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Utah · Mountain biking · Near Heber
Winter Pass Trail
- 0.1 mi
- round trip
- 39 ft
- climb
- Singletrack
- surface
- Out and back
- route
- May–Sep
- best months
Caution today
Agency alerts are in effect for this area; weather is good · USFS, OpenWeather · checked 10 h ago
Is Winter Pass 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.
Winter Pass Trail is a short, out-and-back 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 rated moderate. It covers about 0.26 miles, with a low point of 7,421 feet and a high of 7,472 feet, so the climb is a small one of about 39 feet. Summer is the most comfortable time to ride. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Sundance, which sits roughly 850 feet lower, show July highs around 81°F and lows near 58°F. Winter is cold, with January highs around 32°F and lows near 19°F. The South Fork Little Deer Creek Trail starts just 0.1 mile away, and the Ridge Trail is about 0.3 mile off. For an overnight stay, Altamont campground is 1.6 miles away and Timpooneke Campground is 2.2 miles away.
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Best time to go · May–Sep
Best time to visit Winter Pass Trail
Best months: May–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.
Jan
32° / 19°
Feb
33° / 20°
Mar
42° / 26°
Apr
49° / 32°
May
62° / 40°
Jun
73° / 49°
Jul
81° / 58°
Aug
80° / 56°
Sep
68° / 47°
Oct
53° / 36°
Nov
40° / 26°
Dec
31° / 19°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Sundance, UT, 4.1 mi away at 6,620 ft. The station sits about 900 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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