| Four Bay trail system, Payson Canyon. Print the high-resolution topo map to accompany this guide |
| Riding Guide, Four Bays Tour from Access
DT: 0.0 Around/over gate, up gravel road N39 58.767 W111 41.516 0.4 Pass orange gate, immediate L on ST Orange Gate trail N39 59.027 W111 41.467 Alternate route, from Maple Dell parking: 0.0 North from parking on road left of canal N39 58.407 W111 41.488 1.2 At pond, L south of pond N39 59.303 W111 41.395 200 feet, then L downhill on DT 1.3 Pass Overlook Tr on R Pass Favorite Tr on R 1.6 At gate, R on Orange Gate Tr N39 59.027 W111 41.467 (Add 1.2 to mileages below) Continue Orange Gate Trail 0.6 L on JMC N39 59.087 W111 41.614 1.0 Keep L on JMC (R = return) N39 59.171 W111 41.738 1.3 R on Little Shawn (L = to road) N39 59.277 W111 41.869 2.1 Straight (L), back on JMC N39 59.171 W111 41.738 2.5 Back at fork, L on Favorite N39 59.171 W111 41.738 2.9 Straight uphill on road N39 59.218 W111 41.458 200 feet, then L on Overlook N39 59.267 W111 41.442 3.2 L on Round Top N39 59.376 W111 41.522 3.3 Fork L on loop N39 59.447 W111 41.557 3.6 Back at fork (from 3.3), keep L 3.7 Back at Overlook, go L N39 59.376 W111 41.522 3.9 Through gully, immediate L on Ray Gun N39 59.376 W111 41.341 4.0 Keep L (R = Taze) N39 59.412 W111 41.286 4.1 Keep L (R = Taze rejoins) N39 59.480 W111 41.227 | 4.5 L on DT through gate N39 59.672 W111 41.078 (Note Kaya on uphill for return trip) Veer L on ST (Lariat) 4.6 L on loop of Lariat N39 59.707 W111 41.120 5.3 L to exit Lariat loop N39 59.854 W111 41.116 5.4 L to join DT, through gate N39 59.900 W111 41.084 Find Karl's ST just past gate Fork R uphill (Karl's Loop) N39 59.910 W111 41.074 7.1 Back at loop fork, keep R Through gate, L on ST (Lariat) 7.2 Keep L N39 59.854 W111 41.116 7.7 Keep L N39 59.707 W111 41.120 7.8 Join DT through gate N39 59.672 W111 41.078 Immediate L uphill on Kaya singletrack 8.8 R uphill on Jax N39 59.354 W111 41.260 9.0 L on Taze N39 59.462 W111 41.230 9.1 Keep L, join Ray Gun N39 59.413 W111 41.289 9.2 R and plunge through gully N39 59.376 W111 41.341 150 ft, then L and climb wall of pond N39 59.396 W111 41.373 Ride south between the ponds 9.3 L at end of pond toward canal N39 59.316 W111 41.428 (DT on downhill side = back to Access road if you're skipping the canal trail) 100 feet, then R on trail along canal N39 59.302 W111 41.395 10.6 At Maple Dell parking R downhill on road 0.3 miles 10.9 Back at Access parking |
| Getting there:
Take the Payson Main Street Exit 250 from I-15 and turn south towards town.
Drive into Payson on U-115 to the traffic light, then turn left on 100
North, U-198. About 1/3 mile later, at a traffic light on the top of a
small hill, turn right at 600 East. Drive up the Nebo Loop Road. Access road: The Four Bays Access road will be on your left at mile 5.5, but you won't see the road or gate until you've pulled into the parking area. Look for a wide shoulder with an old log fence N39 58.764 W111 41.513. The ride starts by heaving your bike over the gate and ducking under the dork-basher. There's paved parking and a kiosk about 200 feet further uphill on the right if the trailhead parking is full. Maple Dell parking: Drive uphill to mile 5.8. As you see the signs for the Maple Dell scout camp up the road on the right, turn left into the paved parking area. There's a bathroom near the entrance. On the downhill (north) side of the parking lot, go to the cindered path to the left of the canal. |