White Rim Trail Mountain Bike Tour

White Rim Trail Mountain Biking – About This Trip

A must in any biker's rites of passage is riding the White Rim Trail mountain bike tour in Canyonlands National Park. Riding on a sandstone bench through a land called "Island in the Sky" you will pass Musselman Arch, Monument Basin, Turks head, Candlestick Tower, and White Crack, a perch 1000 feet above the confluence of the Green and Colorado rivers in the center of Canyonlands... some believe the center of the universe. If you only had time for one Moab area bike trip in your life, the White Rim Trail mountain biking tour in Canyonlands should be the one. The White Rim Trail trail mountain bike trip can also be combined with the Colorado River through Cataract Canyon for the ultimate multi-sport adventure vacation.
Trip Overview

Location:Canyonlands National Park
Type: Biking
Length: 3 or 4 Days
Dates: April, May, Sept, Oct
Meet At: Green River, Utah 7:00 am
Rating: Intermediate
Age Min: 12
Deposit: $300
Highlights

- The bike tour White Rim Trail takes you through the "Island in the Sky"
- Stand 1000 feet above the confluence of the Colorado and Green Rivers
- The one Canyonlands mountain bike trip for your bucket list
- Enjoy a fully supported Canyonlands Bike Tour
Trip Price & Departure Dates

3-Day - Adult - $820
Youth/ Group/ Senior - $745
(18 & under) (10 or more) (65 & older)
4-Day - Adult $925
Youth/ Group/ Senior - $830
(18 & under) (10 or more) (65 & older)
*8.10% tax + *$10 NPS Fee
2019 Trip Dates
3 Day Trip Dates
May 4, 18
September 14, 25
October 2, 9
4 Day Trip Dates
April 20, 27
May 11
September 7, 21, 28
October 12
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The White Rim Trail Mountain biking tour is located in the heart of Canyonlands National Park. You will enter on one side or the other of the "Island in the Sky" or the land-locked triangle between the confluence of the Green and Colorado Rivers.
Itinerary

One of the advantages of a bike trip is the flexibility of the daily itinerary. It can vary widely from one trip to the next based on group desires, Mother Nature, and courtesy for other groups in the area. This typical itinerary illustrates a bike trip through the Island in the Sky District. The White Rim itinerary will vary with the time of season, weather conditions on the trip, and scheduling of campsites.
Day 1: Meet group at Holiday River Expeditions headquarters (7:00 a.m., Mountain Time), we will issue your bags. You can buy any last minute items from our accessories store at this time (see our packing checklist for a list of items you can find at our store). Before leaving our headquarters, each guest along with a Holiday guide will perform a pre-trip inspection of your bikes. If you are providing your own bike, please make sure that it is in good repair, we recommend a complete service by a professional shop prior to the trip. Guests with bikes’ that fail our inspection will be asked to rent a Holiday bike for $160.00/person. A two-hour van ride to the head of the Shafer Trail marks the start of the trip. The first day's ride will take the group down the switchbacks of the Shafer trail before cutting back south toward Musselman Arch. The trail continues to wind southward as it follows the meandering course of the Colorado River. Camp on this evening is made at (or near) Gooseberry Canyon.
Day 2: Our ride will take us over undulating roads past the white, sandstone-capped monoliths of Monument and Twin basins. Then in the afternoon, up to Murphy's Hogback, the first of this trips’ two challenging uphill stretches. After conquering the hill we will set camp for the night.
Day 3: By the morning of this day the trail has turned back north and is following the contours of the Green River. We ride around the labyrinths of Soda Springs Basin and by Candlestick Tower before reaching Potato bottom, where we camp for the night.
Day 4: This morning we will tackle the challenging Hardscrabble incline and visit prehistoric Indian ruins at a lookout point above Fort Bottom. After descending from Hardscrabble Ridge to river bottom, we will follow the Green River to Mineral Canyon. Our vans will meet us for a 2-hour drive back to Green River. Our expected time of arrival back at our headquarters is 4:00 to 5:00 p.m.
As mentioned earlier, this is a sample itinerary and should not be thought of as the trip you will experience. It is intended to give an idea of what the trip will be like. It could also be exactly what you do. Keep an open mind, be flexible, go with the flow, and enjoy!
***The Bicycling: 80% of the White Rim bike route is gentle rolling terrain on hard surface and the other 20% is somewhat technical and challenging. This undeveloped dirt road has a couple of steep climbs, downhills some loose rock, sand, and ruts. Riders who have no off-road bicycling experience, or who are not athletic will most likely find this trip challenging. All riders should prepare for the trip by riding their mountain bike on a regular basis prior to the trip.
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