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Thread: A new place to go
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02-11-2007, 08:40 PM #1
A new place to go
My friend and I have been taking a biking trip to Moab every April for years. This year we've decided to shake things up and go elsewhere. I would like some advice as to where to go. Some ideas we're kicking around are Goblin Valley in the San Rafell Swell area. Also, Nine Mile Canyon East of Price looks interesting. Hovenweep area south of Blanding also looks fun. If you know these areas or have another suggestion, please respond to this message.
ThanksLife's to short to short to spend indoors
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02-11-2007 08:40 PM # ADS
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02-11-2007, 09:46 PM #2
I'm not sure you'll find much biking in Goblin Valley.
I would really suggest going to St George for riding. We just got back from there tonight, and I'm writing some trip reports as I speak, with pictures.
I love the trails in St George.
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02-12-2007, 12:10 PM #3
there is some good biking in san rafael...look up 5 miles of hell..and then there are some pretty good slick rock play grounds near black dragon, which is pretty close to goblin valley.
if you are looking for a biking trip though, i would go st george...this time of year can not be beat...awsome trailsgo get lost, it is good for the soul
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02-12-2007, 12:13 PM #4Originally Posted by chromehead58
Any info would be cool.
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02-12-2007, 12:46 PM #5
Re: A new place to go
Originally Posted by vamedtech
Originally Posted by Summit42
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02-12-2007, 03:05 PM #6
great pics....yea, you do not want to ride the rode into the dragon on bike, but as you can see the slick rock has lots of opportunity for riding..aint no slick rock...but fun anyway....i have not riddent the five miles of hell, but a great article on utahmountianbiking.com talks about it, I am going to give it a shot this summmer!! if you go let me know what you think would ya?
go get lost, it is good for the soul
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02-12-2007, 07:57 PM #7
You could always head over to the Vernal area for sweet singletrack desert riding and go to Altitude Cycles for trail maps & maybe a guide or two...Great trails ....great shop!
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02-13-2007, 08:44 AM #8
St. George: http://uutah.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=651
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02-13-2007, 01:44 PM #9
Thanks Udink, that looks like fine. I am for sure going to lug the dh bike up there and bomb down from the top of the reef to the bottom hehe
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02-13-2007, 06:01 PM #10Originally Posted by greyhair biker
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02-13-2007, 07:02 PM #11I'm not sure you'll find much biking in Goblin Valley.
Anyway, one of the best secret bike rides in my opinion is the access road to Gem Canyon. See the "getting there" directions for the Upper Trailhead. It's an interesting bike ride from Kimball Draw to Horizon Arch.
http://www.summitpost.org/canyon/152...ddle-Fork.html
Fruita and Vernal have some interesting places as well.Utah is a very special and unique place. There is no where else like it on earth. Please take care of it and keep the remaining wild areas in pristine condition. The world will be a better place if you do.
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02-13-2007, 07:16 PM #12Originally Posted by Scott Patterson
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02-13-2007, 07:21 PM #13
I don't know of anything around Hovenweep for mountain biking.
If you are willing to come that far, there's always Durango.The gostak distims the doshes.
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02-15-2007, 11:30 AM #14There are a few pics here of the road and surroundings.
Anyway, just a minor correction, that stuff is actually gypsum rather than mica. Just in case you were curious.Utah is a very special and unique place. There is no where else like it on earth. Please take care of it and keep the remaining wild areas in pristine condition. The world will be a better place if you do.
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02-15-2007, 12:12 PM #15Originally Posted by Scott Patterson
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02-15-2007, 05:18 PM #16
I'll second that notion for the riding in Vernal. It is awesome.. there are some great Fruita-esque desert loops as well as aspen-lined trails there as well at the base of the Uintas.
Also we just did a great ride in Price, and there are many more miles of singletrack there that looks pretty nice too! Look up Fuzzy at Fuzzy's Bicycleworks downtown Price and he can hook you up with info. You could probably find him by googling PASS (Price area singletrack society)
Ride on!
In case you haven't seen www.utahmountainbiking.com check it out - they have a great trails index there with tons of info.
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02-18-2007, 11:55 PM #17
I've been studying the road to Gem Canyon and I think it looks interesting. I like the remoteness. Thanks
Life's to short to short to spend indoors
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02-19-2007, 02:02 PM #18
Fruita. Colorado, that is. :-)
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I - I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference. ~ Frost
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02-20-2007, 11:06 AM #19
Fruita has been the hardest place for me to go, and its closer than Moab ...I just need to get down there and DO IT! I have the maps, the trail descriptions, everything but the bodies to go with. I hate to ride somewhere new by myself. Any takers??
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02-20-2007, 05:19 PM #20Originally Posted by greyhair biker
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