Ogden MUD -- LewisPeak

3758: Sign board at start of Lewis Peak trail, North...

3759: Closeup of map on sign board, which seems to...

3760: Shortcut from parking lot up to first pitch of...

3756: Sign board at the top of the western segment of...

3757: The top of the western segment of the Pioneer...

3761: Signboard at the top of the eastern segment of...

1809: Shortcut across switchback

1759: The Lewis Peak trail can be crowded on weekends,...

1763: Widened segment of trail

1764: Signed junction. To the left is the shortcut to...

1765: Parallel tracks, becoming overgrown. The trail...

1766: Parallel tracks, becoming overgrown

1767: Braided trail

1768: The trail on the right goes to the summit of peak...

1770: Hikers on the Skyline/Lewis Peak trail, just...

1771: Here the official trail appears to be the one...

1774: The trail that goes over the ridge (right)...

1775: Here the trail from Pineview comes in from the...

1778: Another split in the trail; the path up peak 8136...

1805: Hikers on the Lewis Peak trail, rounding peak 8136

1781: Motorcycle track in trail. There were few such...

1783: The paths rejoin on the south side of peak 8136.

1784: Motorcycle track through brush alongside trail

1787: Junction. The dead-end "city view" trails are to...

1800: The faint path on the left must go to peak 8076.

1796: Looking down the final stretch of the trail...

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The Skyline Trail follows the ridge tops of the Wasatch front range from Pineview Reservoir to Willard Basin. It is divided into northern and southern segments by the North Ogden Pass road. Both segments of the Skyline Trail are open to motorcycles, as is Lewis Peak trail that runs westward from southern segment.

This group of photos covers the North Ogden Pass trailhead parking area, the Skyline Trail from North Ogden Pass southward to the Lewis Peak turnoff, and the spur trail to Lewis Peak itself. Only this documented route is plotted in red on the maps; further field work is needed to document the condition of the rest of the Skyline Trail and the connecting nonmotorized trails.

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3758 27-May-04 424808 E 4574459 N facing S

Sign board at start of Lewis Peak trail, North Ogden Pass

3759 27-May-04 424808 E 4574459 N facing S

Closeup of map on sign board, which seems to imply that all the trails shown are open to motorcycles. In fact, the two southern spurs ("city view") off the Lewis Peak trail do not appear on the travel map and are therefore closed to motorcycles.

3760 27-May-04 424815 E 4574466 N facing S

Shortcut from parking lot up to first pitch of Lewis Peak trail

3756 27-May-04 424781 E 4574480 N facing NW

Sign board at the top of the western segment of the Pioneer Trail, where it emerges at the North Ogden Pass trailhead

3757 27-May-04 424754 E 4574465 N facing W

The top of the western segment of the Pioneer Trail at North Ogden Pass. This trail is closed to motorized use and used extensively by equestrians, who helped realign it a few years ago. Now the Forest Service is proposing to open this trail to motorcycles.

3761 27-May-04 424866 E 4574502 N facing E

Signboard at the top of the eastern segment of the Pioneer Trail, with a copy of the Weber Pathways trail map.

1809 31-May-03 425381 E 4573681 N facing E

Shortcut across switchback

1759 31-May-03 425310 E 4573449 N facing S

The Lewis Peak trail can be crowded on weekends, even without motorcycles. On this beautiful Saturday we encountered eight other hikers (besides our party of five), seven on mountain bikes, three on horses, and no motorcycles. Here and along most of the trail, the path is a narrow single-track that shows no sign of braiding or widening. (Coordinates are approximate.)

1763 31-May-03 425394 E 4572921 N facing NE

Widened segment of trail

1764 31-May-03 425400 E 4572792 N facing SE

Signed junction. To the left is the shortcut to Pineview.

1765 31-May-03 425425 E 4572731 N facing S

Parallel tracks, becoming overgrown. The trail segment between here and peak 8110 is in much worse condition than the rest of the trail from North Ogden Pass to Lewis Peak. This is probably because of the steepness and the northern exposure, where snow and muddy conditions last longer than elsewhere.

1766 31-May-03 425490 E 4572403 N facing S

Parallel tracks, becoming overgrown

1767 31-May-03 425401 E 4571918 N facing SW

Braided trail

1768 31-May-03 425387 E 4571872 N facing S

The trail on the right goes to the summit of peak 8110, the trail on the left goes around. Which is the better trail to use?

1770 31-May-03 425323 E 4571757 N facing S

Hikers on the Skyline/Lewis Peak trail, just south of peak 8110

1771 31-May-03 425353 E 4571650 N facing S

Here the official trail appears to be the one that stays below the ridge.

1774 31-May-03 425304 E 4571253 N facing NE

The trail that goes over the ridge (right) rejoins the one that contours around (left).

1775 31-May-03 425292 E 4571215 N facing NE

Here the trail from Pineview comes in from the east (right).

1778 31-May-03 425187 E 4570939 N facing S

Another split in the trail; the path up peak 8136 is quite steep.

1805 31-May-03 425185 E 4570925 N facing S

Hikers on the Lewis Peak trail, rounding peak 8136

1781 31-May-03 425185 E 4570692 N facing NE

Motorcycle track in trail. There were few such visible tracks on this day.

1783 31-May-03 424953 E 4570576 N facing NE

The paths rejoin on the south side of peak 8136.

1784 31-May-03 424813 E 4570437 N facing W

Motorcycle track through brush alongside trail

1787 31-May-03 424455 E 4569936 N facing SW

Junction. The dead-end "city view" trails are to the left, the Lewis Peak trail to the right. The sign doesn't mention that only the Lewis Peak trail is open to motorcycles.

1800 31-May-03 424033 E 4570191 N facing SE

The faint path on the left must go to peak 8076.

1796 31-May-03 423972 E 4570154 N facing W

Looking down the final stretch of the trail toward Lewis Peak (coordinates are approximate)

3758	27-May-04	424808 E	4574459 N	facing S
Sign board at start of Lewis Peak trail, North Ogden Pass
3759	27-May-04	424808 E	4574459 N	facing S
Closeup of map on sign board, which seems to imply that all the trails shown are open to motorcycles. In fact, the two southern spurs ("city view") off the Lewis Peak trail do not appear on the travel map and are therefore closed to motorcycles.
3760	27-May-04	424815 E	4574466 N	facing S
Shortcut from parking lot up to first pitch of Lewis Peak trail
3756	27-May-04	424781 E	4574480 N	facing NW
Sign board at the top of the western segment of the Pioneer Trail, where it emerges at the North Ogden Pass trailhead
3757	27-May-04	424754 E	4574465 N	facing W
The top of the western segment of the Pioneer Trail at North Ogden Pass. This trail is closed to motorized use and used extensively by equestrians, who helped realign it a few years ago. Now the Forest Service is proposing to open this trail to motorcycles.
3761	27-May-04	424866 E	4574502 N	facing E
Signboard at the top of the eastern segment of the Pioneer Trail, with a copy of the Weber Pathways trail map.
1809	31-May-03	425381 E	4573681 N	facing E
Shortcut across switchback
1759	31-May-03	425310 E	4573449 N	facing S
The Lewis Peak trail can be crowded on weekends, even without motorcycles. On this beautiful Saturday we encountered eight other hikers (besides our party of five), seven on mountain bikes, three on horses, and no motorcycles. Here and along most of the trail, the path is a narrow single-track that shows no sign of braiding or widening. (Coordinates are approximate.)
1763	31-May-03	425394 E	4572921 N	facing NE
Widened segment of trail
1764	31-May-03	425400 E	4572792 N	facing SE
Signed junction. To the left is the shortcut to Pineview.
1765	31-May-03	425425 E	4572731 N	facing S
Parallel tracks, becoming overgrown. The trail segment between here and peak 8110 is in much worse condition than the rest of the trail from North Ogden Pass to Lewis Peak. This is probably because of the steepness and the northern exposure, where snow and muddy conditions last longer than elsewhere.
1766	31-May-03	425490 E	4572403 N	facing S
Parallel tracks, becoming overgrown
1767	31-May-03	425401 E	4571918 N	facing SW
Braided trail
1768	31-May-03	425387 E	4571872 N	facing S
The trail on the right goes to the summit of peak 8110, the trail on the left goes around. Which is the better trail to use?
1770	31-May-03	425323 E	4571757 N	facing S
Hikers on the Skyline/Lewis Peak trail, just south of peak 8110
1771	31-May-03	425353 E	4571650 N	facing S
Here the official trail appears to be the one that stays below the ridge.
1774	31-May-03	425304 E	4571253 N	facing NE
The trail that goes over the ridge (right) rejoins the one that contours around (left).
1775	31-May-03	425292 E	4571215 N	facing NE
Here the trail from Pineview comes in from the east (right).
1778	31-May-03	425187 E	4570939 N	facing S
Another split in the trail; the path up peak 8136 is quite steep.
1805	31-May-03	425185 E	4570925 N	facing S
Hikers on the Lewis Peak trail, rounding peak 8136
1781	31-May-03	425185 E	4570692 N	facing NE
Motorcycle track in trail. There were few such visible tracks on this day.
1783	31-May-03	424953 E	4570576 N	facing NE
The paths rejoin on the south side of peak 8136.
1784	31-May-03	424813 E	4570437 N	facing W
Motorcycle track through brush alongside trail
1787	31-May-03	424455 E	4569936 N	facing SW
Junction. The dead-end "city view" trails are to the left, the Lewis Peak trail to the right. The sign doesn't mention that only the Lewis Peak trail is open to motorcycles.
1800	31-May-03	424033 E	4570191 N	facing SE
The faint path on the left must go to peak 8076.
1796	31-May-03	423972 E	4570154 N	facing W
Looking down the final stretch of the trail toward Lewis Peak (coordinates are approximate)