 | Little Mountain to Killyon Canyon Loop The Little Mountain to Killyon Canyon Loop is a nice singletrack ride with a couple of miles of pavement to close the loop. There are some fairly stiff (but not long) climbs on the ridge heading north from Little Mountain Pass, and some tricky rutted sections in Killyon Canyon, making this an upper-intermediate ride. Length is 7.7 miles, with 5.1 singletrack. Absolute altitude change is 1000 ft, with total climbing around 1600 (half of the climbing will be on pavement). |
| Ride notes, Killyon Canyon Loop: 0.0 Start northeast uphill at Little Mountain Pass 3.5 4-way intersection, turn L downhill N 40° 48.664' W 111° 41.457' (R = down to Affleck Park) 4.4 Trail in from R N 40° 48.278' W 111° 42.192' 4.9 Fork, keep L N 40° 48.008' W 111° 42.515' 5.1 Arrive at gravel road, straight downhill N 40° 47.877' W 111° 42.615' 5.3 Downhill on pavement 6.0 Emigration Canyon road, L uphill 7.7 Back at Little Mountain Pass | Alternate (back side) loop, Little Mountain to Mormon Trail: 0.0 Start northeast uphill at Little Mountain Pass 3.5 4-way intersection, turn R downhill N 40° 48.664' W 111° 41.457' (L = down to Killyon Canyon) 4.4 Affleck Park, R downhill on DT 4.6 Exit park on ST (keep R) 5.6 Road, cross slightly uphill to continuing trail 7.3 At Little Dell picnic area, exit onto road 7.5 Turn R at Emigration Canyon Road 9.6 Back at Little Mountain Pass |
 | Getting there:
From Salt Lake City, drive up
I-80 in Parley's Canyon. Exit at the Little Dell Recreation Area - East
Canyon Exit (U-65). Drive north towards Big Mountain, then turn left at
the Emigration Canyon road. At the summit (top of Little Mountain), park
on the north (right) side of the road. The rocky track heading up the
hill
on the east end of the parking area is the trail. GPS N
40° 46.512' W 111° 43.129'. Copyright 2002 Mad Scientist Software Inc Trail conditions change, and the layout of a trail may change without notice. Use this trail guide at your own risk. |