From the Salt Lake Cycle website: "This great ride enjoys the solitude of being without cars - but is only available on odd numbered days. The ride averages a 7.3% grade, but really seems like two very different rides to me. The lower portion is a lot like Millcreek and averages a 5.6% grade of mostly rolling hills. Once you pass the water treatment facility (I think that's what it is) the road deteriorates and gets quite narrow. This upper section averages a 9.4% grade with some rather steep sections and is mostly shaded with lots of water running past."Jim convinced me that I should try to ride up City Creek Canyon, so I decided to try.
Walter Mills went with us this Saturday morning. We started at 7:30 am to go when it was cool, since it had been in the 90's all week.
Cool bridge.
This is a meadow view as we rode up.
This is looking backward from where we had just ridden.
One of the nice outhouses along the trail.
Beauftul weeds which were growing near the road in the meadow area.
This is about halfway up at the water treatment plant. The ride this far was "do-able" From here up it gets real steep, and the road gets more narrow.
A view from the water treatment plant.
This is the "south bound' end of a "north bound" bug on the weed.
These are the rules on biking the canyon.
We get to see more of the City Creek on this stretch of the road.
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