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Riding the Chicken Creek Trails.

Lynn Blamires, Special to the Standard-Examiner

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Views of the valley from the mountains above Bountiful.

Lynn Blamires, Special to the Standard-Examiner

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On the trail to Randolph on the Curtis Creek Trail.

Lynn Blamires, Special to the Standard-Examiner

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Mineral Point on the Cinnamon Creek Trail.

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Lynn Blamires

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Young Powersports dealers, in cooperation with My Local Utah (www.mylocalutah.com), is sponsoring The Utah Ride Challenge — a series of 10 OHV trails that will give you a sample of Utah’s beautiful backcountry. These trails are compiled in a pamphlet available at all Young Powersports dealers by May 15. The Utah Ride Challenge pamphlet will give instructions on how to get to the trail, including a picture of the GPS track, a brief description of each trail and the proof you need to show that you have completed the ride.

Choose any five of these trails to ride to complete the challenge. Then go to any Young Powersports dealerships to claim your prize. The prize is a swag pack full of prizes to build incentives into the program. Swag stands for “stuff we all get,” an element of fun added to the Utah Ride Challenge. Go to: www.youngpowersports.com to find a dealer.

Let’s get to the trails included in the 2025 Utah Ride Challenge:

1. The Grassy Mountain Trails

These trails are located off Interstate 80 on the north side of exit 56. A gravel pit makes a good staging area. This is a great place for fall and spring riding. The Grassy Mountains feature a nice mix of easy and challenging trails to ride when your favorite mountain trails are packed with snow. The trails that take you through the canyons in these mountains are worth the trip, and there are plenty of fast trails to enjoy.

2. Chicken Creek

The trailhead is in a canyon southeast of Levan. a beautiful mountain trail that goes up a canyon beside Chicken Creek, passing Chicken Creek Campground. It goes over the mountain, into Wales and turns north on Westside Road to Maple Canyon.

3. The White River Loop

The Tie Fork Rest Area in Spanish Fork Canyon is the place to stage for this ride. The trail begins on the west side of the rest area and goes up over the railroad tracks, following a pole line road east. This trail makes a loop on the beautiful Strawberry Trails with a stop on Strawberry Peak.

4. The Eureka Mining Trail

Stage at the city park for this ride. The trail goes south behind Bee’s Hangout by the foundation of the old Knight School. It continues around the east side of the mountain by the Humbug and Sunbeam mines on a loop that will bring you back to Eureka.

5. Curtis Creek to Randolph

The trailhead is past Monte Cristo on the left. Parking is limited, but Dry Breadcrumb has lots of room to unload. You can ride the highway to the trailhead from there. This is a favorite of mine because you can ride into Randolph and have lunch at the Crawford Trough.

6. Bountiful “B” or Farmington Canyon to the Smith Creek Lakes

Access this ride from one of two trailheads — Farmington Pond parking lot or the parking lot at the base of the Bountiful B. If you haven’t taken this trail before, you will be amazed that there is such a beautiful trail so close by.

7. Mantua to Inspiration Point

Stage for this ride at Doc Flats south of town. The trail comes out on a peak with some amazing views of Ogden and Salt Lake, which are especially fun at night.

8. Five Mile Pass to the ghost town of Scranton

Five Mile Pass is a popular staging area west of Lehi. This area is riddled with old mines. South of the pass, up Barlow Canyon, is the ghost town of Scranton. This is a fun canyon to explore.

9. Coalville to Whitney Reservoir and Moffit Pass

The trailhead is 20 miles east of Coalville on the Chalk Creek Road. Stage by the gas plant and follow the trail through the 1000 Peaks Ranch to Whitney Reservoir. The trail goes west of the lake onto Moffit Pass, where the views are worth seeing.

10. Cinnamon Creek

The trailhead is at the snowmobile parking lot on Highway 39 near Ant Flat Road. Ride north on Ant Flat Road to the entrance of Cinnamon Creek Wildlife Management Area. The trail goes around a pond and northwest toward Mineral Point and drops down to Cinnamon Creek, stopping at the border of the church camp. It is only open from August to November.

When you go, take plenty of water, keep the rubber side down, pick five, enjoy your rides and pick up your prize.

Contact Lynn R. Blamires at quadmanone@gmail.com.