Moab Backcountry ST

The Ride

Overview

Starting high above Canyonlands National Park at Deadhorse Point State Park, we will connect numerous singletrack trail systems via 4×4 trails and enjoy quiet backcountry camping each night. This trip...

Starting high above Canyonlands National Park at Deadhorse Point State Park, we will connect numerous singletrack trail systems via 4×4 trails and enjoy quiet backcountry camping each night. This trip will create a classic Rim Tours point-to-point tour, while also utilizing as many of the designated mountain bike singletracks as possible along the way. This tour is open to eBikes and non-eBikes on the same trip and is available most any dates for private groups of 8 and up. **Day One: Deadhorse Point to Mag 7** Meet at Rim Tours HQ in Moab, and shuttle up to Deadhorse Point State Park. Riders will get familiar with Moab Singletrack and take in massive views of The Canyonlands before riding to an off-grid camp in the Horsethief/Gemini Bridges area. Enjoy classic Rim Tours hospitality as the sunsets on a great 1st day. **Day Two: Mag 7 to Monitor-Merrimac** : Ride straight from camp onto the trails of the Mag7-Horsethief system at Gemini Bridges Rd. Explore the Upper Mag 7 trails before connecting through Navajo Rocks trails to find another remote campsite situated near the Monitor and Merrimac buttes, where massive slickrock expanses unfold Moab’s amazing geology before your eyes. **Day Three: Mill Canyon to Klondike Bluffs** Ride through history along historic Spanish Trail stage stops and follow the tracks of dinosaurs preserved in the sand(stone) to reach the Klondike Bluff trails, and choose an afternoon loop of some of Moab’s easiest valley loops, or climb the Bluff for a challenging descent, before finding camp along the edge of Arches National Park. **Day 4: Klondike to Town** Take on this classic “local’s” ride as you journey through the desert towards the little town of Moab. Arch views and options abound for choosing today's route, take on some of Moab’s Sovereign trail in the new Utahraptor State Park, named for a new species of Raptor (yes, Jurassic park-style) discovered entombed along the muddy banks of an ancient river. Finish your ride passing through the trails at “Klonzo” and The Brands. Celebrate an epic ride as we coast the last few miles down the Moab Canyon Bike Path to finish along the banks of the mighty Colorado River. While designed to showcase Moab’s typically-intermediate singletrack in a camping-based tour, this route features innumerable possible iterations to suit the group’s riding style. Each day's ride could be made harder or easier by slight adjustments to the route.