4.2.1Single Track Non-Motorized Routes

4.2.1.1Hiking Trails

Hiking trails and routes in Duchesne County are mainly found in the High Uinta Wilderness Area along the south slope of the Uinta Mountains. These trails are established within the USFS database, but the current version of the database does not show all of the hiking trails. There were some trails that were identified by users as existing, but severely overgrown and hard to find. Some of these include trails in the Jefferson and Jackson Park area between Swift Creek and Uintah Canyon. While these trails are not shown on current maps, there are users that use them to access some of the high mountain lakes and they provide trail connections to other existing trails. After some research, many of these trails were located using QUAD maps from the early 1960’s. Several of the current users have requested that these trails be maintained so that they don't end up lost in time.

4.2.1.2Mountain Biking Trails

Duchesne County currently does not have any designated mountain biking trails. Mechanized travel is prohibited in the wilderness area and there are no other trails listed as mountain biking trails from the data provided by the USFS. While mountain biking trails are not designated on public lands, there are some areas that mountain bikers are currently using trails where they have been given permission on private land and around Fred Hayes State Park at Starvation. Most users in Roosevelt travel to McCoy Flats in Uintah County to participate in mountain biking. Members of the public and the Roosevelt Community Trails Committee have expressed interest in developing a mountain biking complex in Duchesne County in areas such as Indian Canyon, Wells Draw, and in the USFS lands south of the wilderness area. The Ute Indian Tribe has also expressed interest in mountain biking trails around some of their popular recreation facilities like Bottle Hollow. If that were a success, it may open the door for other mountain biking trail opportunities on tribal lands that are closer to the urban areas of Duchesne County than the public lands.