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Showing posts with label Gemini Bridges Trails. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Gemini Bridges Trails. Show all posts

Lower Gold Bar ST

Rating: 
One-way Distance: 1.3 miles
Difficulty: Strenuous
MTB Skill level:
Elevation: 4594 - 4966 feet
Cellphone: 0-3 bars
Time: 30 mins.
Trailhead: Arth's Corner
Fee: none
Attractions: Aerobic singletrack




The Gold Bar Singletrack trail is located in the Gemini Bridges Trails Area near Moab, Utah. The trail is the 4th leg of the Magnificent 7 trails. The singletrack is a 1.3 mile mountain biking option to the longer 3.5 mile Gold Bar 4x4 Road. This leg of the Mag 7 trails is made up of the 1.3 miles of singletrack and the rest of the 4x4 road leading up to the rim overlooking the Moab Valley.

Little Canyon

Rating: 
Round Trip Distance: 2.3 miles
Difficulty: Moderate
MTB Skill level:
Elevation: 4507 - 4870 feet
Cellphone: 0-3 bars
Time: 1 hr.
Trailhead: Arth's Corner
Fee: none
Attractions: Scenic singletrack




The Little Canyon trail is located in the Gemini Bridges Trails Area near Moab, Utah. The trail is the third leg of the Magnificent 7 trails that begins at the Gemini Bridges/Mag 7 trailhead and ends at Utah Highway 279 west of Moab. The Little Canyon trail picks up at the end of the Arth's Corner trail and stretches for 2.3 miles to the Lower Gold Bar Singletrack trail. About 8 tenths of a mile before it ends the Little Canyon trail is connected to by the Great Escape trail.

Arth's Corner

Rating: 
One-way Distance: 1.6 miles
Difficulty: Moderate
MTB Skill level:
Elevation: 4883 - 5105 feet
Cellphone: 0-3 bars
Time: 30 mins.
Trailhead: Arth's Corner
Fee: none
Attractions: Scenic singletrack




Arth's Corner is located in the Gemini Bridges Trails Area near Moab, Utah and is the 2nd leg of the Magnificent 7 trails. The trail begins at the junction of the Getaway, Bull Run, Great Escape and Arth's Corner trails where it parallels the Gemini Bridges Road for about a mile before heading over to a junction with the Metal Masher Road.The Little Canyon trail can be picked up a short distance down the Metal Masher Road where it intersects with the Gemini Bridges Road..

Great Escape

Rating: 
One-way Distance: 3.5 miles
Difficulty: Moderate-Strenuous
MTB Skill level:
Elevation: 4643 - 5083 feet
Cellphone: 0-3 bars
Time: 1 hrs. 15 mins.
Trailhead: Arth's Corner/Little Canyon
Fee: none
Attractions: Scenic canyons/distant views




The Great Escape trail is located in the Gemini Bridges Area near Moab, Utah. The trail begins at the Arth's Corner trailhead on the Gemini Bridges Road where it follows a mostly slickrock route that parallels Bull Canyon. Near the halfway point of the trail it crosses the Bull Canyon Road and continues over dirt track and slickrock to where it meets the Little Canyon trail. A short hiking trail near the top of Great Escape leads over to a good view point of the Gemini Bridges.