 | Navajo Rocks - West (Big Mesa, Big Lonely, Coney Island) The western half of the Navajo Rocks riding area consists of three connected trails: Big Mesa, The Big Lonely, and Coney Island. Taken together, they form a 10-mile route that can be ridden as an 11-mile loop (by including Middle Earth, a trail that cuts across the loop), or as part of the full Navajo Rocks loop that includes Rocky Tops and Ramblin. The west half-loop can be done by intermediate riders; the full loop is for upper-intermediates or better. Trail connections, conditions, and alignments will change. Use this guide at your own risk. UtahMountainBiking 2016. |
| Riding notes, western half-loop counterclockwise: 0.0 West trailhead, start Big Mesa/Ramblin N38 38.260 W109 47.092 0.1 L on Big Mesa N38 38.357 W109 47.100 3.5 Cross dirt road to Big Lonely N38 38.085 W109 48.445 6.0 Keep L (R = Chisholm) N38 37.257 W109 48.795 | 6.1 Cross road N38 37.210 W109 48.720 7.7 Transition to Coney Island N38 36.919 W109 48.351 10.5 L on Middle Earth N38 37.834 W109 47.008 11.1 Cross road to parking |
| Riding notes, clockwise loop from west
trailhead: 0.0 West trailhead, start Big Mesa/Ramblin N38 38.260 W109 47.092 0.1 R on Ramblin N38 38.357 W109 47.100 3.4 Cross 313 from East Parking Rocky Tops N38 37.809 W109 46.825 8.0 Cross DT to Coney Island (L = to 7-up) N38 37.809 W109 46.825 8.2 Stay L (R = Middle Earth) N38 37.834 W109 47.008 | 11.1 Veer R, start Big Lonely N38 36.919 W109 48.351 11.6 Cross road N38 37.210 W109 48.720 11.7 Keep R (L = Chisholm) N38 37.257 W109 48.795 14.2 Cross DT to Big Mesa N38 38.085 W109 48.445 17.6 Keep L to Ramblin (R = west TH) N38 38.357 W109 47.100 20.7 Back at parking |
 | Getting there, East Parking: From I-70 and Crescent Junction, drive south on US-191 for 20 miles. If coming from Moab, drive about 9 miles north of the Colorado River on Highway 191. Turn west on Highway 313. At mile 5.3 (shortly after you pass the view area), there's a fenced trailhead on the right. This is where the loop crosses the highway. Park here to start at the east end of Rocky Tops or Ramblin. West Parking: Proceed on Highway 313 as above, but at mile 6.1 keep driving straight as you pass the main parking area. At mile 6.4 just as you reach the top of a hill, look for a gravel turn on your right just as you pass through the cut in the hill. Go 100 feet and park by the trail sign. Ramblin and Big Mesa share their first 1/4 mile of trail. Middle Earth is across the road. |