Bogley

neilether · Joined: 05 Jan 2007 Posts: 48 Location: Logan

Saturday morning a group of us rode Richard's Hollow (near Logan). This is a fantastic ride that doesn't see very much traffic. The singletrack is open and swoopy for the first half, and gets narrower and much more technical toward the bottom. The initial 9.5 mile climb on Jeep road probably scares some people away, but once you get to the 7 mile singletrack downhill, you realize that the climb was worth it!
(photos courtesy of MtnBkr, thanks Gene!!)

Initial climb up the jeep road

Our attempt at a artsy, metrosexual pic

Beginning of the Singletrack

The trail crosses the creek many times

Typical Trail Views in the upper half

The following pictures illustrate how one of the riders ended up in the creek

1. A different rider approaching the "spot"

2. "The" rider stalling in a very bad spot (notice log to rider's right)

3. He promptly stalled on top, fell right onto the log, and then backwards into the creek. If only I had Sombeech there to have video footage.

shlingdawg · Joined: 07 Jul 2005 Posts: 668 Location: Western Washington

Nice pics! Looks like a very fun ride.

You guys and your Wasatch mountains really have it good. :hail2thechief:

Thanks for posting.

live2ride · Joined: 20 Jun 2005 Posts: 1122 Location: Riding my bike

Is this a loop? That trail looks sweet, I would like to ride it this weekend! Very nice pics!!

trackrunner · Joined: 27 Nov 2007 Posts: 832

Nice, now I have an excuse to visit family in Logan

neilether · Joined: 05 Jan 2007 Posts: 48 Location: Logan

live2ride wrote: Is this a loop? That trail looks sweet, I would like to ride it this weekend! Very nice pics!!

We always do it as a loop. It ends up being 9.5 miles on a boring Jeep trail and then 7 miles on the singletrack. The uphill is never too steep, you just have to find a comfortable gear and pedal away. I have heard that people ride this as an out and back, but the bottom part of the singletrack is quite steep and loose in places. I can't imagine it would be a very good climb.

Quote: Nice, now I have an excuse to visit family in Logan

Let me know if you guys are coming up. We may just have to join you sometime......

Sombeech · Joined: 09 Dec 2004 Posts: 11846 Location: The Rubbish Bin

Wow, had no idea that was up there. Where abouts near Logan?

neilether · Joined: 05 Jan 2007 Posts: 48 Location: Logan

Sombeech wrote: Wow, had no idea that was up there. Where abouts near Logan?

There are a couple of places you can start from. The most popular version seems to be starting up Blacksmith Fork Canyon (10 minutes south of Logan) and doing the loop mentioned above.

http://www.utahmountainbiking.com/trails/richardshollow.htm

kirk · Joined: 14 May 2008 Posts: 58 Location: Salt Lake

Looks like an awesome ride. I love the photos. Especially the metrosexual pic. Awesome. :2thumbs:

live2ride · Joined: 20 Jun 2005 Posts: 1122 Location: Riding my bike

neilether wrote: live2ride wrote: Is this a loop? That trail looks sweet, I would like to ride it this weekend! Very nice pics!!

We always do it as a loop. It ends up being 9.5 miles on a boring Jeep trail and then 7 miles on the singletrack. The uphill is never too steep, you just have to find a comfortable gear and pedal away. I have heard that people ride this as an out and back, but the bottom part of the singletrack is quite steep and loose in places. I can't imagine it would be a very good climb.

Quote: Nice, now I have an excuse to visit family in Logan

Let me know if you guys are coming up. We may just have to join you sometime......

I want to ride up there Sat morning!, I am going to plan on it, it will be cooler than anything down here.

cachehiker · Joined: 30 Dec 2005 Posts: 144 Location: Logan, UT

July 5? I'm in. Meet when and where? 9AM? Carpool from somewhere? Macey's parking lot?

I've hiked that trail a dozen times. It's hard to believe I've never gotten around to riding it.

bbennett · Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 8:25 am Post subject:

Is it possible to drive all the way or partially up the Jeep trail? Looks like a really sweet ride. :hail2thechief:

Last Child · Joined: 14 Apr 2008 Posts: 162 Location: Cache Country

bbennett wrote: Is it possible to drive all the way or partially up the Jeep trail? Looks like a really sweet ride. :hail2thechief:

Yes you can. You can drive right to both trail heads. If you want a map (pdf or tif file) I can send you one? And yes it is a really sweet ride. One of my favs.

neilether · Joined: 05 Jan 2007 Posts: 48 Location: Logan

The one problem with trying to drive to the trailhead is time. If you are trying to work a shuttle, it takes just as much time (if not longer) to drive up the Jeep road a then retrieve your car later as it does to just pedal up. If you are lucky you can find somebody who will just drive you to the top so you don't have to leave a car up there.

bbennett · Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 5:38 pm Post subject:

neilether wrote: The one problem with trying to drive to the trailhead is time. If you are trying to work a shuttle, it takes just as much time (if not longer) to drive up the Jeep road a then retrieve your car later as it does to just pedal up. If you are lucky you can find somebody who will just drive you to the top so you don't have to leave a car up there.

It may take you just as much time to pedal up the trail as it would to dive up and retrieve your car later, but me, I'm a total pussy.

bbennett · Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 5:41 pm Post subject:

Last Child wrote: bbennett wrote: Is it possible to drive all the way or partially up the Jeep trail? Looks like a really sweet ride. :hail2thechief:

Yes you can. You can drive right to both trail heads. If you want a map (pdf or tif file) I can send you one? And yes it is a really sweet ride. One of my favs.

I'd love a map and would be very grateful if you were to provide me with one. Right now, I'm neck deep in Louisiana and your pics have inspired me to make that one of my first rides when I get back.