Utah · Mountain biking

Juniper Canyon

0.3 mi
round trip
111 ft
climb
Singletrack
surface
Out and back
route
Mar–Jun, Sep–Oct
best months

Juniper Canyon is a mountain biking route in Utah, about a mile from the town of Foothills. It's a short, out-and-back ride of roughly 0.7 miles, with a one-way climb of about 110 feet from a low point of 5,108 feet to a high of 5,229 feet. The trail is rated moderate. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to ride. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show May highs around 74°F and October highs around 66°F, while July and August average in the low 90s. Several other routes sit close by. Juniper Flow is about 0.1 mile away, Rose Crest Bench about 0.2 mile, and Patriot Gulch is a hike about 0.3 mile off. Mountain Shadows RV Park, about 6.7 miles away, offers a place to stay.

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  • Best time to go · Mar–Jun, Sep–Oct

    Best time to visit Juniper Canyon

    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.

    1. Jan

      40° / 25°

    2. Feb

      45° / 28°

    3. Mar

      55° / 36°

    4. Apr

      62° / 40°

    5. May

      74° / 49°

    6. Jun

      85° / 58°

    7. Jul

      93° / 66°

    8. Aug

      92° / 65°

    9. Sep

      81° / 54°

    10. Oct

      66° / 42°

    11. Nov

      51° / 32°

    12. Dec

      41° / 26°

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Draper-Point Of Mtn, UT, 5.8 mi away at 4,506 ft. The station sits about 700 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

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