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Campground · 5.2 mi from the trail
Utah · Mountain biking · Near Heber
More Effort Trail
- 0.6 mi
- round trip
- 147 ft
- climb
- Singletrack
- surface
- Out and back
- route
- Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
- best months
More Effort 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 1.3 miles, with a one-way climb of about 147 feet from a low point of 5,573 feet to a high of 5,731 feet. The trail is rated moderate. For comfortable weather, aim for late spring or early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Timpanogos Cave show May highs around 66°F and September highs around 76°F, while July averages climb to about 88°F. Stoney Way Trail and Forbidden Trail both start about 0.1 mile away. South Side Boulders, a climbing area, is about a mile off, and Granite Flat (Utah) campground is about 6 miles away.
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More in HeberLocal outfitters
- Midway Adventure Company16 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
Best time to go · Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
Best time to visit More Effort 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.
Jan
34° / 22°
Feb
40° / 24°
Mar
49° / 31°
Apr
56° / 35°
May
66° / 44°
Jun
78° / 52°
Jul
88° / 60°
Aug
86° / 58°
Sep
76° / 50°
Oct
60° / 39°
Nov
44° / 30°
Dec
33° / 22°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Timpanogos Cave, UT, 3.9 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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