Road Trip Ride 3; Hurricane Rim Trail & the JEM Trail

Thursday morning was shaping up to be yet another beautiful day down here in Utah. Clear skies, little wind and the promise of 16c.[61f] temperatures had us excited to tackle the big local cross-country loop. Taking Quentin’s advice from the night before, we drove north-east out of Hurricane along route 9, turning south down Sheepsbridge Road. Once we figured out where we’d missed our turn-off towards the trail-head, we got our gear together and put our butts on the saddles, ready to tackle the Hurricane Cliffs trails.

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Starting out on the rather technical Hurricane Rim Trail single-track, we enjoyed a few good little grunting climbs to help get the heart-rate going. With the Virgin River below us, we played along the edge of the mesa until finally getting dumped into town.

Along the highway for just a short spell, it was then time to climb the four kilometre long Hurricane Hill dirt-road. A good chug for sure! From there it was another 10kms [6miles] of rocky single-track along Gould’s Rim Trail. Eventually we made it to the promised land; The JEM Trail; seven miles [12 kms] of smiles. Descending nearly the entire time, it really was impossible to refrain from smiling, cheering and catchin’ air as we bombed that long, long descent. In all we rode for about 3hrs 45mins and covered about 40kms [25miles].

Packing our bikes and gear in the van, we drove back through Hurricane and then south-east on route 59. Passing through Little Plain–not much more than a gas station–we headed north into the Gooseberry Mesa National Recreational Trail where we’d find free camping for the next two nights. It would also serve as our start point for Friday’s ride.

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Pre-ride breakfast of champions.

The immaculate trail?

Out on the Hurricane Rim Trail.

Reilly catchin’ air as the sun sets.