Utah Mountain Biking Trail News

Bar M Loop. Easy technical trail, good for families, on doubletrack north of Moab. Great views. 7 miles, about 300 feet of climbing. Access to the other Moab "Brand Trails": Circle O, Rockin A, Bar B.

Rockin A. Up-and-down riding on rolling sandstone. One of the Moab Brand Trails branching off the Bar M Loop. Upper-intermediate technical skills required. Season late February through November.

EKG. Technical trail traverses slope between Baby Steps south and Mega Steps in Klondike Bluffs trails complex. Season March through November.

Anasazi trail complex within the Santa Clara River Preserve. Multiple riding options, from easy to technical. Native American farm site and rock art, views of the river gorge.

Captain Ahab is a very technical singletrack descending from the ridgeline at Amasa Back. Experts only. Just over 4 miles with very significant climbing mixed into the descending. Drop-offs, cliff exposures.

Ann's Trail (former Draper Rim Trail). Six mile trail, part of 10-mile loop, must be reached via other trails. Easier intermediate, minimum 1200 feet of climbing. Usually combined with Clarks and Bonneville Shoreline to form loop. May also be combined with Eagle Crest for loop.

Shares a trailhead with Spiro, climbing up to the Midmountain Trail. One-way (uphill only), climbing access to various loop rides using the Midmountain Trail.

Baby Steps. Singletrack and open rock riding, located off the Klondike Bluffs trail. Advanced technical, several riding options of varying length. Loop ride is 15 miles with 1200 feet of climbing.

Bald Mountain Backside Loop using Parley's Great Western. This is a rough up-and-down ridgeline ride from Big Mountain Pass to the area above Parley's Summit, down to Jeremy Ranch, looping via the East Canyon Road to climb up Little Emigration Canyon. Upper-intermediate technical, extensive climbing, very long ride.

Loop up the Mormon Pioneer Trail, over the first half of Parley's Great Western on Bald Mountain, then down a ridge past Little Dell, exiting on the Alexander Creek Trail. Tough ride.