Mountain Biking Day #40
I’m almost a week late in posting this, but Charli, Hobbes, Mogul, Tracker, and I rode Bobsled today (last week). It was my first time on this famous Salt Lake ride. We decided do get some exercise by taking on the near five loop via Dry Creek Gulch and Bonneville Shoreline Trail (BST).
The ride up wasn’t too bad, only 1.3 miles up the dry creek bed until we reached the BST. The next couple of miles were relatively flat, traversing West along the old lake shoreline. Eventually we reached the benches marking the entrance to Bobsled.
Me, at one of the many Salt Lake overlooks
The top section of Bobsled was rough. Rutted-out, narrow, and steep. Not much fun, but became gradually more manageable as we descended further into the creek bed. After merging with the old entrance, the trail became wider, smoother, and a lot more fun.
Bobsled is appropriately named. The majority of the ride is spent on the walls of the gulch as the trail winds downhill. There are a bunch of really fun features in the middle of the ride. Tons of jumps, wall-hits, drops, trial features, and even some abandoned cars. Definately a ride that can be enjoyed by a variety of skill levels.
The shorter approach makes this ride extremely manageable. Should be a good ride when the season starts to wind down in Park City.