 | Ant Knolls --
Dry Fork Loop, Big Flat Loop The Ant Knolls trail starts at Pole Line Pass at the top of the North Fork of American Fork Canyon. This is a very scenic trail, with views of Mineral Basin, the Snowbird ridge, and the Heber Valley. The ride can be done as a 5-mile out-and-back, as an intermediate-level loop by circling east into Big Flat, or as a challenging advanced-technical loop by dropping into Dry Fork. Altitude is 9000 feet, with 500 vertical feet of climbing on the Ant Knolls section. |
| Ant Knolls-Big Flat Loop, From Dutchman
Flat 0.0 Begin riding uphill on gravel road N 40° 31.626 W° 111 36.205 0.7 Fork R uphill 4.0 Pole Line Pass. Find ST on left. N 40° 31.901 W 111° 34.243 4.2 Fork L on Trail 31 (157 = short but steep) N 40° 32.040 W 111° 34.257 4.7 Ridge 157 rejoins N 40° 32.245 W 111° 34.307 5.1 Fork L on 31 (R = 157 = climb Ant Knoll) N 40° 32.542 W 111° 34.265 | 6.1 Ridge 157 rejoins N 40° 33.302 W 111° 34.564 6.5 Fork R, end Ant Knolls trail N 40° 33.671 W 111° 34.778 Alt=9500 Keep R at all road forks 8.0 R on Snake Creek Road N 40° 33.585 W 111° 33.346 Alt=8350 10.5 Keep R at fork N 40° 32.388 W 111° 33.189 12.0 Pole Line Pass, continue downhill 16.0 Back at parking |
| Ant Knolls-Dry Fork Loop, From Dutchman
Flat 0.0 Begin riding uphill on gravel road N 40° 31.626 W 111° 36.205 0.7 Fork R uphill 4.0 Pole Line Pass. Find ST on left. N 40° 31.901 W 111° 34.243 4.2 Fork L on Trail 31 (157 = short but steep) N 40° 32.040 W 111° 34.257 4.7 Ridge 157 rejoins N 40° 32.245 W 111° 34.307 5.1 Fork L on 31 (R = 157 = climb Ant Knoll) N 40° 32.542 W 111° 34.265 | 6.1 Ridge 157 rejoins 31 N 40° 33.302 W 111° 34.564 6.5 Fork L, end Ant Knolls trail Steep descent into Mineral Basin N 40° 33.671 W 111° 34.778 Alt=9500 7.0 L on doubletrack N 40° 33.764 W 111° 35.094 8.9 L on gravel road N 40° 32.399 W 111° 35.546 9.3 Right on North Fork Road 10.0 Back at parking. |
 | Getting there:
From I-15, take the
Alpine-Highland exit just south of Point-of-the-Mountain. Go east towards
the mountains on UT-92 and continue up American Fork Canyon. There's a
$6
fee (as of 2009). About 6 miles up the canyon, turn left at the North
Fork junction and
drive 2 miles to Tibble Fork Reservoir. Go straight past the
outhouse onto the gravel road that goes up along the river. To ride the
trail
from the summit, drive 8 miles up the rough road to Pole Line Pass,
keeping right at the fork at mile 5.3. For the ride options described
above, go from Tibble Fork only to Dutchman Flat at mile 4. Find the
parking area with a wooden fence on your left. Start the ride heading
uphill. Copyright 2002 Mad Scientist Software Inc. Trail conditions change. Use this trail guide at your own risk. |