Richfield Car Camping & Biking (All Levels)
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Camping will be on same road we camped on before, past the water tanks. There'll be games, bonfires and fun. Bring firewood, water and everything else you'll need. The closest bathrooms are down in a park on the edge of town.
Richfield's Pahvant Trail System was initially built around 2019 and has some great desert riding. For advanced riders (or intermediate riders looking for challenge) there's Juniper Drop, Telegraph, Lower Spinal Tap. There's also beginner trails, like Kiln-It and Faulty that a great everyone wanting to start riding desert trails.
Richfield is about 2 h 15 min from SLC. Check out the photos from our first trip to Richfield: https://www.meetup.com/Salt-Lake-City-Mountain-Biking/events/270595310/
*** Schedule ***
Friday
Pahvant Trail System
Saturday
Morning: Pahvant Trail System
Afternoon: Glenwood Trails
Dinner in Richfield
Sunday
Spinal Tap Shuttle Ride
*** Trailheads ***
Kiln-it Trailhead (Pahvant): https://www.trailforks.com/poi/47659/
Glenwood Trails: https://www.trailforks.com/poi/22043/
Paiute Trailhead (base of camping road) https://www.trailforks.com/poi/22043/
*** Common Rides ***
Spinal Tap Shuttle: Distance: 31 km, Descent: 1200ft, Climbing: 100 m, Time : 3 hours
Kiln-It - Juniper Drop Loop: Distance: 14.91 km, Climb: 385 m, Time: 3.5 hours
Glenwood Hot Lava & with Race course: Distance: 16.16 km, Climbing: 231 m
For beginners, there are some green trails with Kiln-It being the main one. It's 900 feet of climbing over 4 miles, so you'll want to be comfortable on Round Valley and similar trails.
*** Disclaimer ***
All events are at your own risk. https://mountainadventures.us/slcmtb/disclaimer
