WOW (Wasatch Over Wasatch)
10-mile ecosystem-hopping descent between Heber and Deer Valley: aspen glades, pine forest, high-alpine sage, and berms 'in the middle of nowhere.' Lives up to the name.
Trail beta
Park at Wasatch Mountain State Park day-use lot in Midway (state park fee required) or the Pine Canyon dirt pullout 1/4 mile past the state park campground on SR 222. For the shuttle setup, drive up SR 222 another 3.4 miles past the lower trailhead to the upper lot. WOW rides best as a top-down shuttle: 200 ft of climbing then ripping berms, loose dirt, and off-camber singletrack. If you self-pedal, climb the 0.7 mi up from the day-use lot then fork hard left; the climb trail is separate from the descent.
When to go
High-alpine descent in Wasatch Mountain State Park (Utah State Parks). Typically rideable late June through mid-October depending on snowpack. Tops out at ~8,400 ft. Fall colors through the aspens in September/early October are spectacular.
Shuttle
Shuttle up from SR-222 trailhead in Wasatch Mountain State Park. Not lift-served. State park day-use fee applies. You CAN pedal up but it's a 2,300-2,500 ft climb before the descent.
Self-shuttle
Self-shuttleable with two cars: drop one at the Heber/Midway finish, drive up to the SR-222 trailhead. Solo riders can pedal back up the paved road (SR-222 / Pine Canyon): narrow, steep, windy, mostly road cyclists but doable on an MTB. Big fall leaf-peeping draw through the aspens.