ROUTE № 10
Statewide flagship
Dirt
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White Rim Road
A hundred dirt miles on a sandstone shelf a thousand feet above the Colorado.
A hundred dirt miles on a sandstone shelf a thousand feet above the Colorado.
Route line traced from OpenStreetMap — the real GPX drops when we ride it with the GoPro.
The descent off the mesa — 1,500 feet of graded ledges that look impossible from above.
A stone catwalk you can walk (not ride — park rules and basic self-preservation).
The steep, ledgy climb mid-loop that sorts the group photo order.
Every route on this guide gets ridden and filmed by the shop. This one hasn't had its camera day yet — it's on the Saturday list, and the footage drops right here when it happens.
Video slot · swap this block when the white-rim footage lands
The White Rim circles Canyonlands' Island in the Sky mesa on a bench of white sandstone, with the rivers a thousand feet below and the mesa a thousand feet above. It's a hundred miles of committed backcountry — day-use permits required, zero services, real exposure at spots like the Shafer switchbacks and Murphy Hogback — and it is the single best thing you can do with a dual-sport in the state. Spring and fall only; summer out here is an oven with scenery. Carry more water than feels reasonable, then a little more.
Street-legal dual sports and ADV bikes with real tires. Permit first, bravado second.
Moab. Nothing on the loop — 100 miles self-supported.
Gates, weather and closures change — check conditions before you ride. Ride your own ride.
The shop is the trailhead. Text us and we'll tell you when the next ride-out rolls — all machines, all paces, zero judgment about how long it's been.