There has been talk for many years about adding some new trails for hiking and biking and the last few years have seen significantly more planning and progress. This last month, bids were awarded (for construction that will start this summer) for 3 additions that will give significantly more options along the Mueller Park-Elephant Rock-Rudy's Flat loop.
The first trail (marked in yellow on the first map below) will be a downhill-only trail for bikes descending from Elephant Rock. It drops down into the canyon much quicker, crosses over the Mueller Park stream, and then comes the rest of the way down the canyon on the north side of the stream. It will take some of the pressure off the Elephant Rock Trail and make it much safer by avoiding collisions between down-going bikes and folks headed up the trail.
The second trail (which is the upper of the two yellow trails on the second map below) will cut off just a little bit past Elephant Rock, head further east up the canyon, but drop down towards the creek, cross over the creek, then head back down the canyon, hook up with the first trail (described above) and come back to the trail starting point from the north side of the canyon.
The third trail (which is the lower of the two yellow trails on the second map below) will branch off just a little bit below Rudy's Flat, take you out to Cave Peak for a great view of all of south Davis County, and then drop down the mountain on the north side of North Canyon and meet back up with the existing North Canyon Trail about where the dirt road ends and turns into trail.
A special thanks to Bountiful City Councilmember Kate Bradshaw who has been working with our trails committee and the vendors and the Forest Service for some years to get us to this point.
