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Moab - Biking

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Moab is the desert mountain biking capitol of the country. The Moab Slickrock Trail at the outskirts of town is world famous while the numerous other trails through the surrounding red rock canyon country offer great riding opportunities for all skill levels.

Listed below are some mountain biking routes worth considering in the Moab area.

Select Biking Guides & Outfitters for a list of companies that lead tours and/or rent bikes in the Moab area.

Amasa Back		Intermediate	15 mile roundtrip	1/2 day

	The Amasa Back Trail follows a packed dirt road through Kane Creek Canyon for 1.2 miles then crosses the river and follows a 4wd road up and across Amasa Back -- a mesa defined by a gooseneck turn in the Colorado River.

Anticline Overlook	Intermediate	4 hours

Bartlett Wash		Intermediate	5 mile roundtrip	2-3 hrs.

	Bartlett Wash is a freeform trail of rolling slickrock. Unlike the Moab Slickrock Trail, there are no painted lines to follow, just your instincts as you improvise a route through bowls, around pockets and up and down some steep slopes.

Flat Pass

Gemini Bridges		Beginner	13.5 miles oneway	2-4 hrs

	The Gemini Bridges Trail follows a dirt road, slickrock and wash bottom through pretty wooded sections and nice red rock scenery. The route is almost all downhill except for a moderately difficult climb near the end.

Golden Spike Trail	Expert	26 miles

Hatch Point Road	Intermediate Advanced	54 mile roundtrip	6+ hours

Hurrah Pass		Beginner	20 mile roundtrip	1/2 day

	Hurrah Pass Trail follows a graded dirt road through pretty Kane Creek Canyon before ascending a snaking 4wd road 3 miles to Hurrah Pass and its nice views of the Colorado River corridor.

Jackson's	Expert	7-8 miles

Jughandle Loop		Beginner	38 mile loop	1 day

	Jughandle Loop starts at the Jughandle Arch parking area on Hwy. 279 along the Colorado River. The route meanders into Canyonlands National Park on Potash Road and then climbs Shafer Trail 4wd Road and a terrific series of switchbacks to the park's main scenic drive. The finish is a great 4 mile long descent through Long Canyon.

Klondike Bluffs	Advanced	14-15 miles

La Sal Mountains - Schuman's	Advanced	4 miles

Moab Rim	Expert	10+ miles

Monitor and Merrimac		Beginner	13.2 mile loop	1/2 day

	The Monitor and Merrimac Trail traverses 4wd roads, a wash bottom and slickrock past the exceptional Determination Towers monoliths and the large Monitor and Merrimac buttes.

Poison Spider Mesa		Advanced	13.5 mile loop	1/2 day

	Poison Spider Mesa Trail follows a jeep road up and across Poison Spider Mesa providing nice vistas over the Colorado River to the Behind the Rocks area and Moab Valley. The descent from the mesa back to the Colorado River canyon floor involves an extremely challenging descent by way of the single track Portal Trail.

Porcupine Rim	Advanced	34 mile loop	3 - 4 hrs.

Pritchett Canyon Trail		Advanced	22 miles oneway	4 hours

	The Pritchett Canyon trail is a mixture of jeep-road on open mesa, intermediate technical ledge dropping, rolling rock, sand digs, and insane technical rock.

Slickrock Bike Trail		Advanced	15 mile loop	2-4 hrs.

	The Slickrock Bike Trail is a fantastic 9-1/2 mile loop over slickrock that is both technically demanding and strenuous. The route is wonderfully situated between the Colorado River and Moab Valley with terrific views of the La Sal Mountains and views of some large arches in Arches National Park across the river.

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