Best option for olde boy scouts?

[LJTim]

Tomorrow night we are taking some of the 14-15 year old scouts in our neighborhood wheeling. We were leaning towards Little Moab since it is somewhat close, and I have been there before. I have also been wanting to go to 5-mile pass for quite some time. Maybe even the Bountiful B. Never been to either of the latter. Since we only have the evening, I wondered if people had opinions of what might be the most fun for the boys. From what I have heard of 5-mile, the stuff to see is somewhat sporadic and the boys might get bored between spots. But I also don't want them to get too bored at LM either.

Any thoughts? We will be traveling from Herriman/Riverton. Our rigs are set up pretty decent. Mine is the least built which is a lifted Cherokee with 32" mudders.

 

[Kevin B.]

I haven't been up the B, but it'd probably be the most scenic of those three options.

Have you considered American Fork Canyon? I was thinking Mary Ellen Gulch specifically - the trail is not a road and will certainly get the boys attention, but at the same time is mellow enough that an inexperienced driver in a stock rig can negotiate it easily. At the top is plenty of mining history for the boys to check out, and the scenery is unsurpassed. I was just up there for the first time last weekend, and I'll be back for sure... http://www.rme4x4.com/showthread.php?92462-Mary-Ellen-Gulch-8-18

 

[sixstringsteve]

X2 on American fork canyon. Forest lake and Mary Ellen's gulch are both fantastic trails. Its also fun to explore around silver lake flats.

 

[Spork]

Another option is up Israel Canyon to to the top of Lake Mountain. You can hit the top in about an hour and you get a great view of Utah County and into Salt lake county.

 

[LJTim]

AF sounds like fun. Another place I have never been. Looks like there are TONS of trails up there. Would love to find some pretty technical stuff to get the boys clinching their seat belts a bit. Plus the possibility of jumping in a lake is also a nice option.

 

[sixstringsteve]

you won't like Forest Lake for swimming, it's more of a swamp/mud hole. But it is a fun trail. Mineral Basin (also up AF Canyon) has some pretty technical stuff if that's what you're looking for. I"d recommend going with someone who knows the trail.