Moosehouse Loop
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Daly Grind
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Ontario Ridge
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Empire Link
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Johns 99
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Moosehouse
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Gravedigger
This is a six-mile loop in Park City's Daly Canyon with about 1000 vertical feet of total climbing. It's intermediate overall in tech requirement and is a fairly fast ride. Most cyclists could complete it in about an hour. For advanced cyclists, there are alternate lines down Moosehouse that are steep, hairy, and offer jumps. The "regular" descent on Moosehouse is upper-intermediate tech. Most of the ride is in forest, with rare breakout views. It starts well uphill in Daly Canyon at 7300 feet elevation, climbing to a top altitude of 8150 at the intersection of Empire Link with Johns99. The most technical sections is the descent down Moosehouse. |
Riding notes, clockwise loop: 0.0 Uphill on gravel road N40 37.957 W111 29.837 0.2 Left into trees on ST N40 37.800 W111 29.992 0.5 Hard R to go south N40 37.978 W111 29.772 0.7 Keep straight (R) N40 37.812 W111 29.877 0.8 L uphill on DT N40 37.771 W111 29.911 0.9 R to Tour des Suds N40 37.786 W111 29.814 1.4 Hard R uphill N40 37.549 W111 29.927 1.5 Straight on Empire Link N40 37.593 W111 29.935 (L = Tour des Suds) Then L uphill N40 37.599 W111 29.953 1.8 Keep R (L = to road) N40 37.454 W111 30.119 2.8 Cross DT (Daly Grind) N40 37.357 W111 30.508 3.0 Keep straight (Speedbag crosses) N40 37.470 W111 30.509 | 3.6 Merge Johns99, then R on Johns99 N40 37.580 W111 30.854 4.3 R downhill on gravel road N40 37.823 W111 30.333 Then R on ST Moosehouse N40 37.836 W111 30.310 4.4 Keep R N40 37.864 W111 30.250 4.9 R on Gravedigger N40 37.954 W111 30.005 5.4 Merge w DT N40 37.619 W111 30.253 5.5 Curve left N40 37.558 W111 30.260 5.5 ST on L crosses to opposite side N40 37.595 W111 30.196 5.7 ST joins road 6.1 Back at car |
Getting there: As you drive into Park City, you'll arrive at the "main" intersection of Park Avenue and Kearns Blvd. From the light, head south on Park Avenue (straight ahead if you came from I-80, a left turn if you arrived on Kearns Blvd from US-40). Keep going through town. Just after the road veers a little to the right, it becomes narrower. As you reach the end of the homes and pavement, find parking on your left along the creek. Start the ride by continuing up the dirt road the direction you were driving. Copyright 2011 Mad Scientist Software Inc. Trail conditions and alignments change. Use this trail guide at your own risk. |