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.
| # | Elevation | Partdistance | Parttime | Distance | Time | |
| 1 | 4573 ft | 0.000 mi | 0s | 0.000 mi | 0s | |
| 2 | 4593 ft | 1.003 mi | 0s | 1.003 mi | 0s | |
| 3 | 4672 ft | 0.999 mi | 0s | 2.002 mi | 0s | |
| 4 | 4806 ft | 1.000 mi | 0s | 3.002 mi | 0s | |
| 5 | 4688 ft | 1.003 mi | 0s | 4.005 mi | 0s | |
| 6 | 4780 ft | 1.001 mi | 0s | 5.006 mi | 0s | |
| 7 | 4678 ft | 0.998 mi | 0s | 6.004 mi | 0s | |
| 8 | 4669 ft | 1.002 mi | 0s | 7.006 mi | 0s | |
| 9 | 4619 ft | 1.000 mi | 0s | 8.007 mi | 0s | |
| 10 | 4587 ft | 0.994 mi | 0s | 9.001 mi | 0s | |
| 11 | 4573 ft | 0.477 mi | 0s | 9.478 mi | 0s | |
| Summary | 9.478 mi | 0s | ||||
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