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18 trail reviews |
Difficulty:  - Intermediate |
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| Length: 14 miles | Global Rank: #3739 |
| Tread: Other | Configuration: Out & Back |
| Ridden: 137 | Wishlist: 21 |
| 2 trail check-ins |
Climb // Descend +2,800 // -2,900 feet |
| Average Speed: 4.3 mph | Average Time: 2hr 33min |
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Description
Klondike Bluffs is a relatively easy ride, for the Moab area! It starts out on a dirt that is rather non-descript. After fighting through a couple of sand traps, the climb goes up a draw filled with juniper pines and becomes a little more rocky and technical. About 4 miles into the ride you come to a long slickrock ramp, not the smooth red sandstone of the Slickrock Bike Trail fame, but white Entrada sandstone that is just looking to catch your front tire! This part of the ride is highlighted by the dinosaur track heading up the slickrock ramp. Look for them on the far left side. Beyond the slickrock ramp, you have one more tough hill to climb. This is the boundary for Arches National Park. Stash your bike and hike the 1/2 mile out to Klondike Bluffs, it is well worth the effort!!
wrestle203 on August 30, 2012
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Description
Klondike Bluffs is a relatively easy ride, for the Moab area! It starts out on a dirt that is rather non-descript. After fighting through a couple of sand traps, the climb goes up a draw filled with juniper pines and becomes a little more rocky and technical. About 4 miles into the ride you come to a long slickrock ramp, not the smooth red sandstone of the Slickrock Bike Trail fame, but white Entrada sandstone that is just looking to catch your front tire! This part of the ride is highlighted by the dinosaur track heading up the slickrock ramp. Look for them on the far left side. Beyond the slickrock ramp, you have one more tough hill to climb. This is the boundary for Arches National Park. Stash your bike and hike the 1/2 mile out to Klondike Bluffs, it is well worth the effort!!
added by Guest on December 31, 2002
Mountain Bike Trails in the Klondike Bluffs Trail System
- Baby Steps ( - Intermediate )
- Ekg ( - )
- Little Salty ( - Intermediate )
- Mega Steps ( - )
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wrestle203 on August 30, 2012
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Review: Good ride overall. one of our riders broke his forks. trails were very sandy
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Review: Nice ride along some sandy and some slick rock. Watch for dinosaur tracks in the rock. Park your bike at the top and check out the views overlooking Arches. Pretty spectacular. We rode this on our last day in Moab heading out of town.
Review: Klondike is seemingly short, but it is fast and awesome. We did it as the sun set after a long drive from CO Springs. It's a good warm up or short ride if you've been hammering in Moab for a few days.
Similar Trail: Bartlett Wash
Similar Trail: Bartlett Wash
Review: The trails in this network have also adopted the marking system of painted lines on the slickrock. Here they have been color coded by trail;
Klondike Bluffs; White.
Baby Steps; Blue.
Mega Steps; Green.
Little Salty; Yellow.
EKG; Orange.
* Review edited 10/12/2011
* Review edited 10/12/2011
Review: The family ride. Just a nice scenic stroll through the desert. Gotta take Baby Steps when you get there. Nice views of Arches NP. A good ride when you want something tame.
Similar Trail: Monitor & Merrimac
Similar Trail: Monitor & Merrimac
Review: great trail, My suggestion is to take the trail up and then take baby steps down. You will need a map to figure out where baby steps is. Its well worth it, especially when busy there are so may people going up its kinda annoying!
* Review edited 6/14/2011
* Review edited 6/14/2011
Review: This is a scenic and fun trail accessible to riders with reasonable skill and fitness. It is definitely not as hardcore as some of the other Moab trails.
The trail starts as a fireroad and after several miles opens out onto a slanted sheet of slickrock, with the trail marked by paint spts on the rock. There is a lot of stuff to mess around on in this section, as well as dinosaur tracks in the rock.
After the slickrock is more fireroad which leads to either the trailhead of BabySteps or a short hike into Arches NP.
The hike is short and WELL worth it. There is a bike rack at the end of the trail where the hike starts.
Review: Lots of slickrock, but rather uninteresting compared to the rest of Moab. Lots of Jeeps, which is actually kind of amusing, watching 4WD novices get in over their heads. In the end, the jeeps are more interesting than the trail. Novices could have fun on this non-threatening slickrock, but even that's limited. The scenery is good, especially if you hike into the national park from the gate at the top of the ride.
Similar Trail: Porcupine Rim Slickrock Trail
Similar Trail: Porcupine Rim Slickrock Trail
Review: I am still kind of new to mountain biking and this was my favorite trail while in Moab. The climb up was fun but not too challenging. And the hike in the park was beautiful. Bring a change of shoes and a lock. The dinosaur footprints are cool, too!
Review: This is a good Moab starter trail. The drive out to the main trailhead is fun too. The trail is a pretty decent climb up a slickrock hill and has some very awesome views of Arches and Courthouse Pasture (Monitor/Merrimac trail). I didn't really realize how steep the trail actually was until I was headed back down. By the time I got to the bottom, my rotors were glowing. It's a fun trail, but not very challenging. If you need an introductory course on slickrock riding, this is the place to go.
* Review edited 5/18/2007
Similar Trail: Monitor/Merrimac
* Review edited 5/18/2007
Similar Trail: Monitor/Merrimac
Review: This trail isn't that challanging but the views are great and it is fun to ride on the sliclrock. P.S. Once you first get on the single track, and then make the left turn, the cairns ar Dinasaur tracks.
Review: Klondike Bluffs is the first trail that I have ridden in Moab. I'm from North Carolina and have never rode on any slickrock before so this was a good experience for me. The trail starts out with a steady uphill climb to the edge of Arches National Park. Hike out to the bluffs, the view is well worth it. Ride back down the rock or go for the singletrack. The singletrack is somewhat technical with loose sand and some good boulder climbs. A+
Review: Good intro to Moab area. If you are an accomplished rider, like a technical challenge, skip this ride. If you have a week, its a good off day ride.
Similar Trail: Moniter & Merrimack
Similar Trail: Moniter & Merrimack
Review: The other reviews say it all. I'll only add that I took my wife and daugher on this ride - both beginners - and they handled it fine, with stops to rest. It's a great place to expose people to slickrock and Moab riding. The hike at the end is for sure worth it.
Review: Worth it for the view out over arches, given a six for the view
Review: Oppssss! I've ridden here...but, I made a mistake. My review was for Bartlett Wash. Durrrr.....Sorry
Review: Plain and simple riding. This is thee "Slickrock Playground"....not limited to riding carins, you can go anywhere. Tons-a-fun! Make it as long/short/easy/difficult as you want. It's a great place to ride
Similar Trail: Porcupine Rim
Similar Trail: Porcupine Rim
Review: We rode Klondike Bluffs on our second day at Moab, after doing Slick Rock. We didnít start at raod 191, we drove in for a couple of miles where the trail entered the creek bed. The first part of the trail was sandy and hard to ride through, but not too long. The trail is mostly up hill on slick rock. The ride down is great. I recommend what Greg said about stashing your bike and hiking into Arches, this way to cool. If youíre tired from previous rides and need something easier this is a great trail.
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