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Campground
Campground · 5.2 mi from the trail
Utah · Mountain biking · Near Heber
Cairn Chasm Crossing Trail
- 1.1 mi
- round trip
- 176 ft
- climb
- Singletrack
- surface
- Out and back
- route
- Mar–Jun, Sep–Oct
- best months
Is Cairn Chasm Crossing Trail open right now?
No closures listed
The Forest Service lists no closures for Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest.
As of · Source: USFS · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Cairn Chasm Crossing Trail is a short, out-and-back mountain biking route in Utah's Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, within the Pleasant Grove Ranger District. The trail is about 2.2 miles long, with a low point of 4,928 feet and a high of 5,094 feet, giving it a one-way elevation gain of 176 feet. The trail is close to the town of Pleasant Grove, and the nearby Pleasant Grove weather station sits about 1.3 miles away at a similar elevation. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to ride. Typical averages from the Pleasant Grove station show May highs around 75°F and October highs around 68°F, while July averages climb to about 93°F. Cowley's Curse and Sneaky Trail are both within half a mile, and American Fork Canyon, a climbing area, is about 0.8 miles away. For an overnight stay, Timpooneke Campground is roughly 5.5 miles off.
Around this trail
Add any of these when you start a tripSleep close Eat after Star Saloon
Bar
On your way back · 2 mi
If it rainsAndrew Branch denae_andrew, CC0 · Wikimedia CommonsAlpine Art Center
Museum
Museum · 5.0 mi from Heber
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors · Photos: Andrew Branch denae_andrew, CC0 (commons)
More in HeberLocal outfitters
- Midway Adventure Company16 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
Best time to go · Mar–Jun, Sep–Oct
Best time to visit Cairn Chasm Crossing Trail
Best months: March–June and September–October. 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
41° / 24°
9 wet
Feb
47° / 28°
9 wet
Mar
58° / 35°
9 wet
Apr
64° / 40°
9 wet
May
75° / 48°
8 wet
Jun
85° / 56°
5 wet
Jul
93° / 64°
4 wet
Aug
91° / 62°
5 wet
Sep
82° / 53°
6 wet
Oct
68° / 42°
6 wet
Nov
53° / 32°
7 wet
Dec
41° / 25°
8 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Pleasant Grove, UT, 1.3 mi away at 4,692 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Keep exploring — more rides worth the drive
Photo: photophat, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Timpooneke
~8 min drive
5.70-mile trail in South Fork, Utah, 4445 ft elevation gain
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Sneaky Trail
Next door
2.05-mile out-and-back singletrack in Utah with 1,325 ft gain.
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Molly's Trail
Next door
0.82-mile easy out-and-back singletrack in Utah with 591 ft gain.
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Mahogany Mountain Trail
~1 min drive
1.14-mile hard singletrack out-and-back in Utah with 554 ft gain.
Photo: Ken Lund from Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. Edited slightly prior to uploac by Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Little Mill Winter
~9 min drive
1.17-mile trail in South Fork, Utah with 709 ft elevation gain
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Mahogany Bench Trail
~1 min drive
1.41-mile out-and-back singletrack in Utah with 776 ft of elevation gain.
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Aspen Patch Road
~4 min drive
0.41-mile out-and-back trail in Utah with 88 ft elevation gain.
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Connector Trail
~1 min drive
0.13-mile hard singletrack out-and-back in Utah with 62 ft elevation gain
Photo: Samantha Sturgis, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Bear Canyon Spur Trail
~9 min drive
0.32-mile trail in South Fork, Utah with 219 ft elevation gain.
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Mahogany Bench Trail - Direct
~1 min drive
0.33-mile out-and-back singletrack in Utah with 311 ft elevation gain.
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