Achtung Baby
Achtung Baby is a 1.5-mile downhill flow trail on the southern side of Traverse Mountain in Draper. The trail has features that can be considered expert, with multiple jumps including doubles. But intermediates will enjoy this trail -- they simply need to slow down enough to keep the tires on the dirt. There's 450 vertical feet of elevation loss, for a average grade of under 6%. The trail's intermediate rating is not due to steepness or technical difficulty. It's because countless jumps have been engineered into the trail. |
Ride notes, loop from Angel Gate parking 0.0 North (either trail) N40 27.889 W111 48.302 Drop to creek 0.05 Immediate L on ST after creek (Hog Hollow Creek trail) N40 27.915 W111 48.281 0.1 L on Hog Hollow trail N40 27.949 W111 48.307 | 0.4 Pass Achtung exit (on L) N40 28.173 W111 48.435 1.4 Hard L onto Two Hollows N40 28.900 W111 48.917 1.5 L on ST, Achtung Baby N40 28.880 W111 48.860 3.0 Hog Hollow, L for lap, R to finish N40 28.173 W111 48.435 3.4 Back at parking |
Westfield Road (lower Hog Hollow trail):
If you're
parking (or pedaling) on Westfield Road, the trail is 0.7 miles west of
the stop sign where Westfield ends on 200 North in Alpine. Spot the metal
gate on the north side of the road near the school crossing. The
doubletrack that heads uphill through the gate is the lower Hog Hollow
trail.
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