Dead Horse State Park Singletrack
NewsFlash: MORE NEW SINGLETRACK IN MOAB !!!
That’s right - this isn’t an April Fools joke, we really do have a whole new trail system that’s entirely legal! It’s called the Intrepid Trail (after Intrepid Potash - one of the trail’s sponsors) and it’s located up off Hwy. # 313 at Dead Horse State Park.
The trail was a combined effort from Utah State Parks, Moab’s very own Trail Mix and even some generous help from the National Park Service. With many hands on hours from Jeff Van Horn, Trail Mix volunteers and various trail work groups, the trails we’re finally finished this last month. Govenor John Huntsman came down from SLC to officially open the trail on a beautiful Monday morning and rode the entire loop with all the local riders that helped make the trail a reality.
The trail itself is comprised of one 9 mile outer loop and a shorter 4 mile inner loop. There’s a wonderful trailhead and the system is marked quite well with signs at every intersection showing “you are here”. There’s several world class viewpoints that look down to the Colorado River and far off into Canyonlands National Park. It would not be a stretch to say the views from this trail rival anything, anywhere. I’ve ridden everywhere form the Italian Dolomites to British Columbia Canada to the Grand Canyon, but the view from the Big Chief Overlook crushes them all. How’s three mountain ranges, the Colorado River, Behind the Rocks and Dead horse State Park itself sound for starters.
So all this sounds great right? Well the best thing about these trails is how FUN they are. Unlike pretty much any other trail we have, the Intrepid Trails are pretty easy. That’s right, I said it - easy singletrack in Moab. Sure there’s a few sand pits, and a switchback or two that might make you dab, but 98% is fully rideable by a beginner rider. So next time you have friends in town who may not be quite ready for Porcupine Rim or even the Soverign Trail, send them up to Dead Horse State Park to check out our latest and greatest new offering. And better yet, go along with them. You won’t be sorry.