5 Best Bike Trails Near Salt Lake City

By Christensen and Hymas Utah Bicycle Accident Lawyers

Spring is on its way, and the time for searching out bike trails near Salt Lake is here! While some of the higher mountain trails may still be a little snowy, there are lots of great options closer to home. Here are 5 of our favorites:

Our Favorite Bike Trails near Salt Lake

Murdock Canal Trail

• We love this trail — a 17-mile paved path along Utah Valley. It has multiple points of access, from American Fork down to Orem. It features restrooms, water fountains, and early access.

Porter Rockwell Trail

• This trail runs about 10 miles from Sandy to Point of the Mountain. It winds through neighborhoods and along streets, and is great for a casual family ride.

Legacy Parkway Trail

• This is a 14-mile paved trail that never crosses any streets, allowing for a smooth, uninterrupted ride through the Farmington and Salt Lake areas. The Legacy Parkway Trail offers some great views of Utah’s spring scenery. Unfortunately, there is no restroom or drinking water access on the trail.

Denver and Rio Grande Western Rail Trail

• The Denver and Rio Grande Western Rail trail intersects the Legacy Parkway Trail. It is nearly 25 miles long and runs from Roy to Bountiful.

Jordan River Parkway Trail

• This trail also connects to the Legacy Parkway Trail, and weaves through Utah, Salt Lake, and Davis counties. It is the longest trail on our list, stretching for over 40 miles. Construction and gaps can make the trail difficult to follow, but Salt Lake County offers a map to help you navigate.

The Best Bike Trail in Utah that Should be Paved

Deer Creek Parkway Trail

This trail begins at Cascade Springs on the Alpine Loop and continues over the mountain past the Soldier Hollow Olympic Site to the Dear Creek Dam Trail head. It runs for about 8 miles from the Utah to Heber Valleys. It is currently unpaved, but we think it would make a great paved trail for all types of cyclists. Currently, cyclists have to travel around Deer Creek Reservoir to get from Utah County to Midway and Heber, but this road has a narrow shoulder and cars traveling at fast speeds.  Paving the Deer Creek Parkway would protect cyclists and allow for some epic rides throughout multiple counties.  

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Ken Christensen and Russ Hymas are Utah Bicycle Accident Attorneys at Christensen & Hymas . A large portion of their practice is dedicated to helping cyclists injured in collisions with motor vehicles. They are avid cyclists and nationally recognized legal experts on cycling laws and safety. 

Baby Animal Days! Win Tickets!

Baby animal days might be one of our very favorite things at This Is The Place Heritage Park. Who doesn't love seeing baby farm animals? The season kicks off March 24th-26th and we can't wait!

This Is The Place will be celebrating their baby animals for an entire month and we are giving away free tickets on our Instagram. Bring the whole family to experience the fun for yourselves. Hold a baby chick, pet a baby goat, let your kids take a pony ride, see the Skymasters Bird show and much more. For more information check out their website.

Baby Animal Days Kick Off
March 24th-26th
10:00 am- 5:00pm

Receive $2.00 off your tickets by mentioning I Heart Salt Lake. 

Enter to win a family day pass for 6 plus a dozen Brigham's donuts over on our Instagram! 

Red Button Vintage Creamery

With the weather getting warmer we can't help but want ice cream and we are loving the locally made ice cream from Red Button Vintage Creamery. We love the unique flavors from Red Button that we haven't found anywhere else.

Some of our favorite flavors in no particular order.

Black Licorice. If you like black licorice then you will love this ice cream!

Sprinkled Animal Cookie. The perfect way to bring out the kid in yourself with this tasty treat.

Cinnamon Chocolate Chip. This flavor was originally a limited edition flavor but after so many requests Red Button added it to their everyday flavors.

Lime Rickey Sherbet. The perfect mix of sweet and tart, just like the yummy drink.


Red Button has many more flavors most of which are unique that you won't find anywhere else. You can pick up some ice cream for yourself at a locally owned member of Associated Foods. List of stores found here.


GIVEAWAY: You can also head over the I Heart Salt Instagram for a chance to win some Red Button Vintage Creamery Ice cream to try some for yourself!


Have you tried Red Button ice cream? If so what is your favorite flavor?