Utah · Mountain biking · South Fork · Near Heber

Hidden Forest Trail

1.6 mi
distance
752 ft
climb
Difficult
difficulty
Jun–Sep
best months

Is Hidden Forest 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.

Hidden Forest Trail is a mountain biking route in Utah's Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, within the Pleasant Grove Ranger District. The Forest Service manages the land, and the trail is about 1.6 miles long, with a total elevation gain of 752 feet from a low point of 8,206 feet to a high of 8,918 feet. Summer is the most comfortable time to ride. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at 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 mountain biking routes. The G.O.A.T. Trail and the Holman Trail are each about half a mile away. Granite Flat campground is about 2 miles off, and Echo Reservoir, a fishing spot, is roughly 3.7 miles away.

Around this trail

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  • Sleep close

    Holman Flat Dispersed Area

    Campground

    Campground · 1.2 mi from the trail
  • If it rainsSaalebaer, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons

    Park City Museum

    Museum

    Museum · 12 mi from Heber

Places © OpenStreetMap contributors · Photos: Saalebaer, CC0 (commons)

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  • Best time to go · Jun–Sep

    Best time to visit Hidden Forest 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, 6.7 mi away at 8,710 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

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