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Hansen Canyon |
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Hansen Canyon |
| Hansen Canyon | |
Location: |
Utah |
Nearest Town: |
Layton |
Directions to Trailhead: |
From SLC: Take I15 North to US89 just past Lagoon. Take US 89 North for two miles. Turn East at the sign for "Davis County Animal Shelter". Go East for three blocks to the pasrking lot for the Kaysville Mountain Park. From here there are two trailhead. Take the one that head Northeast up to the Bonneville shoreline trail. Follow it about a mile to the next canyon north. Here, the trail will cross a stream, you will see the Hansen Canyon trail heading East from this point. |
Trail Description: |
Hike up the trail for 1.5-2 miles. When at the top, turn around and come back down. The top section is steep, rocky, and has a number of tight switchback turns and 4-6 foot rock drops. The trail then opens up to a fire road that has been modified with a bunch of BMX style jumps. This section ends with a 4 foot high-speed rock drop with a very steep landing. The trail then drops through a steep, tight tree-lined section before going into an area with 8-9 very smooth BMX double and step jumps. The final section is a tight and rocky windnig section with a number of man-made log obstacles, bridges, jumps, drops, and two stream crossings. The overall trail takes 45 minutes to walk up and 4-5 minutes to come down, although most people stop and hit the technical sections multiple times. The trail is mainly for downhillers, freeriders, and even BMX riders like to do the bottom jump section. It is too steep in most sections to ride up. |
Trail Length: |
2 miles |
Trail Type: |
Singletrack & Fire Roads |
Skill Level: |
Extreme |
Submitted By: |
justin |
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Trail Ridden: Once a week |
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Recommended Route: walk up, ride down
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