Utah · Mountain biking · Near Heber

Zag Trail

1.1 mi
round trip
234 ft
climb
Singletrack
surface
Out and back
route
Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
best months

Is Zag 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.

Zag Trail is an easy mountain biking route in Utah, set within Lambert Park in the Pleasant Grove Ranger District of the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest. The land is city-managed, and the trail is a short out-and-back that covers about 2.2 miles with a climb of 234 feet from the low point at 5,211 feet to the high at 5,455 feet. The most comfortable months for a ride are typically late spring and early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Alpine, which sits at about 5,100 feet, show May highs around 71°F and September highs near 79°F. July is the warmest month, with highs averaging about 89°F. The trail is close to other outings. Shell Shocked Trail and Dr. Pepper Trail, both hikes, start just 0.1 mile away. Climbers can head to South Side Boulders about 1.2 miles off, and paddlers can reach the American Fork at roughly 3.1 miles.

Around this trail

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  • Sleep close

    Site 2

    Campground

    Campground · 4.1 mi from the trail
  • Eat after

    Domino's

    Fast food

    Open after 6
  • If it rainsGreenwoodKL, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

    Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum

    Museum

    Museum · 16 mi from Heber

    Life sciences museum at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, United States

Places © OpenStreetMap contributors · Photos: GreenwoodKL, CC BY-SA 3.0 (commons)

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  • Best time to go · Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct

    Best time to visit Zag 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.

    1. Jan

      39° / 22°

      10 wet

    2. Feb

      44° / 25°

      9 wet

    3. Mar

      54° / 32°

      9 wet

    4. Apr

      61° / 37°

      10 wet

    5. May

      71° / 44°

      9 wet

    6. Jun

      82° / 51°

      5 wet

    7. Jul

      89° / 59°

      5 wet

    8. Aug

      87° / 58°

      6 wet

    9. Sep

      79° / 49°

      6 wet

    10. Oct

      65° / 39°

      7 wet

    11. Nov

      50° / 29°

      7 wet

    12. Dec

      38° / 22°

      9 wet

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Alpine, UT, 1.1 mi away at 5,100 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

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