Jordan River — Nature Center at Pia Okwai: short bicycle return
Utah · Greenway
Follow the signed main path south along the asphalt Jordan River main path. Turn after 0.5 outward miles or before the first public-road crossing, work barrier, uncertain continuation or uncomfortable transition, whichever comes first; retrace. Walk any initial lot or access-drive interface. Do not use a road or private-property detour.
Plan your ride
- Location
- South Salt Lake · Utah
- Ride length
- Up to 1 mile return
- Ride format
- Out-and-back
- Surface
- Asphalt main river path; nature-center lot walk is separate
- Road crossings
- Follow the signed main path south along the asphalt Jordan River main path. Turn after 0.5 outward miles or before the first public-road crossing, work barrier, uncertain continuation or uncomfortable transition, whichever comes first; retrace. Walk any initial lot or access-drive interface. Do not use a road or private-property detour.
- Elevation
- Operator describes the locally accessed asphalt portion as approximately sixty inches wide and no steeper than five percent. That statement is local published assessment, not a new survey or maximum for the whole fifty-mile corridor. Turn before any uncomfortable ramp.
- Starting location
- Pia Okwai Nature Center, 3310 South 1000 West, South Salt Lake, Utah
Chosen 1-mile maximum return, not the full regional corridor or a surveyed parking-to-parking distance. Earlier interfaces shorten the outing; parking walking is extra.
Approximate named public facility/access-area reference. Follow the guide to designated public visitor parking and the signed path; not a surveyed stall.
Jordan River — Nature Center at Pia Okwai: short bicycle return — detailed guide
Source review: 2026-10-21. A dated source review does not guarantee current-day conditions.
South Salt Lake, Utah · Up to 1 mile return · Asphalt main river path; nature-center lot walk is separate
Start: Jordan River — Nature Center at Pia Okwai, Pia Okwai Nature Center, 3310 South 1000 West, South Salt Lake, Utah. Operator explicitly directs visitors from1000West into its parking lot and identifies river-trail access at the center. Combine a center visit with this short return during public opening hours; obey visitor-parking signs, reserve accessible stalls and walk the lot / grounds to the main asphalt trail. Liberty Park aviary is a different address. Use designated ordinary visitor spaces, respect reserved spaces and walk through the lot to the signed main path. The address identifies a public facility, not a surveyed stall.
Ride: Follow the signed main path south along the asphalt Jordan River main path. Turn after 0.5 outward miles or before the first public-road crossing, work barrier, uncertain continuation or uncomfortable transition, whichever comes first; retrace. Walk any initial lot or access-drive interface. Do not use a road or private-property detour.
Distance: Chosen 1-mile maximum return, not the full regional corridor or a surveyed parking-to-parking distance. Earlier interfaces shorten the outing; parking walking is extra.
Permission and effort: Source-backed ordinary bicycle use on the designated improved main path; walking-only spurs and adjacent private property are excluded. Operator describes the locally accessed asphalt portion as approximately sixty inches wide and no steeper than five percent. That statement is local published assessment, not a new survey or maximum for the whole fifty-mile corridor. Turn before any uncomfortable ramp.
Planning: Thursday–Sunday10a.m.–4p.m., closed Thanksgiving week; use daylight and current posted terms. No unattended after-hours parking. Nature Center entry is free. Follow posted visitor-parking terms; programs and private events are separate. Yield to walkers and horses where present, keep right and announce passes. Obey posted speed, helmet and pet requirements. Ordinary pedal bicycles covered here; no blanket e-bike-class permission inferred.
Access reviewed October 20, 2026 Central (October 21 UTC): Fresh visitor page gives Thursday–Sunday10a.m.–4p.m. and Thanksgiving-week closure. Grounds gates can remain closed during opening hours; use posted entry assistance, never bypass a lock. Snow-maintenance description is not current-day clearance. No northern underpass or full regional route implied. This is a dated source review, not a field inspection or current-day all-clear. Postpone for snow, ice, high water, soft tread or barriers rather than improvising a bypass.
Bring water and choose suitable weather. Parking walking is extra. No surveyed parking-space pin or navigable GPX is supplied.
Sources: Operator local river-path material / cycling / qualified slopes · Operator public visitor lot / exact opening terms · Retained Jordan River corridor context