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UtahMountainBiking's
International Team files this report...
Mike MacDonald hits the Golden Triangle Epic in Bendio, Australia, and
files this report. Good on ya, mate!. Read
more... December 2010 |
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Toquerville Falls
This is an old favorite ride for the local kids. It's a dirt road to
Toquerville Falls. It's 12 miles round trip, and you have to climb over a
mountain to get there. Read
more... December 2010 |
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Nephi's Twist
Nephi's Twist is a short doubletrack ride up a colorful wash near La
Verkin. The non-official version includes a technical ridge-line
ride. But this singletrack can only be found by those who know exactly
where it is. Read
more... December 2010 |
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Three Fingers Canyon
This is a dirt-road ride on the eastern cusp of the San Rafael Reef. The
views of the Reef are nice. The ride's destination is Three Fingers
Canyon, where there's a collection of rock art. Unexciting easy
non-tech riding, suitable for beginners. Read
more... November 2010 |
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Update, Cedar City's Red Mountain
This short little technical playground is now hard to navigate due to ATVs
and alternate lines. I have a GPS track that will deliver you to the
north end of the classic loop. Read
more... November 2010 |
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Gooseberry Mesa Northeast Rim Trail
This is a non-official (outlaw) trail that's 13 miles long. The east end
is on private property. The locals suggest you leave this one alone until
it gets "official" status. Read
more... November 2010 |
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UMB Cross team
Results for our UMB team members in the first 8 races are posted. Updated
to include 11/13 Ogden race. Did I miss anybody? Read
more... November 2010
UtahMountainBiking has been named Mountain Race Team of the Year
for 2010 by Cycling Utah! |
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Mountain Team of the Year!
UtahMountainBiking has been named Mountain Race Team of the Year
for 2010 by Cycling
Utah! |
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Western Rim Trail ! An
awesome ride you've never heard of.
This is a beautiful 24-mile loop ride on the Colorado River, with a
trailhead just off I-70, 60 miles east of Green River. Two sections of wow
cliff-side singletrack, then a return via the Kokopelli Trail. Terrific
views. Gotta hit this one. Read
more... November 2010 |
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Top of the World... Monster
climb, monster view
Are you ready for this one? Starting at the Colorado River 29 miles
northeast of Moab, this ride is an 18-mile round trip with 3300 vertical
feet of climbing, some of it fairly technical. Top of the World is a
fabulous viewpoint overlooking the Onion Creek Narrows. Read
more... November 2010 |
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Good Water Canyon Rim
Absolutely fabulous 15-mile singletrack in the San Rafael 40 miles south
of Price. Loop w dirt road 21 miles. Killer views. One of Utah's best
rides. Read
more... October 2010 |
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Buckhorn Wash
Another relatively famous dirt-road ride. This ride has beautiful scenery
all the way to the top of the wash. Native American rock art. Nice spot to
camp and ride with the family. For those who like to suffer, continue on
uphill to the Little Grand Canyon (Wedge) overlook for a 34-miler. Read
more... October 2010 |
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Little Grand Canyon Overlook -
"The Wedge"
OK, there are eye-popping views once the road, yes road, reaches the edge
of the San Rafael River gorge. It's more of a destination ride. Easy easy
easy riding. But it might be just what your family wants. Read
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Duchesne River Gorge Overlook!
Yes, it's ATV track. So what. Fabulous viewpoint at 10,100 feet elevation,
2600 feet above the Duchesne River. Reached via the Soapstone Basin Loop,
which I bet is really pretty when the wildflowers are blooming in
July. Read more...
October 2010 |
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Mule Ear to Mule Shoe Loop
Team member and riding bud Gene tipped me off to this new trail. It's a
six-mile loop just north of the campgrounds of North Fork in Ogden Valley.
Nice trail, mostly in forest, with occasional breakouts to views. Read more...
October 2010 |
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Sardine Peak loop ride!
with a side trip to Coldwater Canyon Odgen Overlook.
This trail is so new, the engines of the trail excavators are still warm.
Nice views, great little out-and-back side trip from the loop to the Ogden
Overlook. Read
more... October 2010 |
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Spiro Trail! to PCMR trails,
The Canyons, Deer Valley.
I've done Spiro around twenty times, but always on the way somewhere else.
Spiro is a beautiful buff trail. But I find I've made the official Spiro
Trail page into an instruction manual about how to get somewhere else,
such as the Wasatch Crest. Read
more... October 2010 |
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Robs Trail to Hollys Loop.
Nice 13 miles!
The fall colors made this ride near The Canyons in Park City a pleasure.
There are a couple of shorter options using trails within the loop such as
Ambush. Or you can do bigger rides -- I was having so much fun I finished
the day with 28 miles. Read
more... September 2010 |
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UMB team season picnic and
awards... by vote of the team!
The UMB Intermountain Cup Squad wrapped up its season with a picnic
September 25. (Our Endurance Squad is going strong, and the Cyclocross
Squad goes into action October 2nd.) The team voted for special honors for
some of our racers. Read
more... September 2010 |
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Bear Canyon Trail, on the
south side of Nebo!
This is a pretty little singletrack across the mountain from Payson
Canyon, further south on the Nebo Loop Road. It makes a nice loop ride
with 9 miles of road gaining 2200 feet, followed by a three mile
singletrack plunge down Bear Canyon. Or shuttle it! Read
more... September 2010 |
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Bike Troubleshooting Quickie
Guide
This page started as a written guide for Scoutmasters who need to identify
and fix a scout's bike problem in the middle of a troop ride. The result
is this "diagnose by symptom"
step-by-step guide to bike problems, with links to appropriate pages
within our repair section. Read
more... August 2010 |
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Princess Di Trail. Nice.
The Princess Di trail is a narrow singletrack east of Park City at
Promontory. If you need switchback practice, this is your trail. Fun,
challenging, nice views. 14.5-mile loop includes the paved Three Mile
Canyon, then Princess Di, then 4 miles of the Rail Trail. Read
more... August 2010 |
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South Canyon Trail.
Same trailhead as Princess Di, but not an exciting ride. Six or nine-mile
versions of loop using part of the Rail Trail. Add more miles to Princess
Di, but can't give it much of a recommendation otherwise. Read
more... August 2010 |
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Testing Fit and Function for
Large-group Newby Rides
Taking your scout troop on a cycling activity? Most of your boys will show
up with bikes that have problems. Rarely do their bikes fit their bodies.
Here's a system with a step-by-step process to fit and test a large number
of bikes in the least time. Read more...
August 2010 |
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UMB team member Justin Griffin wins
National Championship
In Granby, Colorado, Justin Griffin won the mountain biking National
Championship for the age 13-14 category. Utah Riders Keegan Swenson and
Noah Talley take 1st and 2nd in the age 15-16 race. Here's the story
according to Justin, with a re-telling from his Dad's point of view.
Read more...
August 2010 |
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ICup Season Winners
Twenty UtahMountainBiking.com team riders got to the season podium in
their categories. UMB won the IMBA trailwork trophy for another year.
Setting another new record for team points earned, the UMB ICup squad
permanently retires the 12-year championship trophy. Read more...
August 2010 |
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Rock the Canyons! ICup season
finale.
The last race of the 2010 Intermountain Cup season was held on a shortened
course at The Canyons on Saturday, August 8. The rain held off until the
afternoon for a fun morning of racing. Read more...
August 2010 |
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Basin Bash XC - the Snowbasin ICup race...
It was already toasty-warm and humid at the 9 am race start, as racers
headed out for a long race at Snowbasin. Tricky rock gardens and tight
turns meant an early end to the race for many riders. Read more...
July 2010 |
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The UtahMountainBiking.com race team
trailwork report...
Our race team does volunteer trail maintenance and construction. For the
2010 Intermountain Cup season, team members combined for over 240 hours of
digging, pruning, rock-hauling, tree cutting, and thistle chopping.
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more... July 2010 |
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Mill Canyon... time for an update!
2.5 miles of beautiful new singletrack trail was opened for biking this
spring at the top of Mill Canyon. It may change the way you ride in
American Fork Canyon. I took a new look at the old brutal Mud Springs -
Mill Canyon loop, and I'm changing my ride recommendation. Read
more... July 2010
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State Open Championships at Solitude --
ICup race #11.
The race loop at Solitude has plenty of climbing and a technical downhill.
The mountain gave flat tires and broken chains, and in exchange, accepted
offerings of blood and skin. A great day of racing for the
UtahMountainBiking team. Read more...
July 2010 |
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Snowbird! 23rd Annual Mountain Bout
Report
Crisp temperatures, sunshine, clean mountain air. And gnarly treacherous
trail in a brutal high-altitude race. Who could ask for more? The UMB race
team puts the wheels on the trail at Snowbird. Read more...
July 2010 |
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Red Canyon Rim... The Rim Trail.
This a fun ride along the rim of Red Canyon at Flaming Gorge. Nice
singletrack with some tech sections. 9.6-mile out-and-back, a little
climbing. Great views. Read
more... June 2010 |
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Swett Ranch Loop
This is a "what the hell, I'm in the neighborhood" type of
cruiser ride. Nice scenic views, low-voltage easy riding. Not something
you'd make a special trip for, but a nice mid-ride add-on while doing the
Red Canyon Rim Trail out-and-back. Read
more... June 2010 |
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Dowd Mountain revisited. Nice ride.
After 12 years, I made it back to Dowd Mountain overlooking Flaming Gorge Reservoir.
This time, I got data for a more detailed ride description, GPS tracks,
and a high-res topo map. This 10.5-mile loop is under-used. Read
more... June 2010 |
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Jackson Hole!
On the most technical course of the Intermountain Cup season, the UMB team
speeds over rocks and roots on the beautiful singletrack. Great individual
efforts help the team come away with another win. Read more...
June 2010 |
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Rush "unidirectional,
bicycle-preferred" Trail
One-way singletrack route from the top of Traverse Ridge (upper Clark's
trailhead). About half-completed, with the upper half ready to ride.
Connects to Canyon Hollow at bottom for now. Read more...
June 2010 |
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Sherwood Hills Race Report
The singletrack in the trees of Sherwood Hills had just the right amount
of moisture. The temperatures were pleasant as sunshine played over the
trailside flowers. It was a great day of racing on this fun and
challenging course. Read more...
June 2010 |
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Red Mountain DH: two descents
Expert riders will enjoy these ATV-track routes down a cuesta about 10
miles north of Vernal. Two descent options, approx 5 miles each, 1700
vertical. Option of strenuous XC loop for advanced riders. Read more... June 2010 |
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Deer Valley Pedalfest! Rainy! Cold!
Slippery!
After a cancellation and rescheduling due to torrential rains, the Deer
Valley ICup race was held Wednesday evening 6/16. Laughing hysterically,
the Race Weather Gods sent a cold front to drizzle on the shivering racers
as they waited to brave the slippery singletrack. Read more...
June 2010 |
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Rojo Trail - Fun tech slickrock!
If you've got strong legs and good tech skills, add the Rojo Trail to your
Vernal wish list. Usually done top-to-bottom after a DT climb, I rode it
out-and-back. So while my description follows the "official
route" there's no law says you can't do the fun stuff up AND down.
Read more... June 2010 |
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Dutch Hollow - Updated info with topo
map and track files
Dutch Hollow is a system of trails on the mountainside above Midway. A
downhill-only trail called Barrell has been added since my 2003 review.
Nice Cottontail loop for beginners, narrow tight twisty stuff for
experts. Read more... June 2010 |
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Lapoint trails! Corkscrew and
Racetrack
Just east of Lapoint (about 15 miles northeast of Roosevelt) are two very
nice trails that share a common trailhead. Racetrack is easier, with a
short and medium version. Corkscrew is 9 miles with an excellent twisting
and dipping descent. Read about
Corkscrew... Read
about Racetrack...
June 2010 |
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Flume Trail (Dry Fork)
Wow! What a great trail. I did a 20-mile epic and was hungry for more. The
Flume Trail offers great riding both uphill and down. Beautiful
scenery. A few tech challenges. And a history lesson. This trail makes my
"Must Ride" list! Read more...
June 2010 |
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Slippery When Wet
Another reason to head east to Vernal. With a trailhead at McCoy Flat,
Slippery When Wet is a 6-mile upper-intermediate loop through desert and
rock. The ride can be combined with Retail Sale, and if you do that, you
can also hit More Hoes or Fire Sale on your way to Slippery When
Wet. Read more...
June 2010 |
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Stan Crane Memorial. A great race in
Draper!
The Memorial Day weather was perfect for racing. After three races where
fear of the weather kept racers away, the turnout was huge. The trails
were in great shape and the new course layout was a blast Read more...
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More Hoes
This is a fun technical singletrack loop near Vernal,
reached via Retail Sale trail at McCoy Flat. Most of trail is
upper-intermediate technical with
some advanced-technical sections. A few short climbs, one big climb to a
mesa with nice views. Read more...
May 2010 |
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Fire Sale Trail
Fire Sale is a 2.5 mile section of nicely technical singletrack that you
can substitute for about 1/2 mile of the Retail Sale loop. The ride I
describe here is 9.2 miles, starting at the McCoy Flats corral west of
Vernal. Read more...
May 2010 |
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Got Milk? And Cookies...
Have the urge for some singletrack, but don't want to work too hard? Go to
the McCoy Flats area near Vernal. Combining the Got Milk trail with And
Cookies gives the Milk and Cookies loop, six miles of unthreatening desert
singletrack. For rank beginners, there's a 3.5 mile loop that adds Combo
to And Cookies! Read more...
May 2010 |
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Hammerfest at the Hollow.
Soldier Hollow ICup race report!
The overnight rain and foothill snow frightened a lot of
racers. But those who showed up were rewarded with a fun, if
slimy, race on the slopes of Soldier Hollow. The UMB team
takes advantage of the low turnout to score a new record for
team points. Read
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