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Burnt
Hill Road (ATV Trail)
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ATV Trails
Start
of the Burnt Hill Road - Taken By Utah Outdoor Activities
Located
approximately 9 miles up Manti Canyon. Burnt Hill is the start or
end of a couple different trails. Some are jeep and 4X4 accessible,
while others are for four wheelers only. Burnt Hill is trail #32 on
the Arapeen OHV trail system. We started are trip at the Burnt Hill
turn off headed down towards town. Approximately 3 miles into the
trail it split and becomes trail #34 commonly referred to by the
locals as Pole Haven, or continues down and hooks into trail #3
which takes you to the mouth of Manti Canyon and the Patton
Trail staging area. Or you can also take another fork and head
up to Sky Line Drive which is the Great Western Trail. 
The
Beginning Of Burnt Hill Road Taken
By Utah Outdoor Activities - Click For larger Picture
At
the beginning of Burnt Hill the road is little ruff and rutted,
obviously a favorite wheeling spot for the locals in early spring.
But despite the ruts it was easy to maneuver with beautiful groves
of quaking aspen down both sides. About two miles up the road you
come to a flooded valley the Beavers seem fond off. It was easy to
cross and I was able to tell with little effort were the road was
supposed to be. 
One
Of The Beaver Ponds You Will Encounter On The Trail Taken
By Utah Outdoor Activities - Click For Larger Picture
Shortly
after the Beaver ponds you will arrive at the Pole Haven junction
(trail #34). We chose to continue down #32, which brought you to
another Beaver pond, this one was a lot deeper and did not look like
it had been breached for some time. There was a new trail built
around the lower end of the pond, which due to pond seepage was
rather slick and muddy. The climb back up the other side got a
little hairy for my two-wheeler, but we made it. I would suggest one
person at a time on that little round about. The rest of the trail
is well groomed and mostly shadowed by the over growth. There are a
few spots where the grade is a little steep but nothing a low gear
cant handle, headed up or down. We rode this trail in early June and
due to the drought it was mostly dry. I would imagine it could be a
little more adventurous in the early spring thaw. I have not been on
a lot of trails but this is one of the most beautiful and peaceful
places I have been yet.
Directions
- To get to Manti Canyon, take Hwy 89 to Manti. Once in Manti
turn east on 5th south. This will take you to the mouth of the
canyon.
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