 | Red Mountain DH Trails Red Mountain, just north of Vernal, has two DT trails that are usually ridden separately as advanced-technical shuttled downhills. You can, however, combine the trails to ride Red Mountain as a brutal loop. Another riding option is to substitute the Rojo Trail for a portion of Red Mountain West, either uphill or downhill. For the shuttled downhill, you'll leave a car at the bottom of either DH West or DH East, then park below the top of the mountain. Yes, below. You'll push your bike 500 vertical feet in 1/2 mile to reach the top. The downhill has 1700 feet of elevation change. |
| Riding notes, Killer clockwise loop for XC
riders: 0.0 Ride north on DT N40 32.678 W109 35.275 0.5 Find Rojo on your left across small wash just as you hit the edge of the mountain N40 33.024 W109 35.059 3.6 Left uphill on DT N40 34.263 W109 34.013 DT forks and rejoins multiple times 6.0 Top of mountain 6.1 Pass ST for shuttle ride, enter DH East N40 35.619 W109 33.189 9.0 Fork R for classic, L = harder N40 33.896 W109 31.958 | 10.0 If you kept L, go straight N40 33.294 W109 31.484 If you went R, fork L N40 33.321 W109 31.759 then R at bigger DT N40 33.294 W109 31.484 10.5 At highway, go south (R) N40 32.867 W109 31.554 11.5 Straogjt for roadie return N40 32.028 W109 31.337 (R = Steinaker, find ATV track for return N40 31.930 W109 32.001) 13.7 R on 3300 North N40 30.256 W109 31.743 15.5 Follow road L 15.6 R on 2500 North N40 29.484 W109 33.463 16.7 R on 2500 West N40 29.505 W109 34.622 20.5 Back at car |
| Downhill navigation Red Mountain
West
DH:
0.0 First, get your bike up the steep ST from the upper parking area Turn hard right (west) on the DT N40 35.619 W109 33.189 1.0 Alternate paths fork and rejoin Up-and-down gives way to descent 1.9 Optional ST route on R 2.4 Option Rojo on your right (adds 1/2 mile) N40 34.263 W109 34.013 3.9 Keep R (L = connector to Steinaker) 4.4 Rojo joins DT from right N40 33.024 W109 35.059 4.9 At bottom parking N40 32.678 W109 35.275 | Downhill navigation Red Mountain
East
DH:
0.0 First, get your bike up the steep ST from the upper parking area Keep left (eastbound) on the DT N40 35.619 W109 33.189 2.9 Route splits, R is classic, slightly easier Straight (L) optional. 2.3 Head toward highway after dropping off slickrock 4.0 If you kept L, keep straight here N40 33.294 W109 31.484 If you went R, fork L N40 33.321 W109 31.759 then R at bigger dirt road N40 33.294 W109 31.484 4.4 At bottom parking N40 32.867 W109 31.554 |
 | Getting there:
While driving toward Vernal on US-40, crest the hill and pass the rest
area just before town. As you encounter buildings, watch for 2500 West
on
your left. As of 2010, it's the 3rd street, but it depends on what you
count as a street. Turn left on 2500 West. |