New Mountain Bike Skills Course and Trails Grand Opening at Lodestone Regional Park
Salt Lake County, UT - Celebrate the opening of a new Mountain Bike Skills Course at Lodestone Regional Park with Salt Lake County Parks and Recreation and Trails Utah. The West Granite Bike Composite team and Wasatch Adaptive will be demonstrating how to ride the trails and the technical areas.
DATE: Friday, May 9, 2025
TIME: 3:30 pm-4:30 pm
PLACE: Lodestone Regional Park, 6252 W 6200 S, Kearns, UT 84118 (enter from 6200 S)
WHO: Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson, Salt Lake County Council Members Laurie Stringham, Carlos Moreno, and Suzanne Harrison, West Valley City Council Member Cindy Wood, Trails Utah Director Sarah Bennett
Background
Lodestone Regional Park straddles both West Valley and Kearns Cities. The West Granite Composite Mountain Bike Team cut in the initial trails. In 2024, Trails Utah improved the existing trails and built new trails with funding from the Utah Department of Outdoor Recreation (UORG) and other private donations.
About the Skills Course
The improvements include approximately 6 miles of trails and include widened paths, bermed turns, passing zones, rock gardens, and bike-optimized features designed to test and improve both the fitness and mountain bike handling skills of riders.
"These new trails at Lodestone Regional Park represent our commitment to expanding outdoor recreation opportunities for Salt Lake County residents. The passion our community has for mountain biking and getting outdoors is remarkable, and this skills course will provide riders of all abilities a place to improve their techniques while enjoying our beautiful natural landscape." says Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson.
Trails Utah Director Sarah Bennett emphasizes the collaborative effort that went into the project, noting that hundreds of volunteer hours were dedicated to moving this project forward:
"Trails Utah is incredibly grateful to our partners at Salt Lake County, the Utah Division of Outdoor Recreation, and the Spencer and Amanda Millerberg Family Fund. The dedication of Jo and Jack Darton, Rochelle Bartschi, and numerous West Granite Mountain Bike Team members transformed this vision into reality," says Trails Utah Director Sarah Bennett. "This community resource will help riders develop skills for competitions and life. Trails truly are about knitting people to the landscapes we call home, and we are honored to have been part of this project."
About Salt Lake County Parks and Recreation
Established in 1946, Salt Lake County Parks and Recreation is committed to "Improving lives through people, parks, and play." Salt Lake County Parks and Recreation operates and maintains parks, trails, open space, golf courses, recreation centers, swimming pools, ice centers, and Wheeler Historic Farm.
More information: slco.to/parks-rec.