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J.E.M. Trail Mountain Bike Trail
Hurricane, Utah
MTB TRAIL STATS
Avg Rating:   |
7 trail reviews |
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Status: updated 5/7/09 by david_darling |
Difficulty:  Intermediate |
| Length: 13 miles | Global Rank: #801 |
| Tread: Singletrack | Configuration: Loop |
| Ridden: 26 | Wishlist: 11 |
| Avg. Speed: 11.57 mph | Avg. Time: 2hr 20min |
| Elevation Gain/Loss: +1,359/-1,119 ft | IMBA Epic Trail |
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Description: This trail is a combination of a network of trails. I rode it counter clockwise. I starts out with the Gould Rim, then on to the JEM trail, and finally to Hurricane Rim. This is a great intermediate ride. Very fast, rolling hills. Not a lot of climbing. If you dont want to do the whole 21 miles, consider just doing the JEM trail out and back.
Description: This trail is a combination of a network of trails. I rode it counter clockwise. I starts out with the Gould Rim, then on to the JEM trail, and finally to Hurricane Rim. This is a great intermediate ride. Very fast, rolling hills. Not a lot of climbing. If you dont want to do the whole 21 miles, consider just doing the JEM trail out and back.
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TRAIL REVIEWS review this trail
reviewed by abegold on August 8, 2011
JEM is just below Gooseberry Mesa. If you find the mesa tough this may be your heaven. It's a much mellower trail with a few descents to add tech but all are walkable. It's pretty desert scenery with edible wolfberries around June. Mostly dirt trail with some rocks but mostly farily smooth trail.
Similar Trail: Gooseberry Mesa, Little Creek Mountain
reviewed by norski on April 28, 2011
Easy and pleasant ride. If you only have time for one ride near Hurricane (bad planning on your part), skip this and go up on Gooseberry Mesa. this is a better choice for intermediate-level riders, though.
reviewed by norski on April 28, 2011
If you don’t have the time or legs to do the whole epic 21-mile loop incorporating the Gould Rim and the Hurricane Rim along with the JEM Trail, this is a pleasant and shorter alternative route to do the JEM Trail.
The J.E.M. Trail is just west of the town of Virgin near Hurricane and Zion National Park. This trail offers high-speed desert cruising and a scenic cliff- side ride along the Virgin River.
This 12.8 mile route begins on double-track and returns on the JEM singletrack which is mostly downhill. If intermediate-level riders walk a short but tricky switchback section, most of the ride is not technical – just fast and fun.
From the TH backtrack 0.2 miles and turn right on the main gravel road. At 2.1 miles you’ll drop through a big wash. Continue up the hill on the far side of the wash. At mile 2.44 turn left onto a dirt, double-track road. Follow this DT as it winds its way towards the base of Gooseberry Mesa. It will follow a wash for a ways, goes past an old corral and through a gate.
At mile 4.36 the road forks. Go right. At mile 5.16 you’ll go through another gate. At mile 6.57 the (signed) JEM trail crosses the road. Turn right and fasten your seat belt.
At mile 7.1 the trail descends the cliff with a couple tricky switchbacks. Many riders will choose to walk this short segment. At mile 11.08 the trail forks. Go right (left will take you to Hurricane Rim). At mile 11.4 the trail intersects a doubletrack at a wash. Turn right, cross the wash and some rock until you see the trail continue on your left. Follow the trail as it skirts the edge of the wash and the Virgin River. At mile 12.81 you return to the TH.
reviewed by emerge_01 on August 25, 2010
From starting the JEM trail on the Hurricane side it was simply a blast. Not to technical, but the flow was impressive and a great start for beginner riders. It does have anywhere from 75-90 foot drop offs to the left into the Virgin River. It is no wonder why it is rated one of the top flow trails in the nation.
reviewed by skibum on September 25, 2009
By doing the whole network (Hurricane Rim, Gould's Rim, JEM Trail), you get a 22 mile near epic loop. I recommend turning on the dirt road a couplemiles before the JEM trailhead and taking it to the end of JEM, which is also where the Hurricane Rim begins. That way, you get to finish the ride with JEM, which has the best flow, is the funnest of the three, and is primarily downhill. Start out going west on the Hurricane Rim, which has the most tech bits and the biggest climb. Transition to the Gould's Rim, which has some tech, some doubletrack, and some flowy BMX-style ups and downs. Then finish with the JEM, which is a mostly big-ring affair, except for the one very technical drop from the top into the wash. I thought this loop was somewhat overrated, but still well worth doing.
reviewed by david_darling on May 7, 2009
JEM rips! Especially if the trail is tacky and no wind. You are in Hurricane. Fast and flowing, this trail is a must do for singletrack enthusiists.
Similar Trail: Gould Rim, Hurricane Rim
reviewed by TMWJR777 on May 1, 2009
Pretty fun singletrack network, best after they have had some rain though, can get quite loose and dusty.
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