Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Utah

Pipeline

6.6 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 1301 · trail class 4 · typical grade 10-12% · tread 36-48 inches wide · hiking, bike · seasonal: hiking 05/01-10/31

Picnic areas

Along the way Church Fork Picnic Area

Trailhead Elbow Fork Trailhead Drive there

Terraces Trailhead #006 the Forest Service's write-up

$ 5.00 / car. Salt Lake County Parks and Recreation employees collect the fee as you exit the canyon. Annual passes are available through Salt Lake County Parks and Recreation by calling (801) 483-5473, or you can purchase one as you exit the canyon.

Terraces Trailhead #006
Photo: US Forest Service

This trail is located in Mill Creek Canyon. This is a popular day hiking trail.

Restrictions The Terraces Trail is CLOSED to mountain bikes on ODD numbered calendar days. No motorized use. Dogs are allowed in Mill Creek Canyon, but Watershed Restrictions apply and are strictly enforced if you cross the ridge into Big Cottonwood Canyon. On May 29, 2001 the Salt Lake County Council voted to allow dogs Off-leash on Odd-numbered days and leashed on Even-numbered days in Mill Creek. During the winter months, unleashed dogs are allowed on the groomed ski trail on odd-numbered days. However, on even days, dogs must be kept on a leash at all times. Also, on both odd and even days, dogs must be kept on a leash at all trail heads and developed sites including parking areas.

This trailhead on fs.usda.gov

Other trails from the Elbow Fork Trailhead

All 705 trails in Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National ForestFind a trailForest on fs.usda.gov

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.