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Campground
Campground · 5.3 mi from the trail
Utah · Mountain biking · Near Heber
Cowley's Curse
- 0.4 mi
- round trip
- 60 ft
- climb
- Singletrack
- surface
- Out and back
- route
- Mar–Jun, Sep–Oct
- best months
Is Cowley's Curse 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.
Cowley's Curse is a short, low-elevation mountain biking climb in Utah's Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, within the Pleasant Grove Ranger District. The route is an out-and-back of about 0.76 miles, with a high point of 5,049 feet and a low of 4,979 feet, so the total climb is about 60 feet. It's a quick ride, and the trail is close to the town of Pleasant Grove, about 0.38 miles away. The most comfortable months for riding are typically late spring and early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Pleasant Grove show May highs around 75°F and September highs around 82°F, while July averages climb to about 93°F. Several other mountain biking routes sit within a short distance. Tufa and the Cairn Chasm Crossing Trail are each about 0.2 miles away. Climbers can head to American Fork Canyon, about 0.8 miles off, and paddlers and campers will find the American Fork and Timpooneke Campground about 5.5 miles away.
Around this trail
Add any of these when you start a tripSleep close Eat after Star Saloon
Bar
On your way back · 1 mi
If it rainsAndrew Branch denae_andrew, CC0 · Wikimedia CommonsAlpine Art Center
Museum
Museum · 5.2 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.
- TufaMountain biking0.2 mi
- Cairn Chasm Crossing TrailMountain biking0.2 mi
American Fork CanyonRock climbingPhoto: photophat, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)0.8 mi- Upper Division WallRock climbing3.6 mi
- SawmillRiver fishing5.1 mi
American ForkCanoeingPhoto: David Jolley, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)5.5 mi- Timpooneke CampgroundCamping5.5 mi
- AltamontCamping6.1 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
TimpoonekeMountain biking · ~8 min drivePhoto: photophat, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Connector TrailMountain biking · ~1 min drive
- Mahogany Bench TrailMountain biking · ~1 min drive
- Molly's TrailMountain biking · ~1 min drive
- Mount TimpanogosMountain biking · ~9 min drivePhoto: photophat, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Mahogany Mountain TrailMountain biking · ~1 min drive
- Sneaky TrailMountain biking · ~1 min drive
- Aspen Patch RoadMountain biking · ~4 min drive
Little Mill WinterMountain biking · ~9 min drivePhoto: Ken Lund from Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. Edited slightly prior to uploac by Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Mahogany Mountain TrailMountain biking · ~2 min drive
Also worth it near here
- Cairn Chasm Crossing TrailHiking · Next door
- American Fork CanyonRock climbing · ~1 min drivePhoto: photophat, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Mahogany MountainSummit · ~3 min drivePhoto: Don LaVange from Pleasant Grove, UT, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Utah LakeLake fishing · ~6 min drive
Best time to visit Cowley's Curse
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, 1.1 mi away at 4,692 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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