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Golden Spike Trail The Golden Spike Trail runs on tilted Kayenta bedrock. This type of sandstone forms gazillions of ledges, so there are stretches of smooth stone alternating with drop-offs and uphill ledge attacks. This trail is a technical-rock lover's dream -- 7 miles of up-and-down hard-hitting tech riding. Now the bad news: To ride Golden Spike, you need to get there. That means you have to climb up the Gold Bar Rim or Poison Spider Mesa trails. On your bike. These trails, with their ledges and stiff climbs, will get "first crack" at you. By the time you hit the stunts on Golden Spike, you'll be a whimpering jelly-legged wannabe. Or maybe not. But we warned you. On slickrock areas, the Golden Spike Trail is well-marked with painted "spikes" on the rock. There's an occasional short side-trail to the rim. |
| To reach the Golden Spike Trail from the Gemini
Bridges trailhead, you'll follow the Gold Bar Rim Trail. This is 8.5
miles (5 easy, 3.5 tougher) with about 1500 total feet of climbing. Just
before the viewpoint that marks the end of Gold Bar, you'll turn right as
the Golden Spike begins.
To get to the Golden Spike via Poison Spider Mesa, you'll climb about 800 feet, then gain and lose a few hundred as you push over the Navajo sandstone domes of Poison Spider. As you follow the little "Jeeps" painted on the rock, the Golden Spike trail forks left at about mile 7.5. |
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