Needles Trail
- 7.6 mi
- distance
- 1,137 ft
- climb
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No closures listed
The Forest Service lists no closures for Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest.
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Needles Trail is a mountain biking route in the Ogden Ranger District of the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest in northern Utah. The trail is about 7.6 miles long, with a total elevation gain of 1,137 feet, starting at roughly 6,414 feet and climbing to about 8,681 feet. The trail is close to several other destinations. The Needles and Becker Trail mountain biking routes are both within a quarter mile, and the Snowbasin climbing area is about a mile away. Maples Campground, about 2.3 miles off, is the nearest place to camp.
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