Originally Posted by Heisenberg
Former Utard here…
Easy 45 minute out and back out of downtown: City Creek Canyon.
They're working on the water stuff up there, canyon will be closed this summer, not sure if it's already closed, think it is, only open to bikes on alternate days when it is open
1-1.5hrs: Emigration Canyon, continue up to Big Mountain if you have more time
very popular ride, pretty sure I've ridden this at least 1000 times in the last 25 years (at least 1000)
~2hrs: Millcreek Canyon. Steeper than either of the above, but prettier. Not sure how much snow is still up at the top, there’s a gate across the final ~3 miles that stays closed until it melts out.
gate is closed and will be for a little longer, they've had road construction for a while at the mid-bottom of the canyon, right now all the road work is starting hard everywhwere, omly 2 seasons here in Utah, Winter and Construction.
~2hrs+: Big+Little Cottonwood Canyons. Hope you like climbing! Ski traffic in May will be light, unless there’s a storm.
Traffic has really blown up in the last 2 years to the point where it's sketcy in Big and Little Cottonwood, can't say don't go but there but there are lines of cars, stop and go sometimes, every weekend and most days in the summer (worse in the winter) Big recentley had a fiber line run down the entire canyon (grooved right thru the road!) that will continue this summer. That's down to one lane that takes turns for each direction, not great for bikes 'cuz it jams up.
Wasatch Blvd connects all the canyons. There are lots of signs.
Not long but super popular ride, I have an awesome mansion tour to Wasatch to Emigration ride that is a classic
Food+drink: Central 9th for a murderously delicious focaccia breakfast sandwich. Bar Nohm and The Pearl right there are great dinner options. Get a drink at Water Witch to finish the evening. That whole block on 9th is finally blowing up. A shame it’s in SLC, but I digress.
Took a while but SL finally grew up to be a real city, all the food, craft beer everywhere, coffee, don't see open air drug markets but there are some bums ha ha.
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