Settlement Canyon
(Dark Trail)
Settlement Canyon also known as "Dark Trail" is maintained by the Tooele County Parks and Recreation. It is a good beginner ride, it has one or two narrow rocky spots with one pretty good climb. The upper portion of the trail is on private property and permission must be granted before going further..PLEASE get permission first so that the land owners will continue to allow access to their land!! And most important of all....RESPECT their private property!!
How to get there: From Tooele City Main Street head south out of town past the Go-Fer Food store. 1/2 mile further turn left on Settlement Canyon Road. Head east up the road to the guard shack, park here and head up the canyon. At the bottom of the first hill (paved road) take the first right on a dirt road. Approximately 200 yards on the dirt road it turns to a singletrack!! The trail ends at a yellow gate. The property beyond the gate is privately owned. To gain permission call: 1-435-843-3156 Tooele County Parks and Recreation. ( I highly recommend getting permission, because from here on up to the top is the best part of the ride) Pick the trail up immediately on the right after going around the gate. Follow the trail until it ends at a dirt road, I've never made it to the top of the mountain yet! Good-luck!!
Distance: 8 miles out and back (to the large meadow) I'm not sure of the mileage to the top of the mountain, it follows an old prospector road!!
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Nice
singletrack on Dark Trail
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singletrack on Dark Trail
Riding
a Deer Trail!!
Settlement
Canyon
River
crossing on a Dark Trail side trip.
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