Utah · Mountain biking · Near Heber

Snow Gauging Trail

1.3 mi
round trip
678 ft
climb
Singletrack
surface
Out and back
route
Jun–Sep
best months

Is Snow Gauging Trail 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.

Snow Gauging Trail is a mountain biking route in the Pleasant Grove Ranger District of Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest in Utah, managed by the Forest Service. The trail is an out-and-back of about 2.6 miles, with a one-way climb of roughly 678 feet from a low point of about 7,474 feet to a high of about 8,162 feet. It is rated moderate. Summer is the most comfortable time to ride. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Alta, at a similar elevation, show July highs around 73°F with lows near 50°F, while winter highs stay around 30°F. The trail sits close to other routes and services. Island Meadow Trail and Salamander Flat Trail are both about 0.2 miles away, and Altamont campground is about 0.4 miles off. Timpooneke Campground is about 0.9 miles away.

Around this trail

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  • Sleep close

    Salamander Flat Dispersed Campground

    Campground

    Campground · 0.3 mi from the trail
  • If it rainsAndrew Branch denae_andrew, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons

    Alpine Art Center

    Museum

    Museum · 8.0 mi from Heber

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  • Best time to go · Jun–Sep

    Best time to visit Snow Gauging Trail

    Best months: June–September. 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

      31° / 15°

      14 wet

    2. Feb

      31° / 15°

      13 wet

    3. Mar

      37° / 20°

      13 wet

    4. Apr

      42° / 25°

      12 wet

    5. May

      53° / 33°

      10 wet

    6. Jun

      64° / 42°

      7 wet

    7. Jul

      73° / 50°

      7 wet

    8. Aug

      71° / 49°

      9 wet

    9. Sep

      62° / 41°

      9 wet

    10. Oct

      49° / 31°

      9 wet

    11. Nov

      37° / 21°

      11 wet

    12. Dec

      30° / 15°

      14 wet

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Alta, UT, 10.7 mi away at 8,710 ft. The station sits about 500 ft higher than this place, so expect it a little warmer here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

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