Southside Loop

Total Miles
7.1

Elevation

1,793.39 ft

Duration

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Technical Rating

3

Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall

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Southside Loop
8

Trail Overview

The trail starts on the south side of the highway and is primarily a pleasant and scenic dirt road. The trail then turns west into the mountain and becomes more rocky and technical. There are some ravines and rocky hills as you pass through the mountain and a steep short hill as you come down the small pass. The trail ends on a small hill that overlooks much of the five-mile pass rec area.

Photos of Southside Loop

Southside Loop
Southside Loop

Difficulty

short and steep rock ledges

Technical Rating

3

Status Reports

Tony Waldron
Sep 21, 2024
2020 Polaris RZR PRO XP 4
Open
Normal
Dusty
Rough/Deteriorated
Washboard
Mike Wright
Jul 14, 2024
4x4
Open
Dusty
Rough/Deteriorated
I followed this trail in the app because it was green - big mistake. This is a SXS trail or atv/dirt bike- definitely not a Jeep or larger trail.heading up from east side roughly 1/2 way i knew I was in the wrong area with my Jeep. 6-8 12”+ ledges and lots of loose rock w no room to turn around.at top very tight and either I could go back down the way I came up or down west side slope.west side slope was 2’ plus drops, loose rock, loose dirt. Had a few near tip over moments otw down. Once you get down 1000’ of trail it starts to level out back to avg type trail- rock and dusty . I can’t recommend this trail for anyone other than the hardcore driver/rider - hi risk of rollover down into canyons- I’d have to rate the top 1/2 of east and west sides extreme
Charles Cellarius
May 05, 2024
2023 Can-Am Maverick X3 Max
Open
Normal
Charles Cellarius
Nov 14, 2023
SxS
Open
Normal
Dusty

Access Description

Take Interstate 15 to Exit 279 for Lehi. Drive west on SR 73 for 25 miles to the main parking area on the north side of the highway. There is also a smaller parking area on the south side of the highway.

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