Coyote Lane. Veer a bit downhill and cross the road to continue the Riverview Trail.
When you reach the UVU connector, drop left downhill and descend to the trailhead.0.0 Find the wooden stepover gate
Uphill on singletrack N40 32.792 W111 24.743
0.2 Merge w DT N40 32.828 W111 24.631
then L after canal on ST N40 32.837 W111 24.614
0.5 Cross Lower Riverview N40 32.927 W111 24.535
1.6 L on Riverview N40 33.207 W111 24.238
3.4 Keep R (L = to viewpoint)
N40 33.706 W111 25.004
4.5 Hard L onto Sheep Bones
N40 34.327 W111 25.057
(straight = to north TH and Coyote)
5.4 Straight onto Lower Riverview
N40 33.615 W111 25.280
6.9 Straight as UVU connector crosses
N40 32.927 W111 24.535
7.2 Straight as DT joins steeply from downhill
N40 32.857 W111 24.304
7.9 L on singletrack (to Coyote TH)
N40 32.387 W111 23.919
8.2 Keep R (L=Free Fall)
N40 32.162 W111 23.983
8.5 Fork L to Coyote (R = to TH)
N40 32.126 W111 23.925
Cross doubletrack (Lower Riverview)
8.7 L uphill on Coyote (R = to TH)
N40 32.124 W111 23.815
8.8 Cross Coyote Lane N40 32.188 W111 23.746
9.8 L on Riverview N40 32.365 W111 23.403
10.0 L and cross Coyote Lane to ST
N40 32.541 W111 23.391
11.5 Keep L (R = Coyote Middle)
N40 33.053 W111 24.030
11.9 L downhill on UVU connector
N40 33.207 W111 24.238
13.0 Cross Lower Riverview N40 32.927 W111 24.535
13.3 R across canal on DT then R on ST
N40 32.837 W111 24.614
13.5 Back at TH
Riverview Trailhead:
From Salt Lake, take I-80 eastbound to Silver Creek Junction (just
past Park City). Go south on US-40, past the Jordanelle reservoir and
descend past the dam. At the traffic light at mile 14.2 from I-80, turn
left on 32 and climb 1.1 miles. When you see the second entry into
Riverview on your left, note the gravel parking area on your right. That's
your spot.
From Utah County, drive up Provo Canyon to Heber. At the traffic
light on US-189/US-40, turn left and drive north through Heber. 4.7 miles
from the intersection, turn right on Highway 32 and climb 1.1 miles to the
parking area as above.
Coyote Lane trailhead: On US-40 just north of Heber, turn east on Coyote Lane. Just after the road crosses a canal, turn left into the parking lot. The singletrack starts at the northeast corner at the step-over, where you'll also find a repair stand and a kiosk with a trail map. The Coyote singletrack takes you uphill, where you can connect to Riverview after climbing 2.1 miles.
Highway 32 sheep road: From US-40, turn at the light and drive up Highway 32 for four miles. Look for a gravel road on the right side. Ride uphill on doubletrack and find the singletrack on your left about 100 yards uphill. You'll reach the fork that starts the loop 1/2 mile from the highway.
Single-page printable guides
Riverview trail guide
Frontside Loop w DT return
Frontside Loop with Lower singletrack
See also:
Coyote Canyon loop
Chop'd Coyote
Lower Riverview Mordor/Isengard trails
Wile E Canyon
GPS track files (right-click and "Save as..."): Multi-track area file
GPX Riverview Trail only
Frontside loop w Lower Riverview ST from Coyote
Maps for printing: Coyote Loop topo map
Lodging, camping, shops: Links to area resources
Water: Gas stations in Heber, campgrounds.
Camping: Hailstone campground at Jordanelle on US-40, about 6 miles away.
Bike services: Slim and Knobby's bike shop, Heber
Most recent update June 2022.