Whiptail/Twisted Tree

Rating: 
Round Trip Distance: 9 miles
Difficulty: Moderate
Skill level: Intermediate/Difficult
Elevation: 5809 - 5967 feet
Cellphone: 0-3 bars
Time: 2 hrs. 30 mins.
Trailhead: Intrepid
Fee: $15/vehicle
Attractions: Scenic mountain bike trails

The Whiptail and Twisted Tree trails are located in the Dead Horse Point State Park near Moab, Utah. The two trails are part of the Shafer Rim mountain bike trails that have been added to the Intrepid Mountain Bike Trail System at the park. For this post we combined the Whiptail (yellow), Twisted Tree (maroon) and the eastern branch of the Prickly Pair (dark blue) trails to create a single route of about 9 miles. This route includes some incredible scenery from overlooks along the Shafer Rim. Minor elevation changes occur where the trails crosses shallow washes and small benches.

Raven Roll/Crossroads

Rating: 
Round Trip Distance: 5.9 miles
Difficulty: Easy
Skill Level: Easy
Elevation: 5817 - 6007 feet
Cellphone: 0-3 bars
Time: 1 hr. 20 mins.
Trailhead: Intrepid
Fee: $15/vehicle
Attractions: Mountain bike trails

The Raven Roll and Crossroads trails are located in the Dead Horse Point State Park Mountain Bike Area near Moab, Utah. The Raven Roll trail provides a connecting route for the Intrepid (light blue), Great Pyramid (purple) and Big Chief (green) trails. It also connects with the Crossroads trail, which is also colored purple at the top of the map. The Crossroads trail provides a northern route from the Raven Roll trail to the trails in the Shafer Rim area. For this post we make use of the east side of the Prickly Pair trail (dark blue) to make a 6 mile loop.

Prickly Pair Loop

Rating: 
Round Trip Distance: 4.8 miles
Difficulty: Easy - Moderate
Skill level: Intermediate
Elevation: 5800 - 5924 feet
Cellphone: 0-2 bars
Time: 2 hrs.
Trailhead: Intrepid Trailhead
Fee: $15/vehicle
Attractions: Scenic mountain bike trail

The Prickly Pair is one of the newest mountain bike trails in the Dead Horse Point State Park near Moab, Utah. On the map above it is the trail that is dark blue in color. The name is an apparent play on words for a 'pair' of trails in an area where there is 'prickly' pear cactus. Prickly Pair is part of a new group of trails on the Shafer Canyon side of the park that open up a previously seldom visited area that has more of the spectacular scenery that Dead Horse Point is famous for. The other trails are Whiptail (yellow), Twisted Tree (maroon), and Crossroads (purple) which connects to a renamed portion of Big Chief (green) called Raven Roll (orange). All of the trails can be combined in various configurations for different hiking and mountain biking experiences.

Dead Horse Point State Park (11)

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Bighorn Viewpoint       
Round trip distance: 3.4 miles (Easy)
Elevation: 5812 - 5969 feet · Fee: $10/vehicle

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Dead Horse Point Overlook       
Round trip distance: 1.5 miles (Easy)
Elevation: 5907 - 5964 feet · Fee: $10/vehicle

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East/West Rim Loop       
Round trip distance: 4-5 miles (Moderate)
Elevation: 5854 - 6000 feet · Fee: $10/vehicle

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Nature Trail       
Round trip distance: 0.3 miles (Easy)
Elevation: 5910 - 5930 feet · Fee: $10/vehicle

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Rim Overlook       
Round trip distance: 2.3 miles (Easy)
Elevation: 5838 - 5972 feet · Fee: $10/vehicle

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Intrepid Mountain Bike Trails

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Big Chief Loop       
Round trip distance: 9 miles (Moderate)
Elevation: 5841 - 6017 feet · Fee: $10/vehicle

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Great Pyramid Loop       
Round trip distance: 5 miles (Moderate)
Elevation: 5847 - 5969 feet · Fee: $10/vehicle

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Intrepid Loop       
Round trip distance: 1.4 miles (Easy)
Elevation: 5870 - 5921 feet · Fee: $10/vehicle

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Prickly Pair       
Round trip distance: 4.8 miles (Easy-Moderate)
Elevation: 5800 - 5924 feet · Fee: $10/vehicle

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Raven Roll/Crossroads       
Round trip distance: 5.9 miles (Easy)
Elevation: 5817 - 6007 feet · Fee: $10/vehicle

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Whiptail/Twisted Tree       
Round trip distance: 9 miles (Moderate)
Elevation: 5809 - 5967 feet · Fee: $10/vehicle

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