Floating Rocks Loop
with Lollipop and Shamrock & Roll
This is a great dumbbell-shaped ride using Luke's, Smo' Joes, and Knott Pete's Rim that hits much of the best trails in the Price area. It's 13.4 miles long, with about 1500 vertical feet of total climbing. The ride is upper-intermediate to advanced in tech requirement. If you're up to a little more, there's a slightly bigger version at 16.5 miles. This ride meanders to the mesa edge on Alan's Alley, Bonus Loop, and Wyatt's Way. |
Floating Rocks Loop: 0.0 Start at Lukes TH on mesa N39 37.367 W110 48.811 1.0 Keep R (L = Alans Alley) N39 38.038 W110 49.049 Option: Alan's Alley 1.3 Keep R as Alans rejoins N39 38.246 W110 49.160 If on Alans, fork L back on Lukes , add 1 mile 2.5 Cross cattlegrate (R=cutoff) N39 38.826 W110 48.492 2.6 Keep R on Lukes N39 38.848 W110 48.455 Option: L downhill on Bonus Loop 2.7 L uphill on DT N39 38.886 W110 48.455 2.8 Keep R onto ST then follow powerline N39 38.878 W110 48.526 2.9 ST veers L away from powerline N39 38.906 W110 48.625 3.2 Back at DT, keep straight 3.3 R on ST N39 38.886 W110 48.455 3.35 L to resume Lukes N39 38.848 W110 48.455 Add 0.8 miles if you did Bonus Loop 2.7 Cross gravel road N39 38.848 W110 48.432 | 2.9 Cross Kenilworth road to
IMBAtween N39 39.035 W110 48.253 3.8 L towards Meads Rim, R=Smo' Joes N39 39.073 W110 48.065 4.1 L on Meads Rim N39 39.279 W110 47.950 4.4 Fork R and climb N39 39.464 W110 47.933 4.5 R on Floating Rocks N39 39.535 W110 47.898 5.6 R on Lollipop N39 40.240 W110 48.094 6.3 R to start Lollipop loop N39 40.795 W110 48.127 6.6 Fork R onto Shamrock & Roll N39 40.825 W110 48.178 7.9 Fork L uphill (R = Yoo Hoo) N39 40.275 W110 48.209 8.2 L on Floating Rocks N39 40.240 W110 48.094 9.3 Keep L on Mead's Rim N39 39.535 W110 47.898 9.4 L across valley and up N39 39.464 W110 47.933 9.7 Critical fork: L to IMBAtween N39 39.279 W110 47.950 9.9 Keep L, start Smo' Joes N39 39.073 W110 48.065 10.0 Cross DT N39 39.037 W110 48.121 10.4 Keep straight after cattleguard N39 38.721 W110 48.274 |
11.8 Straight (R), L=Wyatt's Way N39 37.724 W110 48.240 For add-on Wyatt's Way 11.9 R on DT N39 37.805 W110 48.252 Cross road to ST N39 37.802 W110 48.242 12.8 Fork hard R (straight = Devils Backbone) N39 37.247 W110 48.035 13.5 L on Knott Pete's Rim N39 37.653 W110 48.275 If you did Wyatt's, add 1.7 miles 11.9 R on Knott Pete's Rim N39 37.653 W110 48.275 13.2 Cross road to DT N39 37.357 W110 48.697 13.3 Back at parking Getting there, Luke's trailhead parking: Enter Price as above. Turn left (north) on 300 East. Drive to 900 North and turn left. The road will turn to dirt and/or narrow asphalt, and will veer right and climb the mesa. One-half mile later at the top of the mesa, fork left (west) and proceed 0.1 mile to the Lukes parking area. Trail conditions change. Use this guide at your own risk! |