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UTUtah rankings

Towns with the most trails in Utah

Ranked by miles of mapped hiking and walking trails per square mile of town. 19 towns with 2,500+ residents.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

Fruit Heights 1 Fruit Heights 3.3 mi / sq mi Trail miles 7.6 mi 2 East Basin 2.7 mi / sq mi Trail miles 24.1 mi South Weber 3 South Weber 2.0 mi / sq mi Trail miles 9.3 mi
#TownTrail miles per sq miTrail milesParks & preserves
1 Fruit Heights Fruit Heights6,023 people 3.3 mi / sq mi 7.6 mi 2
2 East Basin4,002 people 2.7 mi / sq mi 24.1 mi 1
3 South Weber South Weber8,115 people 2.0 mi / sq mi 9.3 mi 3
4 Centerville Centerville16,679 people 1.9 mi / sq mi 11.6 mi 9
5 Brigham City Brigham City19,992 people 1.8 mi / sq mi 45.5 mi 19
6 Payson Payson23,039 people 1.7 mi / sq mi 22.3 mi 17
7 Map of Riverdale Riverdale9,279 people 1.6 mi / sq mi 7.3 mi 5
8 Salt Lake City Salt Lake City208,007 people 1.4 mi / sq mi 159.2 mi 88
9 Ivins Ivins9,998 people 1.3 mi / sq mi 11.9 mi 10
10 Tooele Tooele38,405 people 1.2 mi / sq mi 28.1 mi 14
11 South Jordan South Jordan82,686 people 1.0 mi / sq mi 25.7 mi 78
12 Mapleton Mapleton13,114 people 0.9 mi / sq mi 12.2 mi 7
13 Map of West Valley City West Valley City138,437 people 0.8 mi / sq mi 26.9 mi 39
14 American Fork American Fork37,109 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 6.3 mi 34
15 Roy Roy38,993 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 3.9 mi 8
16 Map of Mount Pleasant Mount Pleasant3,805 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 1.4 mi 1
17 West Jordan West Jordan116,692 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 14.1 mi 50
18 Map of Midvale Midvale35,989 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 1.4 mi 5
19 Holladay Holladay31,099 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 1.8 mi 5

How this ranking works

We rank every town by miles of mapped hiking and walking trails per square mile of town. Paths, bridleways, woods roads and footways in parks count; sidewalks don't. Towns need at least a mile of trail to be ranked. Trails come from OpenStreetMap, so a well-mapped town can edge out an equally trail-rich one that's mapped less thoroughly. The town with the highest figure ranks #1.

Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Trails, streets and parks: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Conserved land: USGS PAD-US. Measured within each town's Census boundary. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.

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