Paiute ATV Trail

The Paiute ATV Trail is located in Central Utah, United States. The trail system has over 2000 miles of primary and designated side trail. The main loop of the trail is approximately 240 miles and covers four counties, Piute, Beaver, Sevier, and Millard.

The trail system has trail heads in Marysvale, Circleville, Junction, Koosharem, Antimony, Angle, Monroe, Richfield, Joseph, Aurora, Salina, Annabella, Elsinore, Fillmore, and Kanosh. There are also trail heads at the Fremont Indian State Park. The trail is managed by the Fishlake National Forest and the Richfield District of the Bureau of Land Management.

The Paiute ATV Trail Committee, a non-profit organization consisting of government, city, Sheriff, business owners and local citizens aid in fund raising and management of the trail system.

Exploring the Paiute ATV Trail

The Paiute Trail system was formed by connecting old roads and trails crossing the Fishlake National Forest with intervening BLM-administered land. Sections of trail were constructed to complete the interconnecting #01 loop. The main #01 trail is 238 miles long, with over 2000 miles of marked side trails and forest roads that are open to ATVs and other recreational vehicles. Much of the trail is open to SidexSide Vehicles greater than 50" but there are several two track trails that are restricted to 50".

In addition to mountain scenery, riders may also see mule deer, elk, bear, mountain goats, cougars, coyotes, sage grouse, pine hen, pheasants, rabitts, rattlesnakes, wild turkeys, badgers, beavers, hawks, eagles, owls, porcupines, and bobcats.

The main loop of the #01 trail is estimated to take approximately 25 riding hours to complete. Riders choosing to explore the thousands of miles of marked and unmarked side forest roads and trails may find themselves riding for weeks

Riding Season

Many parts of the trail are closed seasonally. Free maps are available from the Richfield Forest Service Office located at 115 East 900 North Richfield, Utah, 84701.

Riding typically starts in April in the lowlands with some the highest riding closed until mid July. While spring riding is possible on the lower portions of the trail, snowdrifts usually close the trail over the Tushars, Pahvants and the Sevier Plateau until early July. This part of the trail remains closed until mid-to-late July.

September and October provide some of the best riding weather on the Paiute Trail. At this time of year the days are brisk, the nights cool, the trees colorful, and the chance of precipitation is low. August is also a good time for the high country, although the lower portions of the trail can be hot. After October storms may close the upper portions of the trail.

Location

Located in Central Utah, the Paiute ATV Trail surrounds the towns of Salina, Richfield, Aurora, Elsinore, Monroe, Joseph, Koosharem, Marysvale, Junction, Circleville, Beaver, Fillmore, Kanosh, Antimony, Angle, Annabella, and many others. Most cities allow riding on the city streets and Utah now recognizes street legal machines to run on the highway.

Events

The Paiute ATV Trail is home to three ATV & SideXSide Jamborees.

The Fillmore National ATV Jamboree, held each June with 14 choices of trail rides for 500 rider The National ATV Jamboree[1] Rocky Mountain ATV Jamboree, held each September with over 70 guided trail rides and 650 riders. The Rocky Mountain ATV Jamboree[2] The Paiute Trail UTV Jamboree held the second week of August has approximately 20 guided rides and approximately 600 riders.[3]

References

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  1. ↑ "ATV Jamboree | Millard County Tourism". Millardcounty.com. Retrieved 2012-10-14.
  2. ↑ "Atvjam.Com". Atvjam.Com. Retrieved 2012-10-14.
  3. ↑ "UTVJAM". UTVJAM. Retrieved 2012-10-14.
  4. ↑ "ATV Paiute Trail". Utah.com. Retrieved 2012-10-14.
  5. ↑ "Paiute ATV Trail | Millard County Tourism". Millardcounty.com. Retrieved 2012-10-14.
  6. ↑ "Marysvale, Utah official Website | Heart of the Paiute ATV Trail". Marysvaleutah.org. 2010-07-24. Retrieved 2012-10-14.
  7. ↑ "Home". Paiuteatvtrail.org. Retrieved 2012-10-14.
  8. ↑ "Paiute ATV Trail - Piute County, Utah". Piutecounty.org. Retrieved 2012-10-14.
  9. ↑ "Fishlake2520, National2520, Forest-2520O, HV2520 Riding2520". Fs.usda.gov. Retrieved 2012-10-14.
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