Ireland and Blackbird Trail Loop, Timpanogos Foothills
The Ireland trail runs approximately north-south on the western edge of the Timpanogos footills bench area. It can serve as a climbing or descending route. This ride climbs Ireland to Crank, which will be our connection over to the Blackbird Two trail for a descending loop. The ride has 600 vertical feet of climbing.
Trail connections, alignments and conditions will change. Use this guide at your own risk. UtahMountainBiking 2016
Riding Notes, Ireland - Crank - Blackbird Two loop:
0.0   East on ST at entry to parking
N40 19.504 W111 40.198
0.1   Join Bench Road (BST)
N40 19.460 W111 40.156
0.8   L uphill on Ireland
N40 19.427 W111 39.504
Keep L at 0.9 and 1.0
1.4   Keep L uphill N40 19.900 W111 39.684
(option: fork R for shortcut)
1.5   Keep R (L = Shooter)
N40 19.924 W111 39.698
1.6   Straight (L = Firing Range)
N40 19.996 W111 39.713
1.65 Keep R (L = West Ridge)
N40 20.014 W111 39.722		1.8   Cross ridge trail, south on Crank
N40 20.219 W111 39.730
2.4   Keep L (R = connector to Ireland)
N40 20.126 W111 39.509
2.6   Fork R (Blackbird Two)
N40 20.180 W111 39.411
2.7   Keep straight
Cross Blackbird N40 20.057 W111 39.419
2.8   Straight across N40 19.973 W111 39.400
3.4   Straight onto Roller Coaster
N40 19.585 W111 39.429
3.5   Straight (connector joins R from Ireland)
3.6   R on Bench Road (or do a lap)
N40 19.413 W111 39.418
4.4   Back at parking

Orem Bench BST Trailhead: Exit I-15 on Orem's 800 North and drive straight towards the mountains. At 800 East, turn left and drive north about 1 mile. Immediately past the fence at the uphill end of the cemetery, turn right (east) on Cascade Drive. Drive 1/2 mile then fork uphill before you approach the water treatment plant. Take two switchbacks up, passing the lower overflow parking, to the paved parking area with the bathroom. Your trail is right across from where the road entered the parking lot.