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2024 Golden Spoke Ride Event | May 11, 2024
The Golden Spoke consists of over 170 miles of safe and connected multi-use trails, including Provo River Parkway, Murdock Canal Trail, Jordan River Trail, Legacy Trail, Denver and Rio Grande Western Rail Trail, Weber River Parkway Trail, West Haven River Parkway Trail and Ogden River Parkway. This trail network links communities across the Wasatch Front Region from Ogden to Provo. This year’s event will also highlight the recently completed Parley’s Trail through Millcreek, Salt Lake City and South Salt Lake, and the Crosstowne Trail in West Valley City.
A coalition of partners including the Utah Department of Transportation; Wasatch Front Regional Council; Mountainland Association of Governments; the Jordan River Commission; Utah Transit Authority; Bike Utah; Davis, Salt Lake, Utah, and Weber counties, and numerous cities are organizing the event. They invite you to join this year’s group bike ride and family-friendly event for people of all ages and abilities, to explore and discover the Golden Spoke trail network.
Two rides (50 miles) will start simultaneously in Ogden and Provo, and converge at Tracy Aviary’s Jordan River Nature Center in South Salt Lake, where an End of Ride Event will be happening from 11 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Additional shorter rides will begin in Farmington and Lehi (25 miles), and Millcreek (10 miles). There will also be short 3 and 6 mile loop rides to the Redwood Nature Area or Decker Lake in West Valley City, that begin and end at the Nature Center.
ATTENTION: North Ride - New Start Location!
For those of you signed up to start in Ogden on Saturday, we regret that we have to move the starting location from High Adventure Park to the Roy FrontRunner Station. This is due to the high water levels flooding several trail underpasses along the Ogden River. We are making this adjustment out of an abundance of caution. For those who participated last year, this is the same location that we used.
The Roy FrontRunner Station is located at 4155 Sandridge Dr, Roy, UT. Starting in Roy will cut about 9.5 miles from the total ride mileage to the Jordan River Nature Center.
Please meet in the east parking lot at the station. The start time will remain 8:30 am. We will follow the sidewalk from the station to 4800 South, cross the railroad tracks, and jump on the Denver & Rio Grande Western Rail Trail – see image below.
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Special notice
Due to high water levels of the Jordan River from ongoing water releases out of Utah Lake, the trail under 7800 South will be closed until further notice. This is necessary to ensure the safety of trail users. Trail users are asked to please use the detour in the meantime by accessing Gardner Village, crossing at 7800 S., and connecting back with the trail near the Historic Gardner Station.
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50 Mile New Start Location: Roy Frontrunner Station (4155 Sandridge Dr, Roy UT)
Time: 8:30 a.m.
25 Mile Start and Rest Stop: Farmington Regional Park (1778 S 650 W, Farmington)
Time: 10-11:30am
50 Mile Start: Riverside Park (1260 West 600 North, Provo)
Time: 8:30 a.m.
25 Mile Start and Rest Stop: Bull River Trailhead (1633 W. Innovation Way, Lehi)
Time: 10-11:30am
Start: Grandeur Peak (Face) Trailhead (2900 Wasatch Blvd, Salt Lake City)
Length: 10.2 miles
Time: 11:30am
Start: Tracy Aviary Jordan River Nature Center (1125 W. 3300 S, South Salt Lake)
Decker Lake Loop (6.2 miles),
Redwood Nature Area Loop (3.6 miles)
Time: 12:00pm
Where: Tracy Aviary Jordan River Nature Center (1125 W 3300 S, South Salt Lake)
Time: 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.
The event will include food trucks, music, participant giveaways, and vendor booths
The Golden Spoke Ride has concluded for 2024. Stay tuned for details about the 2025 Golden Spoke Ride in early 2025.
