Gold Pedal Mile DH–Moose Puddle, 6 sights

15.5 mi · ▲ 3,196 ft · 6 hr 46 min

Gold Pedal Mile DH–Moose Puddle, 6 sights is a 15.5-mile out-and-back near Silver Springs, UT. It climbs 3,196 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi7,556 – 8,944 ft · steepest grade: 16%16.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Moose Puddle 40.70384, -111.56600
Nearest town Silver Springs, UT

Directions

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Gold Pedal Mile DH–Moose Puddle, 6 sights

15.5 mi · ▲ 3,196 ft · 6 hr 46 min

Elevation 7,555–8,945 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Moose Puddle · 40.70384, -111.56600

Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 75°F / low 53° · precip 1% · wind 14 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:54 PM

  1. Start on Moose Puddle, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miBear right onto Gold Pedal Mile DH, heading W.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Moose Puddle, heading W.
  4. 0.5 miBear left, heading SW.
  5. 100 ftSharp left, heading N.
  6. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right onto Yeti's, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftBear left onto Olympic, heading SE.
  9. 1.2 miTurn right onto Ambush, heading SW.
  10. 0.4 miSharp left onto Mid-Mountain Trail, heading SW.
  11. 0.9 miSharp right onto Ridge Connector, heading E.
  12. 1.2 miTurn right onto Great Western Trail, heading W.
  13. 0.9 miBear right onto Old Red Pine Road Trail, heading W.
  14. 1.9 miContinue straight onto Upper Big Water Trailhead Road, heading W.
  15. 50 ftBear left onto Big Water Trail, heading W.
  16. 0.2 miReach Gold Pedal Mile DH, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 0.2 miBear right onto Upper Big Water Trailhead Road, heading S.
  18. 50 ftContinue straight onto Old Red Pine Road Trail, heading S.
  19. 1.9 miBear left onto Great Western Trail, heading SE.
  20. 0.9 miTurn left onto Ridge Connector, heading NE.
  21. 1.2 miSharp left onto Mid-Mountain Trail, heading SE.
  22. 0.9 miSharp right onto Ambush, heading NW.
  23. 0.4 miTurn left onto Olympic, heading SW.
  24. 1.2 miBear right onto Yeti's, heading NE.
  25. 50 ftTurn left onto Moose Puddle, heading NE.
  26. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  27. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Gold Pedal Mile DH, heading S.
  28. 50 ftBear left onto Moose Puddle, heading S.
  29. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 75°F53°
Precip1%Wind14 mphUV7Humidity15%
Rained 0.2″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:54 PM
Sun 73°54°
Mon 64°48° 48%
Tue 72°47°
Wed 74°51°
Thu 74°53°
Fri 70°50° 16%

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