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Stansbury Front Trail

Average Time: 8 Hours One Way
Beginning Elevation: 5,860 Feet (1826.7 Meters)
Difficulty: More Difficult
Elevation Gain: 1,140 Feet (355.4 Meters)
Ending Elevation: 6,540 Feet (2038.7 Meters)
Length: 25 Feet (7.8 Meters)
Recommended Season: Late Spring to Fall
Usage: Moderate
USGS Maps: Timpie SE & Deseret Peak NE




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General Description

The Stansbury Front Trail is a 25 mile hike, mountain bike, horseback ride, or motorized bike trail. The trail parallels the Deseret Peak Wilderness boundary. The trail is still incomplete in sections, but travel is still possible. This route has been maintained as a primitive trail.

Dogs and horses are allowed in the Stansbury Mountain Range. Please keep your dog leashed at all times at all developed areas and parking lots.

Directions from Salt Lake City: Access #1: Via West Canyon trailhead. Head west on I-80 and exit at Stansbury-Tooele exit.Follow the signs to Grantsville. From Grantsville, drive west out of town along the main route toward I-80. Take the second gravel route on left and follow it west tot he West Canyon trailhead. From here either follow the West Canyon Trail or the Magpie Canyon Trail. Access #2: Via South Willow trailhead. From Grantsville follow Forest Service Signs on route heading south toward Clover/Johnson Pass to the South Willow Road. Continue west past the Forest Service Station 1/4 mile to the Medina Flats, turn off to the North. The trailhead is located at the end of this road.

Seasonal Information:
Normally Open: Year-round .



Current Conditions & Trip Reports

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Filed By: L. Sorensen (Lehi, UT)
Length of Time: 5 hours
Difficulty: Moderate
Number of People Encountered: 0-10 ppl
Recommend to a Friend: Highly
Report: I rode this trail on my KX500 with my 13 year old son on his RM125. Both machines were 2-stroke dirt bikes. It was fun but my son felt some sections would have been more manageable on 4-strokers do to certain steep technical sections. The best trail is the section that goes north from the parking lot. Part of the trail on the south side had been washed out and was vague in some sections. The most enjoyable part of the ride was time spent in the saddle (motorcycle saddle)sharing the vigors of a challanging trail with my son. While we were unloading, a couple in a pickup with horses in a trailer stopped. We had a very amiable conversation and after learning the direction we were taking decided to go up to a higher trail with their horses. We made an effort to be pleasant and courteous and so did they.



Recreation Opportunities
Activity Remarks On Site
ICON Hiking & Walking Stansbury Front Trail
Yes
ICON Horseback Riding
Yes
ICON Mountain Biking
Yes
ICON Motorcycle Riding Single Track Only
Yes



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Visitor Information:

Wasatch-Cache National Forest, 8238 Federal Building, 125 South State Street , Salt Lake City, UT, 84138, Phone: 801-524-5030






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