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6 trail reviews |
Difficulty:  - Intermediate |
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| Length: 20 miles | Global Rank: #143 |
| Tread: Singletrack | Configuration: Other |
| Ridden: 49 | Wishlist: 34 |
| 5 trail check-ins |
Climb // Descend +3,200 // -3,300 feet |
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Description
Mid Mountain Loop can be summed up in one word, "extraordinary"!! Mid Mountain is an epic ride that begins in Park City and climbs the Spiro Trail, touches very briefly on the Powerline Trail, then makes it's way all the way down to the Canyons Resort! It finishes off on a nice paved bike path, the Farm Trail and the Olympic Trail, back to the trailhead. Mid Mountain is a definitive cross country ride, 24.01 mile loop, with an elevation gain of 3,701'. As I was making the grind up Spiro trail a quote from Garrison Keillor came to me, "Stones and trees speak very slowly. Sometimes it takes a full week before they say one sentence. Few people have the patience to wait for an answer from an oak." I felt I was making this climb so slow that I would have been able to carry on a conversation with an oak!! But as Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, " The years teach what the days never know." And then, heaven, singletrack heaven!! Mid Mountain climbs and drops more then a barn swallow hunting on a late summer afternoon. This is not a ride to be taken lightly, come prepared with extra water and a power bar or two!
Vertical Gain: 3,472'
20.64 mile point to point
Amasa Back Trail (100%)
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Description
Mid Mountain Loop can be summed up in one word, "extraordinary"!! Mid Mountain is an epic ride that begins in Park City and climbs the Spiro Trail, touches very briefly on the Powerline Trail, then makes it's way all the way down to the Canyons Resort! It finishes off on a nice paved bike path, the Farm Trail and the Olympic Trail, back to the trailhead. Mid Mountain is a definitive cross country ride, 24.01 mile loop, with an elevation gain of 3,701'. As I was making the grind up Spiro trail a quote from Garrison Keillor came to me, "Stones and trees speak very slowly. Sometimes it takes a full week before they say one sentence. Few people have the patience to wait for an answer from an oak." I felt I was making this climb so slow that I would have been able to carry on a conversation with an oak!! But as Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, " The years teach what the days never know." And then, heaven, singletrack heaven!! Mid Mountain climbs and drops more then a barn swallow hunting on a late summer afternoon. This is not a ride to be taken lightly, come prepared with extra water and a power bar or two!
Vertical Gain: 3,472'
20.64 mile point to point
added by UtMtnBkr 
on September 9, 2004
on September 9, 2004Trail Reviews [Add a review]
Review: I ride Spiro trail from Park City Mountain Resort up to mid-mountain, and from here you can take multiple trails even head to Deer Valley. It's some of the best terrain around, rolling single track though Aspens, and Pines once your on Mid-Mtn. I also ride up to Shadow Lake, to Jon's trails, and also Empire Link. This area offers tones of options.
Review: Epic long ride through a variety of terrain... pines, aspens, meadows, rocky, etc. Bring water! Not too difficult, but its length requires stamina. Going from PCMR to The Canyons is the easier route.
Similar Trail: Similar to lots of the PC trails.
Similar Trail: Similar to lots of the PC trails.
Review: Awesome trail...I rode it with a Hard-tail Trek that I rented at one of the local bike shops, It was a mildly challenging trail, some steep climbs, and amazingly fun downs...very rewarding when one finishes. I recommend for anyone who really wants a great ride with some technicality.
Review: Badass--with a full suspension. I lost aabout three fillings rocking my hardtail through.
Also, be advised that this trail is sneaky-taxing. It seems like more than the 1800' elevation gain and 3700' of gain would indicate.
* Review edited 7/17/2008
Similar Trail: Flying Dog, The Crest
* Review edited 7/17/2008
Similar Trail: Flying Dog, The Crest
Review: Great epic long scenic ride. Lots of fun, could have been better if more rollercoaster turny sections were designed into the trail. Exept for the switchbacks, mostly strait through the woods. I'll still give it a high rating for length and scenery.
Similar Trail: Ridge ride (great western trail)
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Recommendations
Porcupine Rim (100%)Amasa Back Trail (100%)
Wasatch Crest (50%)
Kokopelli Area Trails (50%)
18 Road Trails (50%)
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