Corner Canyon

Corner Canyon

	Corner Canyon
Location:	Utah
Nearest Town:	Draper
Directions to Trailhead:	Start at the Albertsons on 13th east and ride down the hill to the four way stop. turn left here and go on this road until you see a place where you can make a right turn that will go up to a dirt road it is quite a ways up . and once you are there that is where the trail starts.
Trail Description:	just follow the trail once you are on top you can go just about any direction you want. you can even ride down into Alpine.
Trail Length:	around 8 miles
Trail Type:	Fire Roads
Skill Level:	Intermediate
Submitted By:	Todd

Zuke from Draper, Utah Date: August 28, 2002 Trail Ridden: Once a week
Recommended Route: Most people seem to be going the wrong way for the good stuff. Take Highland Dr. to the rodeo grounds and you will see a jeep trail that takes off right from there. This will get you to the real trail. Other recommended trails in the same area:
Review: Ride up the jeep trail until it forks about 1/2 mile up and take the left fork heading east. This rapidly turns into a technical single track horse trail. This part of the ride is quite challanging with three distinct tough spots. Then you will end on a long steep but not technical grunt that brings you to the top of the Corner Canyon Road. From there you can go anywhere that there is not a sign saying keep out. I usually go right or west for about 300 yards and take the jeep trail to the left. This hooks up with a well marked race course that is marked with surveyors tape. I follow that to the east and then (here is the trickey part), you have to look for a trail that splits off to the left (north east) if you start heading down hill then you have gone too far. Follow that trail towards Lone Peak and you will come out near the top of Jacobs Ladder trail. This is the best ridable way to that trail. Then it is a wild ride back down to the Corner Canyon Road. Here you can do two different rides. One; you can go left (uphill) on the road for about 1/4 mile and come to the single track horse trail that you came up originally or two; you can go right (downhill) and have a great 40 mph dirt road experiece but then you have to catch the pipeline trail at the bottom that takes you back to the rodeo grounds. If you miss the pipeline trail then you can just take Highland Drive back. There is one other option, if you go up Canyon Road and keep going past the horse trail you will end up in the Suncrest Developement and you can take a 50+ mph screamer down the paved fourlane road that empties out back on Highland Drive again. This is a lot of fun but it eats knobby tires.	Overall Rating:

Johnny D from Draper, UT Date: April 29, 2002 Trail Ridden: Once a week
Recommended Route: On I-15 take Draper/123rd south exit and go east. Take a right on 13th east and go south about 2 miles, the road will hit a T after going under a small bridge, turn left and park at the end of the road, ride the grated road up to the trails. Other recommended trails in the same area: Yellowfork trail on West side of valley, mui excellente
Review: This area has some fantastic trails, but be warned. The entire area is a political bulls**T mess right now. The land owners don't like bikers and have tried to restrict access to bikers and at the same time four-wheeling and motorcycling their way around the whole canyon and chopping up the hillside with new subdivisions. With that said it is worth the pain to take one of the funner loops in the valley. Here is the route I recommend: Take the main fire road up about half a mile, the road will fork with the main road going to the right, go to the left straight up the hill. You will hit a smaller fire road crossing your trail, take a right turn there. This smaller road will turn into a steep climb for about a quarter mile and put you on top of a sandy knoll, you will have a good view of much of corner canyon at this point. Follow the smaller road down a steep sandy descent and then it flattens out when you cross a creek(creek#1). You there meet up with an older fire road taking you zig-zag all the way up to hog hollow road - a fantastic climb, but don't go all the way up unless you want to increase your chances of a run in with land owners. After you have made your initial climb you will see a jeep road to your right, to your left is a small single-track that crosses the creek (creek #2 - same creek though) , go left. Enjoy an eight stepped climb that links you up to another single track split, don't go up, go down to your right, zoom, zoom, zoom. Hard pack roller coaster ride through a beautiful trail that links up to the original fire road you left. Descend to the bottom of your original ascent and look left, a secret single track lays hidden up a little gulley, take that, if you get back to the first creek you crossed you have gone too far. Go up the gulley through beautiful forest, when the trail forks hike-a-bike 30 feet to the plateau and zoom your way down some seriously steep forested single track. From there you can read the other reviews on where to go. I love this trail and will ride it as long as i can. the problems that mountainbikers face in our society are perfectly represented in the clash with property owners on this trail. In life there are people that have fun and people that are pissed about others having fun, that is just the way it is.	Overall Rating:

Jeff B from Murray Date: June 4, 2001 Trail Ridden: Once a month
Recommended Route: Park at the Redneck Coral (Rodeo Ring) Shoot up the dirt road, jump onto the single track up top. Other recommended trails in the same area: Jacobs ladder
Review: This trail is a short quick sprint of a loop, right around 3 miles for full loop. Really good training track for early season rides. The trail tends to sand out towards the end of May (We need some rain there bad)Overall it is a quick good loop to ride. Good/fun single track.	Overall Rating:

Brian C from Sandy ut USA Date: June 3, 2001 Trail Ridden: Once a week
Recommended Route: go south on 1300 e until the south mountain bridge. turn left , ride east until the road ends and turn right. follow the arrows painted on stuff Other recommended trails in the same area: Temple Quarry, (little cottonwood)
Review: Ride up: kinda sandy at times not very steep Ride down:SWEET!! kinda bumpy around turns . this trail is awesome for being something i can do roundtrip everyday from my house in under 2 hours. it is mainly switchbacks and narrow packed dirt trails,through thick oak trees and grass, there are endless combinations of trails to choose. the best is the designated race course.this is one sweet trail the only weakness is there are no kickers or things to bunnyhop off of at this time Ride this if: you like to bomb trails really fast and you like nice scenery DONT ride this if:you bought your bike at Wal- Mart	Overall Rating:

zollinger from Draper Date: July 26, 2000 Trail Ridden: Once a week
Recommended Route: From any point in Draper head south and east to the mountain. The equestrian center makes for good parking. Other recommended trails in the same area:
Review: Corner Canyon is accessable from the Draper City Park via the Porter Rockwell trail (Paved multi-use trail) or from the Equestrian Center, or from the Shorline trail at 2000 East & 12400 South. There are single tracks that lead off in various directions from the two fire-road, most of which loop to-from the road. Have fun, and respect the wilderness status of this area by riding on established roads & trails only.	Overall Rating: