 | Oak Vista to Eagle Crest Loop The Oak Vista trail is a short trail that will eventually connect to Maple Hollow and the BST. For now, it ends on Traverse Ridge Drive. The loop ride described here descends to the (temporary) bottom of Oak Vista, climbs up Traverse Ridge Drive, then takes the Eagle Crest trail westbound on the south side of Traverse Mountain. The loop is 4.5 miles with 400 vertical feet of climbing. One mile (and most of the climbing) is pavement, the other 3.5 miles is very nice singletrack. Top altitude is 6200 feet. |
| Oak Visa to Eagle Crest, clockwise loop: 0.0 Start downhill from Long Branch TH N40 28.593 W111 50.643 0.8 R uphill on Traverse Ridge Road N40 28.861 W111 50.602 1.5 Stop sign, turn left on Suncrest Road N40 28.910 W111 50.099 2.1 R uphill on singletrack (Eagle Crest) N40 28.688 W111 49.408 2.4 Keep straight (L) N40 28.453 W111 49.537 | 3.3 Parking area, go up road 100 feet N40 28.326 W111 50.167 Find ST on L N40 28.453 W111 49.537 3.4 Ride around small pond, L on DT N40 28.355 W111 50.243 50 feet down, find ST on R N40 28.350 W111 50.260 4.0 Fork R N40 28.395 W111 50.721 4.3 R on road N40 28.550 W111 50.842 4.5 Back at parking |
 | Getting there, Long Branch (Oak Vista) trailhead:
From I-15
in Salt Lake City, take the Bluffdale exit and head east on Highland Drive
toward the mountains. As you reach the traffic light at the top of the
hill, about 3/4 mile after leaving the freeway, turn right on Traverse
Ridge Road. Drive about two miles up to the top of the mountain. At the
stop sign in Suncrest, turn right on Deer Ridge Drive and go 0.7 miles.
Watch
for a parking area on your right. The trail ducks through the oak on the
north side. N40 28.593 W111 50.643 Copyright 2009 Mad Scientist Software Inc. Trail conditions change. Use this trail guide at your own risk. |