Silver King Mine & Paiute Side Trail #13

We ventured out on a ride to the Silver King Mine and the Paiute trail. This will primarily be a pictorial post…

Chris & Caleb pose as Miners in the 2nd story of the mine house.

Flowers at the Silver King Mine.

View from Winkler Point.

Unique twisted Aspen grove along the trail.

Descending down towards the Fremont Indian Museum (which we’re saving for a different day.)

Caleb put on 45 miles on this trail!

Passing under I-70 before turning around and heading back up over the mountain.

Many old mine sites along the trail.

A wonderful day with friends along the Paiute trail!

God has blessed us in so many ways!

The welcoming committee awaits as we enter back into the Marysvale valley.

Off for another ride combined with some fishing- gotta’ go!

Deer Creek Trail- Marysvale, Utah

The Paiute 01 trail is at least 236 miles long, with no beginning and no end.  It connects many southern Utah towns, and Marysvale is a trail hub.  Trail 02 connects the valley to the main trail.  We climbed up out of the valley for magnificent views before joining up with the 01.

A short ride on the 01 connected to the 74, where we would start descending into the valley along Deer Creek.

Well marked trail signs and a good map led the way for our loop ride through the aspens and pines.

We traversed over rocky sections and steep sections and even nice smooth sections with dappled sunlight filtered through the trees.

We even crossed over Deer Creek on bridges that allowed the water to flow through.

Caleb particularly enjoyed the water crossings!  We happened to meet up with a couple from our hometown for this ride.  Although we hadn’t met in our hometown, we quickly realized we have many common friends!

We entered the valley again amidst the craggy rocks near Big Rock Candy Mountain for an important lunch stop at Hoover’s (with a “V”) to enjoy burgers and cobbler before heading back to camp. 

Our 27 mile ride today was just a taste of the majesty of the area! 

Miner’s Park Historical Trail- Marysvale, Utah

Travelling north along Hwy 89, we’ve made a stop in Marysvale to ride the Paiute trail system.  Our first ride was to the Miner’s Park Historical Trail.

We crossed over desert scrub and dusty roads, climbing out of town.

We rode parallel to a creek which supported lush Cottonwood trees.

We kept climbing in elevation until we were in the pines.

We traversed a rocky trail to the Miner’s Park Trailhead.  We parked and set out on foot, climbing even higher for a view of this majestic waterfall!

Resting at the trailhead, surveying the landscape, we spotted another waterfall in the distance.

Navigating our way back down from the waterfall, we stopped to explore some of the old mining relics, like this old mill.

Then we walked the narrative trail at Miner’s Park, where the history of gold and silver mining was brought to life with the tools of the trade.

Riding through Revenue Gulch to arrive at the historical site, Caleb negotiated the rocks and hills. 

We made our way back to camp riding near the creek and meandering through this ATV friendly town. 

The trails are vast.  We will be exploring more of the Paiute in the coming week!