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+1 on the Chimney\Apex juicyness. Start off sixth, climb up Chimney Gulch to the top of lookout, take lookout mountain trail to the top of apex, bomb it and don’t miss enchanted forest. When you get to the bottom of Apex, take Kinney run paved trail back to sixth, then down to your car. This is an afterwork favorite of mine.
Mount Falcon up Castle trail from Morrison to Parmalee, loop parmalee and back down castle to your car.
Deer Creek
Mathew Winters\Dakota Ridge do the loop.
Alot of people like Green Mountain but Im not really a fan unless its the only thing dry or winter.
It may be better to bypass the wilderness all together and start out doing the Green Mountain section. It starts right after the Wilderness. Continue as far as you like. The single track through there is awsome.
Ive always thought a long weekend tour would be nice. Waterton to Kenosha pass perhaps. The lost creek wilderness is the only problem. Here is a link to a recommended wilderness detour.
I do agree with Bonked that Poison Spider is a sandtrap most of the year. Just adding more options to your origanal list. My top 5 "for sures" in no particular order:
-Porcupine Rim (An Original classic Moab ride)
-Slickrock (Needs no introduction)
-Sovereign (Fairly new singletrack ride in a place not known for singletrack)
-Amasa Back (for some reason I just love this trail, killer climb out, fun on the way back)
-Bartlett Wash (Unless something has changed since I were last there, its not particularly a trail, just a playground on some of the best slickrock you’ll find, play until your legs scream to quit)My apologies, I was referring to the Poison Spider\Portal loop. Poison Spider is often ridden as an out and back from the Dinosaur Tracks trailhead. You can catch the Portal trail at the top of the rim near the turn around. The Portal is a 4 mile section of singletrack that decents from the Rim to the Colorado River and Potash Rd. From there, it is a short and easy road petal to the dinosaur tracks trailhead. I would not recommend ridinge the Portal as an out and back from Potash.
It should be noted that the Portal trail is on a narrow ledge and very exposed in places. Mountain bikers have lost their lives on this trail. At the most exposed portion of the trail there is an obvious sign warning you and reminding you of past tragedy. Even for the most skilled bikers, the penalty for error is too steep.
You can also combine Gold Bar Rim and Portal.
-Moab Rim
-Porcupine Rim\Portal loop
-Jackson loop (Including the infamous Jacob’s latter)
-Pritchett Canyon
