To avoid highway traffic in Moab Canyon, ride south on U.S. If you have left a vehicle here, then it is time to begin your shuttle. The road then quickly descends to the railroad tracks and Highway 191. At this point, from your narrow perch on the road, you will have a spectacular view over Arches National Park. The road then contours high above Highway 191. Near the head of the canyon, the road leaves the canyon bottom and climbs a fairly steep grade. Much of this section is fairly sandy as the road keeps crossing the wash. Beyond Gooney Bird Rock, the main trail continues its gradual ascent through Little Canyon. The Gemini Bridges trail goes left and crosses a large sandy wash. At the bottom of the hill is the intersection with the Gold Bar Rim Trail. Continue the descent into Little Canyon down a steep section of slickrock and loose dirt. Go left to stay on the Gemini Bridges Trail. After 0.8 mile you will come to the intersection with the Bull Canyon Trail. After 1.4 miles, you rejoin the road that you left at the d rill pad. The next stretch of the trail winds through a wooded area and is mostly slickrock. The Gemini Bridges are located at the end of this spur which is about 0.2 mile long.Īfter viewing the bridges, return to the main trail. At this point, which is 0.6 mile from the Four Arches intersection, another trail crosses your route go right at this intersection and then up over a low sandy hill and descend to the Gemini Bridges. Ride under a power line and descend into a wooded area where, after 0.9 mile, you will come to the intersection with the Four Arches Trail.įrom the intersection of the Four Arches Trail and the Gemini Bridges Trail, continue to parallel the Bull Canyon system (on your right) until just before the end of the large open area. just after the road enters a huge open flat, turn right off the main road and go past an abandoned drill site (note the large metal post). The first section of the trail is a rapid descent for 3.8 miles along a graded road through pinyon-juniper woodland. Starting from Utah313, the trail, except for the climb out of Little Canyon, is nearly all downhill back to Highway 191. The Gemini Bridges Trail is well known to local riders for its scenery and long descents. On Highway 313 at a point 0.9 mile west of the Mineral Bottom turnoff (12.6 miles west of the Utah 313/US191 junction). Gemini Bridges, a pair of natural rock spans spectacular views of Behind the Rocks and colorful rock formations. The road to the rim is physically demanding mostly on slickrock with the typical rubble found on 4×4 roads. Take a break and see if you can identify the Bride & Groom.
Last section on massive sandstone features an arch just before reaching the rim of Bride Canyon. Numerous interesting turns, drops, and climbs over and along ledges and thru boulders. Surface is all slickrock along shallow drainages. Start the trail at the Gold Bar Rim 4×4 road (end of Little Canyon ST). This is the 4th trail in the Mag 7 system. The ride on roads to the rim has an average grade of 12% with a climb of 957 feet. From the end of Little Canyon ST to the overlook of Bride Canyon is a 400 ft climb.
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Intermediate plus riders aerobically demanding.
(typically ridden as an up and back on the singletrack since continuing on Mag 7 involves negotiating difficult 4×4 roads. Events submit an event blog contact search Covid-19 Info ☰ġ.2 miles of singletrack and 2.3 miles of 4×4 road to the rim.
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