Trail Planning

[lenross1]

Well guys, I'm late to the party as usual. I could not figure out where all the Moab talk was that was referenced on the BOD forum. So I started looking around and found the CLC MOAB forum that I was not a member of. So a quick request and text msg to Euclid and I'm on.

It looks like you guys have it all planned out. Thanks guys! Awesome!

Welcome to The Ride!

Come one come all ! ! oh wait shhhhhhhhhh

 

[jrob]

after reading nolen's (aka: Rat Batard) post (#1) and reading the book. I have gotten fired up!! we need to stay 2 weeks!

 

[wngrog]

I must say that there is one and only Rat Bastard in this club and his name is James.

Moab.

 

[lenross1]

after reading nolen's (aka: Rat Batard) post (#1) and reading the book. I have gotten fired up!! we need to stay 2 weeks!

I told yas already I don't plan on leaving.. at the very least need to find a timeshare, condo or something

 

[jrob]

Nolen, been reading the book/trail descriptions, sounds like these are awesome!! Can't wait!

Moab Trail Planning
According to the dates we discussed, we are on the ground in Moab Monday - Friday.

5 Days of wheeling.

That is a lot. That is not a lot.

Must do trails and how long they take:

Elephant Hill - All Day

Poison Spider Mesa/Golden Spike/Gold Bar Rim - All Day

Hell's Revenge - 1/2 Day

Moab Rim - 1/2 Day

We need to plan 1/2 day to do Arches National Park, a few hours to do Main Street Moab.

White Rim Trail is a 120 mile clockwise loop. It will take most of 2 days. I am still very lukewarm about lugging camping stuff out there for this, BUT I have always wanted to do it. That said, a lot of my camping stuff will be along anyway because we are staying in these cabins.

If the purpose of this is to get out and see the Moab sky in its glory, I usually go up to Poison Spider Mesa at night to get this fix. It is pretty amazing up there at night and it can easily be done up and back to town. That said, you would not want to booze up too much. That brings us back to an overnight.

I don't have my guidebook with me so these are just my personal favorites. I am sure the other "Moab Vets" know of some good stuff like Kane Creek and Behind the Rocks that would also take time.

This is just to get the juices flowing. We don't have to make any decisions at all on this stuff.

Mainly, I want to make sure our group does the above trails as a group. Elephant, Golden Spike, Hell's Revenge and Moab Rim are MUSTS.

 

[wngrog]

We will probably be able to fit in Fins and Things as well as long as the group moves. It is a great trail but can get cumbersome with a lot of spotting and stopping.

This is a good plan. I am confident that the Cruisers in our core group can run this set of trails with no breakage even taking some of the harder lines.

Moab is a different animal in that there are not any boulders on these trails, no huge ledges that are not optional and overall, the trails on this list are challenging, but very doable with all of our rigs with 33's and one locker.