Deer Creek Canyon Park Mountain Bike

Follow the sign for the Plymouth Creek trail.

You are about 1.1 miles from the start. Continue past this intersection with the Meadowlark trail, a hiking only trail.

Welcome to the stairway. Ascending it is nearly impossible. Descending it takes some guts but is do-able.

You are about 1.5 miles from the start. This is the intersection with the Plymouth Mountain trail. You have a couple of choices here. You can continue on the Plymouth Creek trail, or for this ride description, I took the Plymouth Mountain trail. This trail makes a 2.2 mile loop and reconnects with the Plymouth Creek trail later (POI 9).

This is a hiking only trail. Do not take this.

You are about 3.2 miles from the start. If you are up for it, take the Scenic View trail and get a scenic view. It is about 0.4 miles one way and will bring you to the center of the park.

Homesteader trail is a hiking only trail. Do not take this.

You are about 3.7 miles from the start. Congratulations. You just finished the Plymouth Mountain loop. Turn left and continue on the Plymouth Creek trail, heading towards the Red Mesa loop. Only one more loop to go.

You are about 3.8 miles from the start. Another intersection with the Homesteader trail, hiking only.

You are about 4.2 miles from the start. This is the start/end of the Red Mesa Loop trail. You can go either way, but for this trail description, I went straight/right and followed the loop counterclockwise.

This is another hiking only trail.

Congratulations on finishing the Red Mesa Loop. You will have complete about 6.7 miles from the start. Follow the Plymouth Creek trail back to the parking lot. It is almost all downhill.

Total mileage for the ride described is about 9.1 miles.

Once again, feel free to add on the Rattlesnake Gulch and Scenic View trails if you feel like riding more.

Rattlesnake Gulch trail at Grizzly Drive

This is a nice addition to the main part of the Deer Creek Canyon Trail. It is about 0.4 miles in length.