The trail breaks out of deep pines to this meadow, with Shingle Creek babbling slowly downhill. The Shingle Creek trail is the original Dr. Jeckyl and Mr. Hyde. Sections of smooth dreamy hard-packed cruising alternate with nightmare sections of rocky rough climbs. But the scenery is the best you can find anywhere in the Uintah Mountains. So it's worth doing.
Uphills can be rough and rocky.
Obviously, whoever is in charge of this trail doesn't ride a mountain bike. The trail is terraced in places to minimize horse damage, but many barriers are too high to clear on the uphill. But you'll find the barriers to be rather fun to pop over on the way down. Yet the slope would be easily rideable if the rock ledges weren't there. The trail alternates between shady deep woods and open meadows with eye-popping views.