Vernal Area Trails
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Cabin Boy Trail Desert singletrack loop near Vernal, advanced technical with a brutal slickrock climb. Most technical of Red Fleet area trails. Cabin Boy itself is 2.5 miles, loop ride options 3.2 to 6 miles. Season March (between storms) through November. |
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Can You Moo? Desert singletrack loop near Vernal, intermediate technical with some short advanced-technical sections, around 11 miles. Mild climb and descent, mostly smooth undulating narrow dirt singletrack. Narrow trail with soft shoulder; good bike-handling skills recommended. Season February (between storms) through late-December. |
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Dinotrax mystery DH trail. Trail under construction near Vernal. Not ready to tell you where it is yet. |
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Dowd Mountain. Climbs Dowd Mountain overlooking Flaming Gorge Reservoir. Mostly doubletrack with some singletrack. Easier technical, mild climb. View of Flaming Gorge, on into Wyoming. Season June through September. |
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Jass-Chrome Molly Dirt singletrack loop near Red Fleet Reservoir north of Vernal, intermediate technical, 6.5 miles. Up-and-down climbing, fun descent. Highly recommended. Narrow trail with soft shoulder; good bike-handling skills recommended. Season February (between storms -- avoid when soil soaked) through early-December. |
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Retail Sale. Desert singletrack loop near Vernal, upper-intermediate technical with some advanced-technical sections. A few short climbs, mostly twisting, up and down riding. Trail surface can be a bit bumpy for hardtail bikes. Narrow trail with soft shoulder; good bike-handling skills recommended. Season February (between storms) through late-December. |
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Strawberry
Narrows This is a high-voltage scenic ride. To do the whole thing as an out-and-back is 24 miles, but there's a nice 16-miler from the eastern end that hits all the stuff you want to ride. We suggest starting at the eastern end, riding what you want, then turning back. The trail rolls up and down, for about 2400 total climbing for the whole 24 miles. |
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Three Amigos. Undulating desert riding in red and white dirt through sage and juniper. Length 6 miles. Moderately strenuous with quick climbs and wash plunges. Season March through November. |
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Upper Moo. Extension loop off the tip of Can You Moo, around 8 miles. Desert singletrack loop, easy-intermediate technical, less-used than Can You Moo. Mostly smooth undulating narrow dirt singletrack. Option of shuttled downhill of Upper Moo and Can You Moo?. Season February (between storms) through late-December. |
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Vernal-area trails I've heard about but haven't mapped yet: |
| McCoy Area | Fire Sale - Technical loop within the Retail Sale loop |
| Got Milk? - Ride north from the northwest corner of Retail Sale. | |
| And Cookies - Takes you back to McCoy Flat trailhead from the north end of Got Milk? | |
| More Hoes - Singletrack branching off Got Milk? | |
| Holly Grail - Longish dirt-road loop in McCoy Flat, from Retail Sale trailhead | |
| Dizkneeland - Longish dirt-road loop just south of McCoy Flat | |
| Squat Drop - Easy dirt-road lariat loop from Dizkneeland trailhead. | |
| Jackalope - Newer singletrack, bigger climb up asphalt ridge | |
| Jensen area | Blood Donor - Scenic ride along the Green River, reportedly discovered and torn up by ATVs. |
| Flaming Gorge | Elk Park - Uintahs ride near Flaming Gorge |
| Swett Ranch - Ride near Flaming Gorge | |
| Other | Roho |
| Flume Trail - Dry Canyon | |
| Cedars and Sidewalks |
