3.9 miles

Distance

1,581 ft

Climb

-157 ft

Descent

00:56:32

Avg time

Pinecone Ridge Details

Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
Riding Area

Park City Mountain Resort
Park City, Utah
Difficulty Rating

Blue rate
Voted Difficulty

Blue (2 votes)
Hiking SAC Scale

T2 Mountain Hiking
Trail Type

Singletrack
Bike Type

AM, XC, Adaptive MTB
Direction

Both Directions
Climb Difficulty

Green
Physical Rating

Moderate
Trail Visibility

Always easy to follow
Alpine Trail

Yes
Dogs Allowed

Yes
TTFs on Trail

Berm, Jump, Roller Coaster
Global Ranking
#345 in Mountain Biking [+]
- #6058 in Trail Running
- #10574 in Hiking
Local Popularity
95 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 40 in Trail Running
- 50 in Hiking

Great up and down. Amazing views at top, great connection to the crest. Also provides cool transitions between aspens, alpine meadows and pine trees. The waterbars at the top give you a bunch of little jumps through some tight pine trees, making this top section a favorite descent.

This is a very popular climbing trail to get to the Crest from PC, so watch for riders coming up if you are descending. If looking for an alternate climbing route to the crest, see the Blazing Saddle connector via Comstock or Keystone.

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More Stats for Pinecone Ridge bike trail trail

Altitude change

1,424 ft
Altitude min

8,395 ft
Altitude max

9,821 ft
Altitude start

8,397 ft
Altitude end

9,821 ft
Grade

6.906%
Grade max

-38.62%
Grade min

105.88%
Distance climb

3 miles
Distance down

2,218 ft
Avg time

00:56:32
Avg reverse time

00:26:29
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Status:

on Jul 3, 2022

Dry

Avg: 4.7 (41 votes)

Your vote: 0

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Pinecone Ridge Trail Reports

status	date	description
	Jul 3, 2022 @ 2:54pm 3 days	Clear from the top. One small snow patch off the side of the trail, none on the trail
	Jun 28, 2022 @ 8:47pm Jun 28, 2022	Several snow patches on the trail at the very top to hike over or around. Some muddy runoff splashes on the downtube.
	Jun 18, 2022 @ 8:48am Jun 18, 2022	Snow still on the top, a few trees across the trail on the top
	Jun 17, 2022 @ 1:04pm Jun 17, 2022
	Jun 7, 2022 @ 1:23pm Jun 7, 2022	Snow in upper portion

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Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

Past Week

94 rides
23 miles avg distance

6 Months

282 rides
22 miles avg distance

All

6,251 rides

Photos

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Trail Lists

PC - Zone #9
71 trails
Adaptive Trails- Park City
8 trails

Routes with this trail

title	distance
Crest Shuttle with Bonus Flow featured	31 miles
Armstrong - Pine Cone - Keystone CMG	18 miles
Park City Crest	25 miles
Wasatch Crest - Mid Mountain Loop	23 miles

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8 Reviews & Comments

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slambiase

(Jun 18, 2022 at 14:52)

Made it to a little over 9100ft before hitting some mud and snow Sunday

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mranzin (Aug 30, 2021 at 18:18)

I usually keep my timber bell on during the climb to alert the shuttle bros before they skid into me. It’s good both ways, but if you bash into someone on your descent, that’s on you, because it’s super popular both ways. Also, it’s nowhere near as sketchy as the also bidirectional Spiro.

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Henke14

(Jul 13, 2021 at 19:53)

So torn here. Beautiful up and down. However, this is a collision accident waiting to happen. Almost had to bail off my bike on the way up as a DH rider was going too fast to stop around a blind curve. Given the proximity of Armstrong and the crest access, something badly needs to be done here. Designated up days? Alternating days? Another up only trail to connect from Armstrong? Again, can't recommend because it was dangerous beyond what is necessary but it was a beautiful trail for sure. Sad.

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Gravityclown

(May 31, 2020 at 21:21)

Clear up to 8800 feet then fallen trees mud and eventually some snow pack. Turned around at 8900 feet.

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sgoldfield

(Aug 6, 2019 at 12:04)

It's only a sketchy climb if you are riding out of control downhill. Armstrong to Pinecone is a fantastic beautiful and shaded way to climb to the top of the crest. It is also one of my personal favorite downhills, but it is a two-way trail and should be ridden as such. There are plenty of places on it with good sight lines that you can open it up as long as you are careful when it gets tighter lower down. Everyone can safely enjoy this trail both up and down.

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hi-dr-nick

Reporter (Jun 13, 2019 at 19:11)

For god sakes people only climb this if it’s early season and other routes to the crest aren’t open yet. It’s such a high speed descent that it’s really sketch to climb.

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thesquid

(Sep 3, 2017 at 0:31)

Awesome high elevation climb and descent. One of the best in Northern Utah.

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Fast44

(Jul 19, 2017 at 18:50)

Fantastic climb to Wasatch Crest. Rides beautifully in either direction. Mostly climbs in stands of aspen trees, then higher up, pines. Nicely shaded and protects from wind. Comes out right at the top of Puke Hill, which is the brief, painful sun exposed fireroad access traditionally used by Wasatch Crest shuttlers riding north from Guardsmans Pass. From town via Armstrongs/ Pinecone ridge is just over 2900ft climb. Felt like less.

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