Manti-La Sal National Forest · Utah

Shay Ridge

5.2 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 5162 · trail class 3 · typical grade 12-20% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, bike, atv, 4wd, snowmobile · motorized use allowed

Trailhead Shay Ridge South End Trailhead Drive there

Aspen Flat/Shay Ridge Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

This trailhead (TH) marks the beginning of the northern end of both the Aspen Flat and Shay Ridge Trails. There is a dirt parking area here that is used for both trails. The Shay Ridge Trail begins about one-tenth of a mile west of the parking area.

This trailhead on fs.usda.gov

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About this trail's facts

The lines are the US Forest Service's National Forest System trails layer (public domain), read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end, and the class, surface, grade and tread width are the forest's own entries where it publishes them - a forest that publishes the centreline alone has none. The trailheads and the points along the way are the Service's recreation points, and the write-ups its own recarea text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the forest's own site before you go.