Big cottonwood canyon four wheeler trail

xbow · Oct 26, 2008

Just curious if anybody has bowhunted the extended archery on it anywhere or if its even huntable or would we be wasting our time back there. Just thought it might be a good way to get back there aways before we start walking. Thanks for any info.

AWHOLELOTTABULL · Oct 26, 2008

Not on the Wasatch Front. Even if it was legal it would be too damn steep. That's why the quality is so good there.

It's always an adventure!!!
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xbow · Oct 26, 2008

Ya I just barely learned there was a trail there today. I seen four wheeler trailors parked there before but could never figure out what they were doing or where they had went.

Founder · Oct 27, 2008

That trail goes almost all the way to the top of the ridge between Big and Little Cottonwood canyons. Been up there a number of times. Have seen good bucks up there, only hunted up there once.

Good 4-wheeler ride though. There is one real tight spot that you have to "squeeze" the bike through. Other than that, easy ride.

Brian Latturner
MonsterMuleys.com

muzzle · Oct 27, 2008

xbow, I had a old neighbor who told me once he had used a 4 wheeler trail up big cottonwood. I thought at the time he was full of it but I guess maybe he wasn't. If you don't mind me asking where does it start? I'm not hunting but it may be a nice ride next summer. Thanks

xbow · Oct 27, 2008

Its about a mile or two right after the big s turn in the canyon.

predator · Oct 27, 2008

Mineral Fork....and that 'squeeze' scares the crap outta me.

UTodd · Oct 27, 2008

My Dad calls the spot where you go through the boulders the "Birth Canal". It is a tight spot for sure and you can wreck your plastic if you are not careful. You also get to cross a waterfall and climb some knarly switchbacks. Its cool.

xbow · Oct 27, 2008

Has anybody hunted back there or seen very many deer?

UTodd · Oct 27, 2008

xbow....did I mention there is a waterfall?

fly741 · Oct 27, 2008

Carefull when it freezes, that waterfall gets slick and it's steep.

AWHOLELOTTABULL · Oct 28, 2008

Learn something new every day. At what point on the "Front" is it roadless? I always thought that the Wasatch Front was roadless. Foot traffic only. I would love to do that ride.

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predator · Oct 29, 2008

Jim, let's go. I'll do what I usually do and get off so that you can pilot my quad around the rock and try not to roll it off the edge.

Sicko.

xbow · Oct 29, 2008

We did it this morning and it is a hairy ride. Im glad the four wheeler was only a 350 anything bigger and i think we would of been at the bottom of a few cliffs. Or still stuck between the two rocks..

ADDICT · Oct 31, 2008

Honestly, how was it? PM me if you want but when I saw this thread I was pretty down. It hasnt generally had too much pressure late in the year so please keep it as DL as possible.

muleyhunter1025 · Nov 1, 2008

I was stopped up there a year ago when I was taking my bike off my trailer by one of the canyon patrol cops, and was told that the road is closed as of november first and opens back up sometime the first of the year. I asked if I could go up since I was there and he told me if he caught me he would ticket me and then left so did I. I dont remember seeing it posted anywhere but and I know it is open in the summer, so I would check just to be safe. You may run into the same guy I did and get a ticket.