Blackbird Trail
- 0.2 mi
- round trip
- 60 ft
- climb
- Singletrack
- surface
- Out and back
- route
- Apr–Jun, Sep
- best months
Blackbird Trail is a short, out-and-back mountain biking route in Utah, about 2.6 miles from the town of Eagle Mountain. The climb is steep, with a 60-foot gain from the low point at 5,175 feet to the high point at 5,262 feet, and the whole trip covers about 0.34 miles. The trail is rated hard, so expect a short but challenging ride. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Fairfield show May highs around 72°F and October highs around 67°F, while July and August average about 90°F. Several other trails sit close by. Captain Ahab Trail and Janky Doodle Trail are each about 0.1 mile away, and RickRoll Trail and Downhill Split A Trail are about 0.2 mile away.
Local outfitters
- Midway Adventure Company30 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Captain Ahab TrailMountain biking0.1 mi
- Janky Doodle TrailMountain biking0.1 mi
- RickRoll TrailMountain biking0.2 mi
- Downhill Split A TrailMountain biking0.2 mi
- Huey and Louie TrailMountain biking0.2 mi
- HateU TrailMountain biking0.3 mi
- Creed (Lower)Mountain biking0.3 mi
- Creed TrailMountain biking0.3 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Janky Doodle TrailMountain biking · Next door
- Downhill Split A TrailMountain biking · Next door
- RickRoll TrailMountain biking · Next door
- 110 TrailMountain biking · ~1 min drive
- Captain Ahab TrailMountain biking · Next door
- Creed TrailMountain biking · Next door
- Huey and Louie TrailMountain biking · Next door
- 220 TrailMountain biking · ~1 min drive
- Supersonic TrailMountain biking · Next door
- HateU TrailMountain biking · Next door
Best time to visit Blackbird Trail
Best months: April–June and September. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
39° / 13°
7 wet · 4 snow
Feb
45° / 18°
7 wet · 3 snow
Mar
56° / 25°
8 wet · 2 snow
Apr
63° / 30°
9 wet · 1 snow
May
72° / 37°
8 wet
Jun
82° / 44°
5 wet
Jul
90° / 51°
5 wet
Aug
89° / 49°
6 wet
Sep
80° / 40°
5 wet
Oct
67° / 28°
6 wet
Nov
52° / 20°
7 wet · 2 snow
Dec
40° / 13°
7 wet · 4 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Fairfield, UT, 7.8 mi away at 4,880 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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