Handlebar view to the south as Bruce hits a turn on Gold Pedal Mile.
Handlebar view to the south as Bruce hits a turn on Gold Pedal Mile.
UOP Upper Trails
Olympic Trail, Moose Puddle, and Gold Pedal Mile

The Utah Olympic Park (UOP) has three trails located above and to the west of the Bobsled track and facilities. The trails are: Olympic which ties the UOP trails to Ambush, Robs, and the Midmountain, Moose Puddle which runs from the eastern end of Olympic to the UOP bobsled area, and Gold Pedal Mile which is a DH-only ride that begins and ends on Moose Puddle.

Original review and Moose Puddle photos by Bruce June 26, 2016 with an update for Gold Pedal Mile and Olympic trail October 7, 2026

These are all highly scenic rides. There's no fee to ride the trails on UOP property. The trails can be done as part of a downhill or climbing route using other Olympic Park trails and higher-mountain trails. Or you can just crank up Moose Puddle and drop down Gold Pedal Mile until you've had your fill.
Looking toward the aspens while climbing the upper Moose Puddle trail.
Looking toward the aspens while climbing the upper Moose Puddle trail.
Rolling a smooth banked turn on lower Gold Pedal Mile.
Rolling a smooth banked turn on lower Gold Pedal Mile.
Because many portions of these trails fall on north-facing slopes -- at between 7000 and 8000 feet elevation -- the snow and spring mud will be slow to clear. On the average year, the trails will be ready to ride by July 1st and remain open until late October.
The Moose Puddle trail was completed in spring 2016. This trail is mostly smooth wide dirt ribbon, suitable for intermediate riders, but with a couple of more-challenging alternate lines. It's a two-way trail that can be used to climb uphill to Gold Pedal Mile or the Olympic trail (and on to Midmountain), or to descend from Midmountain through the UOP trails. It's 3.4 miles long, consisting of gently sloping traverses of the hillside linked by fairly tight turns. The elevation change from top to bottom is 1000 vertical feet, with a top elevation of 8000.
Climbing uphill on Moose Puddle with a typical trail view.
Climbing uphill on Moose Puddle with a typical trail view.
Climbing through aspen and fir forest eastbound on Olympic.
Climbing through aspen and fir forest eastbound on Olympic.
The Olympic trail was added in 2025. This is a fairly flat bench-cut trail with only two turns over its 1.2 mile length. The main function of Olympic is to tie the trails of Park City and of the Pinebrook area to the UOP trails. This creates some rewarding ride opportunities.

My latest ride of this area climbed Ranch to Ridge then Hunter Trail to Midmountain, dropped upper Ambush to Olympic, then descended Moose Puddle to Gold Pedal Mile, and down to Millenium via BLT and RTS. That's 17.7 miles with over 2500 feet of climbing.

The Gold Pedal Mile is another newer trail in the upper trail system. Gold Pedal Mile is a one-way downhill trail with a smooth highly-engineered alignment and surface. It's considered intermediate but has a significant grade of 10% average. It forks away from Moose Puddle at around 7600 feet elevation and rejoins just above the service road.
Coming out high-force turn on Gold Pedal Mile.
Coming out high-force turn on Gold Pedal Mile.
Trailheads and connections
The RTS trailhead in 2026.
The RTS trailhead in 2026.
RTS Trailhead

From I-80, take the Park City Kimball Junction exit. Turn south toward Park City. At 0.4 miles from the freeway, turn right on the Olympic Parkway. At the roundabout, go 3/4 around (effectively a left turn) to head south on Olympic Parkway. The road will begin climbing. At one mile from I-80, turn right into a fenced parking area with a bathroom. The RTS loop is just inside the break in the fence.

Clockwise, RTS will take you around to Iron Bill, then BLT (which climbs to OMH), then BYOB. At the far northern end, the DH trails BYOB and OMH return, and there's a short connector to the paved Millenium trail. To each the upper UOP trails, take BLT uphill, then follow the road west, south, and west again. In less than 1/4 mile, you'll see the Moose Puddle connector trail on your left. When you reach road again, turn left and go 100 feet to find Moose Puddle on the right (uphill) side.

Looking across the Olympic Parkway from upper BLT toward the museum and parking entrance.
Looking across the Olympic Parkway from upper BLT toward the museum and parking entrance.
Main Olympic Parking

One mile further up the Olympic Parkway from the RTS trailhead, you'll see the Ski Museum on your left. Turn into the parking lot.

Across from the parking lot entry is a connector to the BLT trail to the lower UOP trails. BLT lies just above the roadway. To reach Moose Puddle, go out to the main road. Turn left and coast downhill. Follow the road to the left and it will quickly turn back to the right. Look for a singletrack on your left. That's the Moose Puddle connector. When it ends on a gravel road, go uphill to the paved road and turn left. In 100 feet, turn right onto Moose Puddle.

Trail connections:
Olympic Trail: The Olympic Trail can be reached at the intersection of the top of Rob's Trail with Ambush. You can climb either Rob's or Ambush to the trail fork. From above, you'll need to get onto Ambush heading downhill. If you're coming from the south on Midmountain, make a hard right turn downhill at the point where Midmountain becomes Hunter (aka HT of Midmountain). If you're southbound on Hunter, it's the first trail intersection, right as you hit the northern end of Midmountain. Veer left and downhill. At the trail fork 0.4 miles later, keep straight and left to get onto the Olympic trail.
From Legacy Loop or Iron Bill: From the top of Iron Bill, you can coast down the paved road for 1/4 mile and find a singletrack on your left that connects to the middle of Moose Puddle. You can also fork away from Iron Bill onto the Legacy Loop and roll around in either direction to find a descending westbound trail. As you reach the paved road, go slightly uphill and turn right onto the connector trail. (See the Lower Olympic Park Trails page.)
From Bear Hollow Drive: Pedal up Bear Hollow Drive. There's a gate at the top of Bear Hollow, but with a bike-hole on the left side for you to get through. Don't park at the gate. Park downhill and pedal to it. After going through the gate, turn left (west) on pavement, staying uphill from the bobsled facility. For the out-and-back ride to the top, fork left to pedal uphill on Moose Puddle.
Olympic Trail
Entry to the western side of Olympic. We've just arrived by descending upper Ambush from Midmountain. To the right is the top of Rob's Trail, and further right is downhill Ambush.
Entry to the western side of Olympic. We've just arrived by descending upper Ambush from Midmountain. To the right is the top of Rob's Trail, and further right is downhill Ambush.
The Olympic trail connects the top of Rob's trail on upper Ambush to Moose Puddle. This means that Rob's trail can be the climbing part of a loop ride through the UOP area. Rosebud's Heaven, Dubois, and Collins join Ambush as routes uphill to the Olympic Trail.
The Olympic trail is the link that ties the UOP trails to the rest of Park City and Basin trails. From Midmountain, it's only 1/4 mile downhill on Ambush to reach the western end of Olympic.
The western side of Olympic is cool and shady.
The western side of Olympic is cool and shady.
Approaching the second of two turns on Olympic, we have a nice view of the hills to the west.
Approaching the second of two turns on Olympic, we have a nice view of the hills to the west.
Until you reach the eastern end near the ski lift facility, Olympic traverses a hillside at gentle slope. There's one set of turns to gain elevation as you go west to east. There's around 150 feet of climbing over the 1.2 miles of the trail.
At the eastern side, the trail breaks out onto a dry grass and brush slope as it approaches the top of the hill with the ski lift. To your left (north) you can see the Hunter trail rolling across the hillside.

On the shoulder of the hill, you'll divert into a short twisting climb to the ridgeline.

As we break out of the forest, we can see the ski lift ahead. Moose Puddle starts just below it.
As we break out of the forest, we can see the ski lift ahead. Moose Puddle starts just below it.
Final bit of climbing.
Final bit of climbing.
The final piece of the trail is a fairly steep twisting root-infested climb on the old Yeti trail. Mercifully, it's short. So it's more adventure than punishment.

As you reach the crest, continue directly across a doubletrack service road onto Moose Puddle. Don't turn uphill toward the lift.

Moose Puddle Trail
Descending upper Moose Puddle through brush and groves of aspen.
Descending upper Moose Puddle through brush and groves of aspen.
The Moose Puddle trail runs from the bobsled service road to the ridgeline behind the ski lift. It can function as a connector to Midmountain when combined with Olympic and the top of Ambush.

And of course, it's the climbing route if you intend to do laps around the DH Gold Pedal Mile.

oose Puddle is 3.4 miles long from the bobsled service road up to the ridge-top. If you consider the 0.2-mile connector singletrack trail (see map) as part of Moose Puddle it's 3.6 miles. The trail gains 1000 feet of elevation from bottom to top, with a top elevation of just over 8000 feet.

When you enter Moose Puddle from Olympic, the singletrack joins a doubletrack briefly. Keep straight and eastbound until the trail curves around the hill to the north and you're again on singletrack. Don't be suckered into reversing direction to go westbound.

On the eastern skyline are the Uintah Mountains.

Hitting a tight turn on Moose Puddle, looking southeast.
Hitting a tight turn on Moose Puddle, looking southeast.
Most of Moose Puddle is nicely shaded.
Most of Moose Puddle is nicely shaded.
Moose Puddle is mostly dirt, but there are occasional rocky spots especially where the trail is exposed. Turns are banked to allow for higher speeds, but many are relatively tight. The areas between the many turns are traverses with gentle slope, with a tight turn at each end. The trail feels more suited to climbing than descending, but you can enjoy it in either direction.
Moose Puddle receives a connector from the service road at mile 1.3 from the lower entry (2.0 miles from the top). The connector arrives at a switchback. Like most Park City area trails, the trail signs aren't big enough to read as you ride. Especially in the downhill direction, you'll find yourself stopping to squint at a carsonite post.

On the other side of the road from this connector is a short trail up to the Legacy Loop. Legacy, in turn, connects to Iron Bill. Iron Bill is an alternate route down to the lower UOP trails.

Looking uphill as we begin climbing Moose Puddle.
Looking uphill as we begin climbing Moose Puddle.
Entry to Moose Puddle.
Entry to Moose Puddle.
Moose Puddle has occasional breakouts where you can see to the east and south, but most of the ride is in forest. From the top down, you'll first roll east around the apex of the ski-lift hill through sage brush and low scrub.

Next comes aspen forest, with stands of tall fir increasing as you descend.

Gold Pedal Mile
Here's the beginning of Gold Pedal Mile as seen from a tight turn on Moose Puddle.
Here's the beginning of Gold Pedal Mile as seen from a tight turn on Moose Puddle.
Gold Pedal Mile is an intermediate-skill downhill-only trail that begins and ends on Moose Puddle. You can use Moose Puddle as your climbing route to do laps of Gold Pedal Mile, or you can hit Gold Pedal Mile as a "shortcut" as you descend Moose Puddle on a bigger ride.
Gold Pedal Mile is 1.3 miles in length, dropping 570 vertical feet. The top is at a switchback turn of Moose Puddle, 1.2 miles below the top of the mountain or 2.1 miles uphill from where Moose Puddle crosses the paved bobsled facility service road.
The steep spots get your speed up for an undulating traverse or a quick grade reversal.
The steep spots get your speed up for an undulating traverse or a quick grade reversal.
Coming out of a turn.
Coming out of a turn.
The pitch of Gold Pedal Mile (10% average) makes it a blazingly fast descent. There's one short bit of gentle climbing near the bottom to keep you honest.
The trail is almost 100% forested, with only an occasional quick view. It starts in mature deep fir fprest with occasional aspen. At the lower elevations, maple and oak occupy the more-dry slopes, with intermittent groves of fir and aspen.

There are no obligatory stunts on Gold Pedal Mile. It's just fast and flowy. The trail base is entirely dirt, with tall banks on the turns. I don't recall any rock gardens. But rocks tend to pop up as a trail ages.

You'll need every bit of this low bank to hold your line.
You'll need every bit of this low bank to hold your line.
Handlebar view as we rocket along.
Handlebar view as we rocket along.
At the bottom of Gold Pedal Mile, keeping straight will take you uphill on Moose Puddle for another lap. Two miles later, keep straight as Moose Puddle takes a hard left turn and you're on another descent.
Yeti Trail
The Yeti trail has been retired, to make way for a ski run down the ridgeline where the trail used to be. I mention it here just to catch searches.

From Olympic down Gold Pedal Mile

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Bottom Line!
Bruce rolls along the Olympic trail.
Bruce rolls along the Olympic trail.
This loop with the Gold Pedal Mile is a satisfying ride that's highly scenic. And if you start at the RTS trail parking and pedal to the loop via RTS, Iron Bill, and the Legacy Loop, it's a major adventure.

The route through Olympic to Moose Puddle and down through the lower UOP trails is a nice addition to the climbing and descending routes from Midmountain.

Very much worth your time.

Getting there:
RTS Trailhead:  From I-80, take the Park City Kimball Junction exit. Turn south toward Park City. 0.4 miles from the freeway, turn right on the Olympic Parkway. At the roundabout, go 3/4 around (effectively a left turn) to head south on Olympic Parkway. The road will begin climbing. At one mile from I-80, turn right into a gravel parking area. The RTS loop is just inside the break in the fence.
The Olympic Park area.
The Olympic Park area.
Olympic Parkway lower parking:  Keep on Olympic Parkway past the Olympic Park. As the road leaves the developed area, you'll see a parking strip on the right side of the road, just before the road turns sharply left. Park here. The north end of the trail is at the apex of the turn. The south side of the trail is 0.2 mile uphill on the right side of the road. NOTE!  The UOP gate is locked one hour after the posted closing time. If you won't be finished before closing time, park outside of the gates!
Bobsled facility:  Continue uphill to the top and park near the bobsled building. The trail is immediately west of the top of the facility.
Bear Hollow:  Turn off Highway 224 on Bear Hollow Drive. Go uphill past Rob's Trail. Go to the UOP gate and turn around. Head downhill to a wide spots on the west side of the road to park (no parking in the circle below the gate). Go through the bicycle entrance on the left side of the gate, then follow the pavement left above the bobsled facility to the trail.