Manti-La Sal National Forest · Utah · Trail 5974

Highway 31 Trail

Highway 31 Trail is a 5.3 miles trail in Manti-La Sal National Forest, Utah. The Forest Service rates it trail class 4, highly developed. It is open to hiking, horse and pack stock, mountain biking, motorcycle, atv, 4wd over 50 inches and e-bikes.

Trail conditions, closures and hazards are not tracked here. The Manti-La Sal National Forest official page carries current alerts and closure orders.

Map

One end Other endLine simplified to about 100 metres. Basemap from the USGS National Map.

One end39.6166, -111.3117 · Directions ↗
Other end39.5857, -111.2596 · Directions ↗

The ends are the two ends of the longest connected chain of segments. The record does not say which is the usual start.

The trail

Length5.3 miles
Trail class4, highly developed
Typeland trail
Surfacenative material
Typical grade10-12 percent
Motor vehiclesOpen to at least one motorized use
AccessibilityEvaluated and does not meet accessibility guidelines
Trail numbers5974
ForestManti-La Sal National Forest (unit 0410)
StatesUtah
Detail publishedmanagement level, with uses

Values are the set across all segments. Class 1 is minimally developed and class 5 is fully developed. Grade and width are the forest's typical values, not measured extremes.

Allowed uses

HikingAllowed year-round
Horse and pack stockAllowed
Mountain bikingAllowed year-round
MotorcycleAllowed 06/01 to 12/31 (month/day)
ATVAllowed 06/01 to 12/31 (month/day)
4WD over 50 inchesAllowed 06/01 to 12/31 (month/day)
E-bikesAllowed 06/01 to 12/31 (month/day)

A use is listed when the Forest Service records it as managed, accepted or discouraged on any segment. Discouraged still means legal. Uses marked restricted are left out. Where the forest publishes a Motor Vehicle Use Map, that map governs motorized use.

Trailheads

Open May
Open to:  Foot, Bike, Horse, OHV, and Full size vehicles. Arapeen Route #12 and #13 are open to non-motorized uses and OHV's 60 inches or less in width. 
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Distance is from the point to the nearest part of the trail line. Season text is what the forest wrote and is often a season name rather than a date. The recreation page link goes to the Forest Service site, which may redirect to the forest's recreation index.

Camping nearby

Campsite Atlas cards carry site counts and booking links from Recreation.gov. Forest Service cards come from the recreation layer and link the agency page.

Fire nearby

  • Wildfire
    South Street

    44 mi from the trail midpoint · 12 acres

Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge. Closure orders are on the forest's official page.

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Reference

Questions people ask

How long is the Highway 31 Trail?

5.3 miles, the sum of the 1 segment the Forest Service records under this name in Manti-La Sal National Forest.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

What is allowed on the Highway 31 Trail?

hiking, horse and pack stock, mountain biking, motorcycle, atv, 4wd over 50 inches and e-bikes. The trail is open to at least one motorized use. Some uses are seasonal. The allowed uses section lists the dates.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

Where does the Highway 31 Trail start?

The line begins at 39.6166, -111.3117 and ends at 39.5857, -111.2596. The nearest recorded trailhead is Huntington Loop, 0 miles from the line. The record does not say which end is the usual start.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

Is the Highway 31 Trail in a wilderness area?

No. The trail line does not cross any polygon in the National Wilderness Preservation System layer.

Source: Wilderness Connect

Where can I camp near the Highway 31 Trail?

Lake Canyon Recreation Area (0.4 mi), Cleveland Reservoir Campground (1 mi) and Flat Canyon (2.3 mi) are within five miles of the trail. Site counts and booking links are on Campsite Atlas.

Source: Campsite Atlas

How developed is the Highway 31 Trail?

Trail class 4, which the Forest Service describes as highly developed. Class 1 is a minimal, unimproved route and class 5 is fully developed, often paved.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

How steep and how wide is the Highway 31 Trail?

The typical grade is 10-12 percent.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

Is the Highway 31 Trail accessible?

No. The Forest Service evaluated it and found it does not meet its accessibility guidelines.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

Who manages the Highway 31 Trail?

Manti-La Sal National Forest, Forest Service unit 0410. The trail is in Utah.

Source: Manti-La Sal National Forest official page

Is there a fire near the Highway 31 Trail?

1 active incident within 50 miles of the trail midpoint as of 2026-09-17, the nearest South Street at 44 miles. Check the forest's closure orders before you go.

Source: Fire nearby

Source

This page is built from 1 segment named HIGHWAY 31 TRAIL in the Forest Service TrailNFS_Publish layer, administrative unit 0410. Wilderness overlap is tested against the National Wilderness Preservation System layer from Wilderness Connect. Trailheads and Forest Service campgrounds come from the Forest Service Recreation Opportunities layer. Data refreshed September 17, 2026. The methodology page explains how segments become trails.