Moab Bar M Loop
Right on the way into (or out of) Moab, the Bar M Loop and its subsidiary trails are a great introduction to Moab mountain biking. Start from the Gemini Bridges Trailhead and pick up the bike path to head under 191 and access Bar M, a mostly-flat mix of doubletrack and slickrock that’s perfect for novice mountain bikers.
Those with a bit more experience will prefer to turn onto Bar B (2.8 miles in) for a sandy singletrack peppered with slickrock patches and narrow rock passes. This 2.5-mile loop is a perfect for those new to slickrock to hone their handling skills.
Even more slickrock practice is available on the 1.5-mile Rockin’ A; this trail is 95-percent slickrock. The route is marked by a painted orange stripe (and red arrows) right on the rock. Moab newbies will not only get a good idea of what their bikes can (and can’t) do on the grippy surface, but will delight on this slickrock playground.
More slickrock is available on the 3-mile Circle O trail (at the end of Rockin’ A), or if you’d had your fill, beeline it back to the trailhead along a fast stretch on Bar M.
Track Information
| Min Elevation | 1390.29 m |
|---|---|
| Max Elevation | 1468.23 m |
| Total Elevation Gain | 269.77 m |
| Total Elevation Loss | 269.94 m |
| Way Points | 12 |
| Track Points | 1062 |
| Max Speed | 0 m/s |
|---|---|
| Average Speed | 0 m/s |
| Total Distance | 15250 m |
| Total Time | 0h 00m 00s |
| Route Points | 0 |
| Values not available in the file may shown as 0. | |||
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Waypoint/Placemark Details
| # | Elevation | Part Distance | Distance | Speed | Part Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
1396 m | 0 m | 0 m | NA | NA |
| 2 |  |
1408 m | 1120 m | 1120 m | NA | NA |
| 3 | |
1440 m | 1820 m | 2940 m | NA | NA |
| 4 | |
1462 m | 840 m | 3770 m | NA | NA |
| 5 | |
1463 m | 330 m | 4110 m | NA | NA |
| 6 | |
1464 m | 320 m | 4420 m | NA | NA |
| 7 | |
1433 m | 640 m | 5060 m | NA | NA |
| 8 | |
1441 m | 1500 m | 6570 m | NA | NA |
| 9 | |
1432 m | 680 m | 7240 m | NA | NA |
| 10 | |
1414 m | 1860 m | 9110 m | NA | NA |
| 11 | |
1464 m | 2860 m | 11970 m | NA | NA |
| 12 |  |
1416 m | 1770 m | 13740 m | NA | NA |
