Fascinating loop out of Walton Lake. Leaving the campground out of the north side on cross country ski trails brings one to a small network of trails just above the lake.
There are a mix of double track and single track. Some parts will have OHV‘s on them. Other sections prohibit motorized transport. After crossing Summit Road it’s a gentle descent. Then using a heat map, we ended up on the Mustang & Duncan Equestrian Trails. These trails seem to be moving around as someone, perhaps the forest service is digging up old forest roads. It’s relatively easy-going with rolling trails through Ponderosa pine and Grant Meadows.
There are several potential beautiful places to camp if one were bike packing.
The climb up Coyle Butte is the most intense part of the ride, ascending 160 m in a little over 1 km. We ended up hiking sections of this.
The return back to Walton Lake is a nice gentle descent on Forest service road 300 back to Summit Road.