My Ride Up Mueller Park Trail

We went on a ride up on the Mueller Park Trail in Bountiful recently, by we I mean my brother- and sister-in-law and my husband. We started in the morning around 9 and the entire ride took a little over 2 hours. It was a crowded Saturday with quite a few other bikers and hikers and even a few horse riders were up there enjoying the scenery. In total the ride was just under 14 miles round trip.

The best way to describe this trail is by cutting it into 2 halves. The first half is a lot easier and the trail is a lot smoother and wider than the second half of the trial. The land mark where I could mark midway is a huge rock over-looking the mountains called Elephant rock or to some, Suicide Rock. Here is where the trail ends for most of the hikers. The second half is a lot steeper in comparison and a lot more technical. We have to maneuver around and over rocks and tree roots sticking out in quite a few places along the way. All the way at the top is where the trail ends in a small meadow surrounded by trees.

The ride down is worth all the pain going up. It is a blast, but sadly it passes by a lot quicker than the ride up does; riding all the way down in about a fourth of the time. It was so much fun and we'll definitely be doing that trail again!! It wasn't my first time riding this trail and it won't be the last!!