The Summit Park Trail System offers hiking, trail running, and mountain biking in a high-elevation forest. The Summit Park and Discovery Ridge area also has various winter singletracks. You can choose your route based on the activity, season, and interest in conservation or history.
Forest Trails and Protected Landscape
The trails of the Summit Park Trail System run through Summit Park Open Space. This protected area preserves the natural habitat of local wildlife. A conservation easement held by the Utah Division of Forestry, Fire, and State Lands protects the open space, which is also recognized as a Forest Legacy area. In this way, trail use takes place in an area whose protection and preservation are explicitly recognized.
Hiking Trails and Different Routes
The Over Easy Hiking Loop is a 5.9-mile route through Summit Park. It starts and ends at the Short Stack Trailhead. The No Worries from Discovery route is most often ridden by mountain bike, but it can also be hiked. Compared with Over Easy, which has a stated hiking distance, No Worries is described primarily as a mountain biking route while also offering an option for walking. Summit Slam can take you on a hike to Summit Park Peak.
The routes also differ in how they connect: Toll New World and No Worries provide a connection to Summit Park. The Mid Mountain Trail extends from Deer Valley Resort to the Summit Park neighborhood of Park City.
Bus Access and Winter Trails
In the Summit Park and Discovery Ridge area, Woodward Trailhead is the only starting point accessible by bus on High Valley Transit route 108. If you plan to travel by bus, this is the specifically named trailhead to consider when choosing a starting point.
The Summit Park and Discovery Ridge area has various winter singletrack trails. Trails south of I-80 run mostly through densely forested, steeper terrain and are suited to riders with intermediate to advanced skills. UP and Pale Green Dot are the only groomed trails in this area for fat-bike singletrack.
Traces of History
The Golden Pass Road was begun in 1848 and completed in 1850. It was considered an important western route into the Salt Lake Valley. Remnants of the former railroad line are still visible on the south side of Interstate 80 near the summit, including the cuts of the “Horseshoe Curves.” The road represents a historic transportation route toward the Salt Lake Valley, while the visible cuts preserve tangible traces of the former railroad line.
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