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Bunker Creek |
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Bunker Creek |
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Location: |
Utah |
Nearest Town: |
Brian Head |
Directions to Trailhead: |
Park at Brian Head Peak. Take the Sidney Peaks trail past the Dark Hollow junction. Follow the single track and posted trail markers. |
Trail Description: |
Starts at just under 11000 ft, a one mile gentle climb to around 11,200 ft. The trail drops to around 7,500 ft over the next 10 miles. The top is fast and fairly smooth. The middle will satisfy the technical riders with ruts, switchbacks and water crossings. The bottom is doubletrack that is very fast and loaded with plenty of opportunity for catching some air. |
Trail Length: |
12 miles |
Trail Type: |
Singletrack & Fire Roads |
Skill Level: |
Intermediate |
Web Link: |
http://www.brianheadtown.com |
Submitted By: |
Dennis N Romano |
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Trail Ridden: Ridden Once |
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Recommended Route: Listen. This guy is bonkers. The right fork is actually the left hand turn and the left fork is actually the right hand turn. Anyway, the left fork is the greatest much more technical than the right fork. The stuff on teh trail he describes to be on teh right fork is actually on the left and is much better than this wimp makes it seem.
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Trail Ridden: Once a year |
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Recommended Route: The description at the top is accurate except that it's 11.5 miles. There are 2 forks you can take that merge back together after a few miles. Despite what people working in local bike shops might say, the left hand fork is way more technical than the right.
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Review: This is an incredible and fun trail. It starts near the top of Brianhead Mountain and involves a mile or two of fast rolling singletrack. At the end of the top section, you will come to a well marked fork in the trail. You can choose the left or right fork but they will join back together later on. The right fork is the smoother, faster line and the left fork, although still fast, has a few rock gardens and a log jump (with a bypass trail). On either fork you will wind your way down through stands of Aspen trees until you get to a dirt road. Then it's an all out blazing fast descent to the highway with lots of water bars to jump along the way. Watch for ATV's and motorcycles on the dirt road. We raced a couple motorcycles to the bottom, they lost. It was great. It takes just under an hour to get to the bottom regardless of which fork you take. Try it, you'll like it. |
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