After visiting the Zion National Park I decided to give Utah's low desert mountain biking a go. I asked around at the local biking shops and heard a unanimous recommendation to bike on the JEM trail, just minutes outside of Springdale, Utah. I did some research, loaded the map onto my IPhone and then set off to explore. Here is my experience:
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| The Trail Map |
This park offers stunning views and some fast riding.
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| Views off of the Hurricane Rim trail |
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| Awesome Uphill Single-Track! |
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| Mountain biking in Utah! |
There is a nice combination that can be put together out of three separate trails (the
JEM,
Gould's Rim and
Hurricane Hill) to give you a complete loop right around 22 miles. The combination of these trails gives you some good variety of flatish rollers with a couple of steep, quick climbs. Additionally, a large portion of the riding allows you to get your adrenaline fix, as you blast along a 30 ft bluff on the Rim trails. About 70% of the trail is loose rock over hard pack and fairly easy, which you can absolutely fly over, making you feel superhuman with your biking skills.
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| Steep Little Climb |
At the peak of Gould's Rim, you get an awesome view of an oasis of a town within the Utah desert.
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If you want to hike the Zion Narrows, it would be better to plan that hike during the hottest part of the day.
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