Bicycling and Hiking

Road cyclists pedal out to the long, flat country roads of scenic Cache Valley or venture up Logan and Blacksmith Fork canyons. Mountain bikers can spend an afternoon on the 9-mile round-trip from Wood Camp, in Logan Canyon, to the 1,500-year-old Jardine juniper tree that grows on a high ridge offering views of Wyoming and Idaho.

Logan Canyon. You'll find some gorgeous hikes just a few miles up Logan Canyon from town, starting with the popular and easy Logan River Trail, which meanders along the river for nearly 4 miles and is suitable for all skill levels. The wide passageway accommodates dogs and even strollers, and it passes both the family-friendly Stokes Nature Center and picturesque Second Dam, which has a lovely picnic area. A few miles' drive farther east of the Logan River Trailhead, you'll reach the parking lot for the Crimson Trail, a more rugged but also rewarding 5-mile loop along the dramatic China Wall crag that offers eye-popping views throughout the canyon. Note that it entails an elevation gain of about 1,345 feet, and it is a bit steep in places. Just a mile farther up U.S. 89, park near Guinavah-Malibu Campground to access the famed Wind Caves Trail, which a 3½-mile hike that's only moderately challenging and ascends about 1,000 feet through wildflower-strewn meadows and conifer forests to a fanciful triple-arch rock formation sometimes nicknamed the "Witch's Castle." Logan River Trailhead, 2696 U.S. 89, Logan, Utah. www.fs.usda.gov/uwcnf.