The Porcupine Rim Trail, located near

Moab, Utah Moab () is the largest city and county seat of Grand County in eastern Utah in the western United States, known for its dramatic scenery. The population was 5,366 at the 2020 census. Moab attracts many tourists annually, mostly visitors to th ...

, is a popular

mountain biking Mountain biking is a sport of riding bicycles off-road, often over rough terrain, usually using specially designed mountain bikes. Mountain bikes share similarities with other bikes but incorporate features designed to enhance durability and pe ...

trail almost as famous as the

Slickrock Trail The Slickrock Trail, is a popular mountain biking destination in Grand County, Utah, United States, a few miles northeast of the city of Moab. This trail takes riders over a landscape of petrified sand dunes and the eroded remnants of ancient ...

. This trail is ridden one way with shuttle service or as a loop. The trailhead is located in the

Sand Flats Recreation Area Sandstone is a clastic sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-sized (0.0625 to 2 mm) silicate grains. Sandstones comprise about 20–25% of all sedimentary rocks. Most sandstone is composed of quartz or feldspar (both silicates) ...

about past the Slickrock trailhead. The trail begins with a double-track climb gaining in with partially shaded rocky, dirt/sand and slickrock terrain which is rideable in its entirety except for a few small sections. There is a scenic outlook at the top of the climb which is a common rest stop. The descent to the

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loses of elevation and consists of single and double-track rock, slickrock and a few short loose sandy sections. It has many technical sections with drops ranging from a few inches to under 2 feet. Other drops, wall rides, and freeride elements are scattered throughout on the sides of the trail. The last mile is very technical, exposed and parallels the Colorado River. The trail ends at Highway 128 very near

Grandstaff Canyon Grandstaff Canyon (called Nigger Bill Canyon from the late 19th century until the 1960s, and Negro Bill Canyon until 2017) is a canyon in southern Grand County, Utah, Grand County, Utah, United States. It is part of the Colorado River watershe ...

(formerly Negro Bill Canyon). ()The Porcupine Rim Trail is closed to motorized use 8.6 miles from the Sand Flats Road trailhead at its intersection with a primitive route leading north to Mat Martin Point (http://sandflats.org/652/Porcupine-Rim-Bike-Trail)

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