Syracuse, UT Running Trails and Maps

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Length
Surfaces
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21st Street Pond Trail

1 mi
State: UT
Asphalt

Intermodal Hub Trail

0.65 mi
State: UT
Asphalt

Jordan River Parkway Trail

48.8 mi
State: UT
Asphalt

McLeod Creek Trail

4 mi
State: UT
Asphalt, Crushed Stone, Dirt

Murdock Canal Trail

20.8 mi
State: UT
Asphalt, Concrete

Ogden River Parkway

9.6 mi
State: UT
Asphalt

Parley's Trail

7.9 mi
State: UT
Asphalt, Concrete

Poison Creek Trail

1.4 mi
State: UT
Asphalt, Concrete

Weber River Parkway

11 mi
State: UT
Asphalt, Gravel

Barney's Creek Trail

2 mi
State: UT
Asphalt

Bingham Creek Trail

1.3 mi
State: UT
Asphalt, Concrete

Clearfield Canal Trail

2.02 mi
State: UT
Asphalt

Historic Union Pacific Rail Trail State Park

28 mi
State: UT
Asphalt, Gravel

Historic Utah Southern Rail Trail

3.5 mi
State: UT
Asphalt

Legacy Parkway Trail

13.1 mi
State: UT
Asphalt

Mountain View Corridor Trail

21 mi
State: UT
Asphalt

Old Emigration Trail

7 mi
State: UT
Asphalt

Porter Rockwell Trail

10.7 mi
State: UT
Asphalt

Sandy Canal Trail

4.7 mi
State: UT
Asphalt
Accordion

Split Rail Trail

2 mi
State: UT
Asphalt

224 Connector Trail

2 mi
State: UT
Asphalt

East 224 Connector Trail

2.3 mi
State: UT
Boardwalk, Crushed Stone, Dirt

Olympic Parkway Trail

3.4 mi
State: UT
Asphalt, Concrete

Willow Creek Trail (UT)

1 mi
State: UT
Crushed Stone, Dirt

Weber Pathways Rail Trail

10 mi
State: UT
Gravel

Folsom Trail

1 mi
State: UT
Concrete

200 South Street Trail

3.65 mi
State: UT
Asphalt, Concrete

9 Line Trail

1.3 mi
State: UT
Asphalt

Crosstowne Trail

6.5 mi
State: UT
Asphalt, Concrete

Draper Canal Trail

3.2 mi
State: UT
Asphalt

Kays Creek Parkway

2.72 mi
State: UT
Asphalt

Point of the Mountain Trail

2.4 mi
State: UT
Asphalt

Prospector Rail Trail

3 mi
State: UT
Asphalt

Silver Quinns Trail

3.4 mi
State: UT
Asphalt

Utah and Salt Lake Canal Trail

4.9 mi
State: UT
Asphalt
Trail Image Trail Name States Length Surface Rating
This popular trail encircles the Twenty First Street Pond, a man-made pond that draws fishermen in pursuit of rainbow trout, carp and brown trout. It’s also a fine birding spot. The trail is paved and...
UT 1 mi Asphalt
Overview The Denver and Rio Grande Western Rail Trail runs for 23.5 miles along a railroad right-of-way throughout the Salt Lake City Valley. About the Route The Denver and Rio Grande Western...
UT 23.5 mi Asphalt
This is a short connector trail in Ogden, allowing the pedestrians and cyclists to connect to Ogden’s other active transportation corridors from the Ogden Intermodal Hub. The trail is in close...
UT 0.65 mi Asphalt
Overview  The Jordan River Parkway Trail weaves in and out of urban areas, parks, and marshy areas as it follows the Jordan River for nearly 50 miles, traveling south from Salt Lake City to the...
UT 48.8 mi Asphalt
The McLeod Creek Trail begins north of downtown Park City near the Snow Creek Medical Center. It merges with the Olympic Parkway Trail along McLeod Creek for about a mile to Meadows Drive before...
UT 4 mi Asphalt, Crushed Stone, Dirt
Overview Located in Utah Valley, the pristine Murdock Canal Trail, which opened in May 2013, is built over the now-enclosed canal. The beautiful 20.8-mile route connects seven communities in the...
UT 20.8 mi Asphalt, Concrete
The Ogden River Parkway runs 9.6 miles along the Ogden River. Unimaginable years ago, given the industrial water pollution, valiant efforts have seen the river be restored and transformed into a...
UT 9.6 mi Asphalt
Parley's Trail, when complete, will become the first true off-road transportation and recreation link spanning Salt Lake City from east to west. Much of the trail's route is already open for use,...
UT 7.9 mi Asphalt, Concrete
The Poison Creek Trail travels along the east side of City Park and into a historical area of Park City, originally a mining town. On this urban pathway, trail-goers will pass an eclectic mix of...
UT 1.4 mi Asphalt, Concrete
The Weber River Parkway begins about 100 yards south of the confluence of the Odgen and Weber rivers. It’s a popular trail with visitors, tracing the eastern shore of the Weber River and the crossing...
UT 11 mi Asphalt, Gravel
Barney's Creek Trail (sometimes called Barney's Wash Trail) is a multiuse trail in the city of West Jordan following the watercourse of the same name. The trail exists in two disconnected segments,...
UT 2 mi Asphalt
The Bingham Creek Trail offers a short paved pathway along quiet residential neighborhoods from Teton Estates Park in West Jordan to the Glenmoor Golf Course in South Jordan. The park is largely open...
UT 1.3 mi Asphalt, Concrete
A paved multiuse pathway, the Clearfield Canal Trail follows the Davis Weber Canal in downtown Clearfield. Offering a pleasant canal-side opportunity for recreation, the trail also provides...
UT 2.02 mi Asphalt
The Historic Union Pacific Rail Trail State Park is a 28-mile, high-elevation trail that follows I-80, from the charming streets of Park City through the smaller communities of Wanship and Coalville...
UT 28 mi Asphalt, Gravel
The Historic Utah Southern Rail Trail runs 3.5 miles through Lehi, about 20 miles south of Salt Lake City, along a Utah Transit Authority rail corridor. At its northwest end near the Flight Park...
UT 3.5 mi Asphalt
Overview The Legacy Parkway Trail provides a useful, efficient 13-mile commuting route as it is fully paved and has no street crossings. About the Route The trail runs adjacent to the Legacy...
UT 13.1 mi Asphalt
The Mountain View Corridor Trail is a 21-mile shared use path along State Route 85 (Mountain Valley Corridor) in the Salt Lake City metro area. The path stretches from SR 201 in West Valley City south...
UT 21 mi Asphalt
The Old Emigration Road once ran from Salt Lake City to City of the Rocks, Idaho where it linked to the California Trail. Today, a section of this historic migration route is an off-road,...
UT 7 mi Asphalt
The Porter Rockwell Trail runs between Pioneer Avenue in Sandy and Minuteman Drive at Point of the Mountain. The paved trail follows an abandoned rail corridor through the suburbs south of Salt Lake...
UT 10.7 mi Asphalt
The Sandy Canal Trail is paved, multiuse pathway that follows the canal through Sandy and the White City into the City of Draper. Offering a pleasant canal-side opportunity for recreation, the trail...
UT 4.7 mi Asphalt
Accordion
The Split Rail Trail takes trail-goers north along Split Rail Lane through a residential area in South Snyderville Basin. The paved neighborhood trail provides access to Willow Creek Park's athletic...
UT 2 mi Asphalt
The 224 Connector Trail is a paved pathway that begins at the Interstate 80 underpass at Bitner Road and loops around Newpark Town Center to the State Route 224 and Ute Boulevard intersection....
UT 2 mi Asphalt
The East 224 Connector Trail provides a convenient route through South Snyderville Basin from Willow Creek Park to the Redstone Shopping Complex. It meanders north along the former Denver and Rio...
UT 2.3 mi Boardwalk, Crushed Stone, Dirt
The Golden Spike National Historic Site commemorates the incredible accomplishment of the completion of the first transcontinental railroad. Today, much of this historic railway has been converted...
UT 12 mi Gravel
The Olympic Parkway Trail stretches from Olympic Flag Park in Park City north to Snyderville. It follows Snow Creek Drive for a short distance before crossing it and paralles State Route 224/Park...
UT 3.4 mi Asphalt, Concrete
The Willow Creek Trail runs through a popular community park in the Old Ranch neighborhood of Park City. It offers open vistas and links to the East 224 Connector Trail and Split Rail Trail. Willow...
UT 1 mi Crushed Stone, Dirt
In 2002, the non-profit Weber Pathways opened the Weber Pathways Rail Trail on a railbanked Union Pacific Railroad corridor. The 10-mile line was once the Little Mountain Branch Railroad, constructed...
UT 10 mi Gravel
Providing greater connectivity between the neighborhoods and businesses of Salt Lake City, the Folsom Trail links west Salt Lake City with the downtown and a transit hub on the east side of the city....
UT 1 mi Concrete
This is an east-west trail that acts as a connector between two regional trails: the Denver and Rio Grande Western Rail Trail in Clearfield, and the Old Emigration (or Syracuse) Trail in West Point....
UT 3.65 mi Asphalt, Concrete
The 9 Line Trail is a short paved pathway along a former Union Pacific Railroad corridor in Salt Lake City. The line once carried much of the city's passenger rail traffic to the now out-of-service...
UT 1.3 mi Asphalt
When complete, the Crosstowne Trail will be an east-west non-motorized path reaching from one end of West Valley City to the other. At present, the trail exists in two disconnected segments. The west...
UT 6.5 mi Asphalt, Concrete
The Draper Canal Trail is a multiuse path in Draper, Utah which follows the path of a historic irrigation channel. The canal was part of a system of ditches in the Salt Lake Valley built to deliver...
UT 3.2 mi Asphalt
The trail stretches from Hidden Hollow Drive up to Hobbs Reservoir (or Hobbs Pond, as it is locally called). For drivers, the Adam J. Welker Trailhead about the trail's midpoint is a good place to...
UT 2.72 mi Asphalt
The Point of the Mountain Trail is the linchpin of a continuous 30-mile bike route in Salt Lake and Utah counties. Like the Porter Rockwell Trail to its north, the Point of the Mountain Trail occupies...
UT 2.4 mi Asphalt
The Prospector Rail Trail enhances connectivity both within West Bountiful, and between West Bountiful and other communities. The multipurpose trail occupies a former railroad right-of-way for 3...
UT 3 mi Asphalt
Silver Quinns Trail is a paved multi-use trail northeast of downtown Park City, Utah. The trail is sits on the east side of the Round Valley open space, which is home to a 30 miles of unpaved mountain...
UT 3.4 mi Asphalt
True to its name, this shared use path sits adjacent to the Utah and Salt Lake Canal as it extends east across West Valley City. From its western endpoint of Molly St. to its eastern terminus on...
UT 4.9 mi Asphalt

Recent Trail Reviews

Jordan River Parkway Trail

JRT, the lost and forgotten river trail

April, 2025 by skatenow

36 reviews, and only 1 from a skater. Now there will be 2. We've skated all, and portions, of this trail over the past 20 some years. We've personally participated in numerous community open houses, held by the JRT commission, for its current and future welfare, and continually advocate for trail quality, maintenance, on behalf of skaters and cyclists as trail users. Sadly, the JRT has deteriorated in many areas of its 45 miles that it has become unsafe to skate, which limits skating to very few sections - an occasional decent 5 mile stretch here or there along its entire length. Outside of those meager offerings of a few decent sections of trail, skaters will encounter: huge cracks; worn, rough surfaces, and uneven rooted pavement; tar snakes; dilapidated wood bridges, and more.

In respect to unmaintained trails, and degraded poor surface quality in many areas, most of the Jordan River Trail is essentially unsafe for skating, and is in need of repairs and upgrading. While the JRT could be an amazing trail, its poor trail surface quality and lack of upkeep fall short of deeming it as such. From a walking standpoint sure it's fine. But, from skating standpoint, or as a few cyclists in the comments above put it - they were disappointed, and rightly so.

Adding information and understanding about trail maintenance & upkeep: Shared trail systems need to address safety from all user aspects. Trails are maintained by the municipalities that oversee the respective sections of the JRT running through their city or county. Complaints about trail safety issues, and surface quality conditions should be directed not only to respective overseeing parks & recs, but directly to jurisdictional city or county councils - as these government agencies are the ones charged with public life, safety, & welfare, and they are the ones responsible for determining annual budgets for trail upkeep and maintenance, which often fail to include necessary funds for trail upkeep and maintenance.

Signage along its length is more than adequate. Overall, the JRT is a pretty scenic corridor, as trails go. Occasional benches set directly next to the trail pavement are unsafely positioned, and create hazards and obstacles for users. Some of the newer, larger bridge crossings are sketchy for skaters to cross safely, and require skills to navigate steep downhill grades with either a U-turn or a wall at the bottom. Good luck.

There are other issues of safety that have surfaced. There is currently a section closed as Salt Lake City resolved how to address safety issues along the trail. To further my point: when civic agencies turn their back to the trails they are responsible for, it's not only deteriorated trail quality, but unfortunately safety issues can be the result. As reposted, from SLC City, on April 1 2025: "Closure part of a coordinated effort to improve trail and disrupt illegal activity,

Salt Lake City is temporarily closing a section of the Jordan River Parkway Trail between Cottonwood Park and 700 North as part of a comprehensive initiative to address environmental degradation, infrastructure challenges, and persistent public safety concerns.
This temporary closure, which is expected to last several months, is an effort to reclaim and revitalize public spaces and make them safer from illegal activity. In recent months, this area has seen an increase in environmental harm and criminal behavior, prompting growing concern from community members, neighbors, and trail users."

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To recap, the Jordan River Trail could be an amazing trail, and public resource, but it falls short due to unkept conditions noted above.

Legacy Parkway Trail

Lost Legacy, the deteriorated trail

April, 2025 by skatenow

Let's talk Trail Quality & Safety: Like all trails we've skated, or cycled, over 3 plus decades, we've found most trails are simply not maintained. Legacy is another of those underfunded trails with deteriorated pavement, tar snakes, pavement gaps, and treacherous wooden bridge crossings with popping planks, in other words unsafe for skating. Legacy trail is in dire need or resurfacing. You're okay peddling a bike, but on skates or even running, it's surface quality is sketchy at best.

If only the municipalities along it's corridor, responsible for it's maintenance and upkeep, would invest the funding necessary to make Legacy a top rate trail. Trail maintenance is funded through municipal budgets, as cities and counties cannot bond public tax dollars for upkeep and maintenance. As result most trails in Utah, like Legacy, fall victim to no funding or priority given by municipalities for their upkeep. Despite decades of advocating request fall upon deaf ears. It's been disappointing to say the least to see such potential for what could be a top notch trail have basic maintenance be ignored.

Utah also needs laws for e-bikes on their trails. A 60# e-bike moving at +30mph poses threat to runners, skaters, walkers, and cyclists.

Jordan River Parkway Trail

fun trail

April, 2025 by davidploehn

Every adventure available. Although I just heard some of the downtown paths are being shut down. Lots of homeless, drugs, anything you want. So that adventure will end for a while while the homeless find new places to live along the river. The never ending battle. Salt Lake just doesn’t want to fix any problems that federal funding doesn’t take care of. So they just push the problem around the valley. Interesting but it makes for a great adventure along the river. Great trail. Be sure and check out the Saratoga Hot Springs down by Utah Lake.

Accordion

Bingham Creek Trail

Great trail for EVERYBODY!

March, 2025 by nationalparkcapable

I really enjoyed this trail. As a cycling and mom I would visit it again in biking with my kiddos but not for serious workout cycling

Jordan River Parkway Trail

Love the south part of the trail

March, 2025 by nationalparkcapable

I love this trail from Taylorsville to Saratoga springs. The more northern part has some sketchy parts you probably want to peddle fast in. I also wouldn’t take kids on the more northern part of it but from Taylorsville south it is great for kids and families!

Barney's Creek Trail

very short

March, 2025 by nationalparkcapable

Very short trail but a great one if you want to do a trail clean up.

Mountain View Corridor Trail

nice trail , parts closed alot

March, 2025 by nationalparkcapable

Great for cycling but a part of the trail is closed almost every other week but I enjoy it still . More north has great hills to get a good workout

Denver and Rio Grande Western Rail Trail

beautiful gated ride

November, 2024 by davidploehn

This is a beautiful ride, but so many gates make it unbearable. Will not do it again.

Denver and Rio Grande Western Rail Trail

Unexpectedly nice trail but….The Barriers!!

October, 2024 by barbscondo

We started at Ellison Park. Rode thru the park and a short distance on sidewalk and easily hit the trail. Ride about 6-7 miles south. Nice trail with more shade than expected but nowhere to stop at a picnic bench. Trail in between beautiful houses with interesting back yards. Sadly not a trail I would do again because of the zig zag barriers at every street. Had to walk bikes through them. Really not necessary as the streets were not busy ones. The barriers were more of a hazard themselves.

Murdock Canal Trail

Utah’s Prettiest Bike Pathway

September, 2024 by roger.cottle

Fall 2024, this nicely completed trail meanders behind the backyards of north-east Utah Valley. Bridges, tunnels and simple road crossings dot the trail with beautiful mountain & valley views.

Denver and Rio Grande Western Rail Trail

Great pavement and super safe area

July, 2024 by tcmrryrb6g

Definitely an old railroad trail. Great Mountain views throughout. Walked in the middle of the afternoon on a very hot day, but there were great breezes throughout.

Clearfield Canal Trail

Clearfield Canal

July, 2024 by cg6fr7kh8d

Full sun. No direct parking but LDS Church vey nearby (in the morning shaded parking for a cool car when you return). To complete the whole path, you have to cross a couple of roads, including a busy highway, but cross walks nearby. One of those places you can enjoy the beauty of a more urban path. HAFB nearby, so you can see the jet against the mountains. All and all- not Bad

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