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Mead's Rim Mead's Rim is a short singletrack along the eastern edge of a mesa north of Price. It's rarely ridden by itself -- most riders use it as an occasional return-trail after riding Luke's Trail. The singletrack on the mesa edge is nice enough, but most riders will absolutely hate the hike-a-bike down from the mesa at the southern end. View at the beginning of Mead's Rim trail, also used to reach Bomberella, an alternative singletrack. Photos June 30, 2005. |
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| There's about 250 vertical feet of elevation loss as you
proceed north-to-south over the first two miles. The trail is packed dirt
with occasional rocky sections. The shoulders of the trail are very soft
-- if your tire drifts to the trail edge on a turn, you WILL dig in and
dump.
The riding is intermediate technical with occasional challenges. The trail follows the edge of the mesa, with frequent views to the south and east. View south as the trail follows the edge of the mesa.
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After two miles, the trail arrives at the end of the mesa.
Ride it if you dare. First comes about 200 feet of 40% down-slope over big
rocks, with a couple of drop-offs. Then the trail turns and continues to
plunge down a clay spine to the valley floor. It's about 300 vertical feet
of drop within 800 feet of riding.
Looking east. We're looking a bit backwards -- the trail we just rode is on the left edge of the photo. |
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On the bottom of the hill, find your way south to the dirt road and head back to Price. Right takes you up and over a hill, then connects to the Kenilworth gravel road (turn left) that connects to city streets about 1/2 mile north of Pioneer Park. If you go left, then take the next right, you can pick your way through 4-wheeler tracks directly south to the ball fields. This is a view down the first part of the descent from the mesa. To the left of the big rock is a two-foot drop-off.
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Ride description, Mead's Rim downhill: |
2.1 At end of mesa, STEEP plunge (caution!) |
| Getting there: Eastbound on US 6, take the first Price exit. Turn left and enter town on 100 North. About a mile after leaving the freeway, turn left (north) onto 100 East. Go four city blocks to the far end of Pioneer Park, turn right onto 500 North and find a parking place. Now pick a route to the top of Mead's Rim: |
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Directly via Kenilworth Road: Ride up Luke's Trail, then
proceed to Meads from Luke's top: Trail-help Goodies:
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