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Major Evans ATV Trail #295
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Trail 295 begins
approx 3.0 miles up the Mineral Basin road. The trail starts right off
with a little challenging rock outcrop. As soon as you get passed that the
trail levels out, and you start making your way through groves of
quaken aspens. About a quarter of a mile up the trail you will come to a
sign that marks Grave
Yard Flat. The trail also forks at this point. You can continue up the
mountain, or take the other fork that takes you down a steep rocky trail
back to the Mineral Basin main road. We stayed on 295 which headed
up the mountain. 
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Trail
in The Groves Of Quaken Aspens. Take By Utah Outdoor Activities Click
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You will quickly
come to several fairly steep and rocky switch backs, which will take you
out along a beautiful sloop. The entire trail was approximately 3 to
4 miles. It was a fairly good grade the entire route, with a lot of
lose rocks on the trail. 
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As you continued
up the trail you started heading into the thick large pines. When you look
up to the skyline, and think you are almost to the top of the mountain,
the trail ends suddenly. At the end of the trail you can see a fork. One
fork goes up and the trail ends in the trees. The lower fork drops down a
sever slop and ends. It looked as if we could take the lower fork
and swing back to the main trail. However after trial and error (almost
rolling) we don't recommend taking either fork. There is a fairly level
place and the end of the trail where you can stop a have lunch or a
snack. Directions
From I-15 take the
Alpine exit heading east. This road will take you to American Fork Canyon.
There is a $3.00 dollar use fee to access the canyon. Once your heading up
the canyon you will come to the Tibble Fork junction. Once at Tibble Fork
you will see a large staging area. From the staging area head up the
Mineral Basin road. Approx 3.0 miles up the road you will come to the
trail head. The trail head is marked with the trail number on a forest
service sign. I don't recommend the upper
part of this trail to beginners due to the steepness of the trail. The
lower part can be enjoyed by everyone as it is fairly flat.
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