Albinus Canyon- Elsinore Mountain Road- FS 40105

Trail Overview

Albinus Canyon-Elsinore Mountain Road is a 7.3-mile point-to-point trail rated 2 of 10 located in Sevier County. The trail starts on the western side of the community of Elsinore and is the gateway into the Fishlake National Forest, Fillmore Ranger District. This trail is also part of the Paiute Trail Network and marked Paiute Side Trail #4 (PST4). From the trailhead near Interstate 70, the track climbs over 2000 feet over the course of the trail and ends at Watts Mountain Road. The trail runs between two ridge lines and across several meadows. Comprised of hard-packed dirt this trail is intermittently maintained. The trail is considered a single lane but is normally wide enough for to allow for two-way traffic. This trail is part of one of the local loops called Rockwood Loop Trail which can be accessed here or in Richfield at the ATV trailhead. This trail is categorized as a connector trail by the National Forest Service and is considered suitable for passenger cars. The Rockwood Loop Trail is a mountain loop trail that climbs 6000 feet above the valley floor at Richfield. The trail ascends to the tops of the Pavant Mountain Range then circles around Indian Peak and 9400-foot Joseph Peak. The route resembles a figure 8 crossing the same path for a short distance in the middle of the ride. The entire loop mileage is just a hair over 50 miles and will take the better part of 6 hours to navigate the entire loop. Cell phone service is spotty but available in some spots. The nearest services are in Elsinore and Richfield.

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Difficulty

County dirt road with infrequent or light maintenance after rain or snow, high clearance light duty 4WD may be required.

History

The Paiute Trail began in the small community of Circleville back in the summer of 1988 and was created by two lifelong schoolmates and good friends Clyde Lay a Forest Engineer for the Fishlake National Forest and Lindon Romine, a Piute County Commissioner. They rolled out some maps and plotted a large loop that crossed three mountain ranges and passed through four rural communities, including their beloved Circleville. Much of this initial 250-mile loop, which was later modified to the current 238-mile loop, already existed with only a few places needing actual construction. They took their proposal to the counties and towns that would be involved and got overwhelming support. The name "Paiute" was selected, utilizing the spelling of the local Native culture rather than that of the county by the same name. Today, the entire Paiute System is a 1679-mile network that crosses multiple mountain ranges ranging in elevation from 5,200 to over 11,400 feet, spans several counties, and connects 16 small southern Utah communities.

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