We took a ride on Trail 046 out of Daniels Summit Lodge and onto Main Canyon Road. This trail winds through big standing pines and into Aspen groves and tops out into a very nice meadow. From there it travels downhill through a steep canyon with a nice stream that runs through it. We didn't see any fish in the spots we stopped but I am sure they are there. This is the Wallsburg stream that feeds into Deer Creek to the west.
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| Small stream we followed |
The stream has big browns at the mouth where it dumps into Deer Creek Res. The trail itself from the beginning to the meadow is relatively mild with a few rocky spots but nothing challenging. From the meadow to the mouth of the canyon at Round Valley it does get steeper with sharp drop offs into the creek. The rock become more intense and larger. The trail has two cutoff trails that lead to the trail 135 - Strawberry Ridge we didn't venture onto them today. We rode for approximately 10 miles in about 3 hours. We cruised on the return trip as the trip back going up the canyon didn't seem as challenging as going down but maybe it was due to the fact we knew what was coming. It was a bluebird day on the mountain. We didn't have traffic until the return and we ran into more ATV/UTV parties coming up. We were at the tail end of the weekend when we rode the trail, but all indications pointed to it being a very heavily traveled area. There were tent and trailer cities along the road at the beginning of Main Canyon road off of Highway 40 at Daniels Summit. We had the intentions of taking Trout Creek trail to scout for upcoming trail ride with the district administrators, but figured it was too far for them to travel with time given. We had a great day on the trail, but keep in mind that the area does get a lot of traffic on the weekends and become very dusty quickly.
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| View up the canyon |
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| Yours truly just enjoying the day |
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| My sweetheart taking in some sun |
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