 | Hurricane Loop (Gould's Rim, JEM,
Hurricane Rim) This is a nice 21.5-mile loop that starts on the cliffs above Hurricane and loops around through three trails. It offers a lot. There's cruising along the edge of Gould's Rim followed by twisty singletrack, high-speed flight on JEM, and tech riding along the edge of the Virgin River gorge. The ride can be done in about 3-4 hours (2 hours for speedsters). It's upper-intermediate in tech requirement and fairly strenuous. Climbing will be around 2000 feet total vertical. |
| Riding notes, Gould/JEM/ Hurricane Rim Loop: Start from parking area on US-59 above Hurricane 0.0 R (downhill) on US-59 0.2 L uphill on DT 1.8 Top of DT climb 2.3 R off DT onto ST N 37 09.606 W 113 16.330 Alt=4000' 5.4 Trailhead, L on DT, head NE N 37 08.142 W 113 16.280 6.2 At corral, find ST rear on R N 37 08.310 W 113 15.649 8.0 ST comes in from R 8.3 US-59. For Big Loop, cross to DT N 37 08.096 W 113 14.564 Alt=4350' For small loop, head downhill on road 8.6 JEM Trailhead, cross cattleguard N 37 08.329 W 113 14.527 Immediate R onto ST 9.0 Cross DT, descend toward cliffs 9.3 Keep R (L=More Cowbell) N37 08.863 W113 14.661 Drop off ledge on switchback | 10.0 Straight (R =Goosebumps, L=Dead Ringer) N37 09.119 W113 15.103 10.8 Keep R (L = China Wash) N37 10.541 W113 15.154 11.0 Cross Dead Ringer Cross Sheep Bridge gravel road 11.1 Cross Cryptobionic N37 10.798 W113 14.354 14.0 Fork L to Hurricane Rim N 37 11.261 W 113 13.862 Alt=3650' 15.8 Virgin Dam trailhead N 37 11.781 W 113 14.109 (Cryptobionic start on L) 16.0 Keep L (R=Virgin Dam trail) 18.7 R across Chinatown Wash Straight = Chinatown Wash trail 19.6 Dam trail rejoins on R 20.2 Panorama Point N 37 11.169 W 113 16.179 Alt=3850' 21.5 Back at parking |
 | Getting there:
In Hurricane, turn south on US-59 (towards the Grand Canyon). Follow the
road
uphill 0.9 miles, then turn left into the trailhead parking near the cell
phone towers. GPS N 37
10.740' W 113 16.601', Alt=3650'. The dirt road 0.2 miles back down U-59
is the trail's start. Upper JEM trailhead: In Hurricane, turn south on US-59 (towards the Grand Canyon). Drive exactly 5 miles uphill. Turn left on cindered doubletrack right as you approach the base of Gooseberry Mesa. Drive another 0.3 miles to the parking area. For Gould's Rim, backtrack to U-59 and find the ST on the other side. N 37 08.329' W 113 14.527' Copyright 2003 Mad Scientist Software Inc
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