A hand-picked starting point — the most welcoming, iconic, or just plain great outdoor groups in Salt Lake City.
Thursdays · 6:30 or 7:00am (season depending) · foothill singletrack · dog-friendly · free
Rotating trailheads around the University / Avenues foothills
Start time slides between 6:30am and 7:00am with the seasons. The meeting trailhead rotates — announced through the club’s Discord.
500+ rides a year · Social, Climb, Metric, Super & MTB series · every pace · non-members welcome
Varies by ride — see the BCC ride calendar
Utah’s largest club. Rides span easy social spins to 100-mile-plus endurance days, each rated for pace, distance, and climbing. Anyone can ride along; full schedule on the club’s ride calendar.
Free awareness talks + Backcountry 101 & field courses · field days in the Cottonwoods · winter
SLC classrooms + field sessions in Big & Little Cottonwood Canyons
Free 1-hour awareness talks plus paid courses like Backcountry 101 with field days in the central Wasatch. The schedule fills in from late fall through winter.