 | Sidestep North, Instep,
and Sidestep South Trails,
Klondike Bluffs riding area
The Sidestep and Instep trails are alternate paths along Baby Steps in the Klondike riding area . Sidestep North and South are fairly technical, comparable to EKG in difficulty. Instep is more of a dirt ribbon. The trails are useful either as fun alternates to the most boring section of Baby Steps South, or as a standalone technical lariat loop. Trail connections, conditions, and alignments will change. Use this guide at your own risk. |
| Riding notes, lariat loop from south
Klondike: 0.0 L to Inside Passage ST N38 46.429 W109 42.764 0.4 Join DT (Klondike) N38 46.686 W109 42.900 0.7 Stay R on DT (L = Jurassic) N38 46.869 W109 43.064 0.9 Straight to ST (Dino Flow) as road forks N38 46.997 W109 43.072 1.0 R on EKG N38 47.116 W109 42.981 1.2 L (R = Miner's Loop) N38 47.169 W109 42.943 1.8 Rejoin Dino Flow, dip, R on EKG N38 47.372 W109 43.260 2.5 Baby Steps, NE on Sidestep N N38 47.751 W109 43.293 | 2.6 Keep L (R = to Baby Steps) N38 47.823 W109 43.254 3.3 R on Instep N38 48.130 W109 43.035 4.1 Straight on Baby Steps ST N38 48.021 W109 42.880 4.2 R on Sidestep S N38 47.905 W109 42.858 4.9 L down wash N38 47.832 W109 43.171 5.1 Fork L on EKG N38 47.751 W109 43.293 5.8 Dino Flow dip, L on EKG N38 47.372 W109 43.260 6.4 Stay R (L = Miner's Loop) 6.6 L on Dino Flow 7.6 Back at parking |
 | Getting there, main (southern) Klondike Bluffs
trailhead:
Starting at the Colorado River, drive
15 miles north from Moab. Look for a turnout with parking on the right
and
a sign for Klondike Bluffs Road. There will
usually be cars parked there (GPS N 38° 44.452' W 109°
44.037'). For a longer ride, park here and ride up the road.
Most cyclists will choose to go through the gate and drive 2.7 miles.
Keep left at
the fork. At 2.8 miles, park your car in the broad parking area by the
fence. Begin your ride eastbound across the cattleguard, or hit the
singletrack Inside Passage in the northern corner of the parking area. Northern Klondike Trailheads: On Highway 191 8.5 miles south of I-70 and 6.5 miles north of the southern Klondike Bluffs road (about 5 miles north of the airport), watch for a "Northern Klondike" sign at N38 49.504 W109 46.893. Turn east (toward the sandstone bluff). Keep to the right as the road winds south around a small hill. After passing Chilkoot Pass parking, turn R on a smaller doubletrack for Agate and Mega Steps parking. |