 | Dead Horse Point
West Side Trails The bike trail complex at Dead Horse Point has 18 miles of interconnecting trails. This review covers the newer trail complex west of Highway 313, completed in 2014. The new trails have doubled the size of the trail system to 18 miles and have made longer rides possible. This page has a short beginner ride using the "inside" trails of the system, and a longer upper-intermediate ride using the "outside" trails. |
| Crossroads loop ride for beginners: 0.0 Intrepid from north end of parking N38 29.339 W109 44.179 0.4 L on Prickly Pair N38 29.578 W109 43.980 0.5 Cross Highway 313 0.8 R on "Pair" N38 29.734 W109 44.296 1.6 Straight (R) as Prickly rejoins N38 30.273 W109 44.416 2.0 R to stay on Prickly Pair N38 30.483 W109 44.491 | 2.2 R on Crossroads N38 30.638 W109 44.548 3.3 Cross Highway 313 3.9 R on Raven Roll N38 30.707 W109 43.291 4.3 Pass group site N38 30.361 W109 43.481 4.5 Keep R (L = Pyramid) N38 30.279 W109 43.407 5.3 Keep R N38 29.641 W109 43.797 5.5 Keep straight onto Intrepid N38 29.578 W109 43.980 5.9 Back at parking |
| Big Loop (14 miles), riding instructions: 0.0 Intrepid from north end of parking N38 29.339 W109 44.179 0.4 L on Prickly Pair N38 29.578 W109 43.980 0.5 Cross Highway 313 0.8 L on Prickly N38 29.734 W109 44.296 2.0 L as Pair rejoins N38 30.273 W109 44.416 2.4 L on Twisted Tree N38 30.483 W109 44.491 3.6 L on Whiptail N38 30.533 W109 45.261 | 4.9 Stay L (R = end of Twisted
Tree) N38 30.611 W109 45.440 6.4 L (straight) onto Crossroads N38 30.638 W109 44.548 (R = end of Prickly Pair) 7.5 Cross Highway 313 8.0 L on Big Chief N38 30.707 W109 43.291 11.7 L on Pyramid N38 30.243 W109 42.880 13.3 Stay L to Intrepid N38 29.626 W109 43.793 13.5 Stay L on Intrepid N38 29.578 W109 43.980 13.9 Back at parking |
 | Getting there: About 10 miles north of Moab, turn west off Highway 191 towards Canyonlands National Park on Highway 313. Drive 14 miles and turn left toward Dead Horse Point. Four miles later, pay your entry fee ($10 per car in 2009) at the gate house and drive another two miles to the visitors center. The trailhead is at the north end of the parking lot. Copyright 2014 Mad Scientist Software Inc. Trail conditions change. Use this trail guide at your own risk. |