Utah · Mountain biking · Near Heber

Lower Forbidden Trail

0.9 mi
round trip
305 ft
climb
Singletrack
surface
Out and back
route
Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
best months

Lower Forbidden Trail is a mountain biking route in Utah, about 2 miles from the town of Alpine. It is a short, out-and-back ride of roughly 1.8 miles, with a moderate climb of about 305 feet from a low point of 5,428 feet to a high of 5,742 feet. The most comfortable months for a ride are typically late spring and early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at a similar elevation show May highs around 66°F and September highs around 76°F, while July averages climb to about 88°F. The trail sits close to several other outings. Stoney Way Trail and More Effort Trail are both within a quarter mile, and South Side Boulders is about 0.8 miles away. Granite Flat (Utah) campground lies about 5.7 miles off.

Around this trail

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  • Sleep close

    Site 2

    Campground

    Campground · 5.0 mi from the trail
  • Eat after

    Domino's

    Fast food

    Open after 6
  • If it rainsGreenwoodKL, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

    Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum

    Museum

    Museum · 17 mi from Heber

    Life sciences museum at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, United States

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

    Best time to visit Lower Forbidden Trail

    Best months: April–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

      34° / 22°

    2. Feb

      40° / 24°

    3. Mar

      49° / 31°

    4. Apr

      56° / 35°

    5. May

      66° / 44°

    6. Jun

      78° / 52°

    7. Jul

      88° / 60°

    8. Aug

      86° / 58°

    9. Sep

      76° / 50°

    10. Oct

      60° / 39°

    11. Nov

      44° / 30°

    12. Dec

      33° / 22°

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Timpanogos Cave, UT, 3.7 mi away at 5,740 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

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