Strawberry Narrows Details

Activities
- Mountain Bike
- E-Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
Riding Area

Strawberry Reservoir
Heber City, Utah
Ref Number

#804
Difficulty Rating

Blue Rate
Voted Difficulty

Blue (2 votes)
Local Popularity
35 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 5 in E-Biking
- 5 in Trail Running
- 5 in Hiking
Global Ranking
#70896 in Mountain Biking [+]
- #95277 in E-Biking
- #123946 in Trail Running
- #117623 in Hiking
Hiking SAC Scale

T1 Hiking
Trail Type

Singletrack
Bike Type

XC
Direction

Both Directions
Popular In Reverse
Climb Difficulty

Blue
Physical Rating

Moderate
Dogs Allowed

Yes
eBike Allowed

Yes
Land Owner

Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest

Strawberry Narrows:
The Strawberry Narrows Trail is a 12-mile singletrack that skirts the southern edge of the narrow band of water joining Strawberry Reservoir to Soldier Creek Reservoir. It begins at the Aspen Grove Marina on the east end of Soldier Creek and ends at the Renegade Point marina at the southwest corner of Strawberry. Average altitude is 7500 feet.

The ride is done as an out-and-back or a point-to-point with shuttle vehicle. The whole trail as an out-and-back is 24 miles, but shorter rides are possible. You'll climb from the lake surface to 400 feet above (a couple of times), plus rolling up-and-down riding. I'd estimate the total vertical for the round trip at 2600.

The singletrack is narrow with encroaching berry bushes and baby aspen. I got scratched up a little. The trail is intermediate technical, nothing tricky. There's one half-mile section of steep side-slope.
A boat heads west in the narrows ahead of us as the trail rolls through the fir trees on the mountain side.

Few riders will want to do the entire trail. The western end is 4 miles of sage brush (and swamp, depending on the time of year). If you happen to be camped at the west end, fine, ride it. But if you're driving to Strawberry specifically to ride this trail, I suggest you start at the eastern (Soldier Creek) end and turn around at Poison Ridge for a 16 mile out-and-back with 2000 vertical.

The eastern 8 miles of the trail is absolutely beautiful. You'll roll up and down through aspen and fir forest, with frequent breakouts into small meadows overlooking the lake. The trail twists into side canyons and crosses a couple of small creeks.

There are a few very short grunt climbs, but most of the riding is gentle climbing and descending. Views are terrific.

The sun-exposed areas are thick with wildflowers. Even the sagebrush flats had plenty of lupine and sticky geranium. In areas of mixed aspen and fir, wild raspberry bushes and snowberry flank the trail.

The western end of the trail is seriously overgrown with sage and grass -- about as close to "not trail" as a trail can get -- but it should improve in later summer as more people use the trail. About two miles from the west end, the trail disappeared into water three times. In other areas, the trail was merely a linear "thin spot" in the brush, completely grown over by grass. Many eastbound riders will skip the official trailhead and drop in from Big Springs (see directions below).

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Trail Supporters

USFS
Land Manager

Traditionally Indigenous Territory

Núu-agha-tʉvʉ-pʉ̱ (Ute)

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Strawberry Narrows Trail Reports

status	date	description
	Aug 30, 2025 @ 2:53pm Aug 30, 2025	downed tree in front of Renegade Point 9 miles sign. about 3.1 miles from Aspen Grove Marina
	Jun 17, 2025 @ 7:47pm Jun 17, 2025	At least a dozen downed trees, the trail is washed out in several places, it’s also significantly over grown - wear pants and long sleeves. I...
	May 24, 2025 @ 7:43pm May 24, 2025	First 4 miles from Aspen Grove are in okay shape. After four miles there are many downed trees. Lots of overgrowth. Wear pants, gloves, and eye...
	Aug 11, 2024 @ 3:34pm Aug 11, 2024	Trails disappears into water after 8 miles. Worth doing for the views!
	Jun 16, 2024 @ 4:47pm Jun 16, 2024	Underwater! I made it 6 miles hopped over five logs and then the trail disappears in the lake