Bench Creek Little South Fork Loop - Utah

The Bench Creek Loop is a pretty mountain bike ride on the southwest corner of the Uintah Mountains in Utah, USA The loop climbs up the challenging Bench Creek.

The route descends a combination of Camp Hollow and Little South Fork, then catches Highway 35 back to complete the loop of 17.5 miles. Most of the ride is intermediate in technical requirement, but the trail is narrow with some tricky spots. The length, remoteness, and altitude limit this ride to well-prepared advanced mountain bikers. Lowest altitude is 6800 feet; peak altitude 8950; total climbing 2500 vertical. The season for this trail is July through September. You'll be riding in mixed fir and aspen forest. There will be a few creek-crossings.