Mountain Bike

14.3 miles

Distance

2,106 ft

Climb

-2,134 ft

Descent

4,903 ft

High Point

Amasa Back is an awesome riding area with loads of options. For this route we suggest climbing up either the Cliff Hangar jeep road or HyMasa. You do not need to go all the way out on the Pothole Arch trail as this makes for a massive ride, you might just opt to descend down Captain Ahab or for an easier ride right back down HyMasa or Cliff Hanger jeep road.

HyMasa trail is a memorial trail built in honor of Johnny Hymas who was a lifelong cyclist who managed Moab Cyclery for a number of years, he passed leaving a beautiful family of 5 behind. Both of these trails are incredible to ride and have loads of flow (but they are still pleasantly rough) and natural features to play on and jump off of. Such a great ride. Note that the first half of Captain Ahab has lots of climbing, you can bypass some of this climbing by riding the first half of HyMasa then crossing over to the second part of Captain Ahab.

Detailed Description

Amasa Back - Pothole Arch, Captain Ahab, Cliff Hanger, Hymasa - RideSpots.com is a 14 mile popular expert route located near Moab Utah. This mountain bike only route can be used one direction and has a hard overall physical rating. This route includes 12 trails. This route climbs 2,106 ft with a max elevation of 4,903 ft then descends -2,134 ft.

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Trails in Route

	Lower HyMasa				1,601 ft
	Cliff Hanger				3 miles
	Cliff Hanger (alt)				886 ft
	Cliff Hanger				207 ft
	Pot Hole Arch				1 mile
	Pothole Arch				2 miles
	Pot Hole Arch				1 mile
	Cliff Hanger				207 ft
	Cliff Hanger (alt)				886 ft
	Cliff Hanger				1 mile
	Captain Ahab (lower)				4 miles
	Cliff Hanger				2,280 ft

Details

Riding area

Amasa Back
Primary Activity

Mountain Bike
Difficulty rating

Black Diamond
Route Type

Out & Back
eBike Allowed

No
Bike type

AM, XC
Direction

One Direction
Physical rating

Hard
Ridelogs

1

More Stats for Amasa Back - Pothole Arch, Captain Ahab, Cliff Hanger, Hymasa - RideSpots.com mountain bike route

Avg time

1 hr 20 min
Altitude min

3,985 ft
Altitude start

4,137 ft
Altitude end

4,108 ft
Grade

-0%
Grade max

-41.1%
Grade min

40.3%
Distance climb

7 miles
Distance down

7 miles
Distance flat

1 mile

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ATV/ORV/OHV Filter

ATV - 50 inches
OHV, SxS - 60 inches
Jeep - 72 inches

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status	trail	date	condition	description
	Pot Hole Arch	Jan 23, 2023 @ 9:57am Jan 23, 2023		Snowy and icy in the shade, snow melting creating mud in sunny areas. reporter
	Cliff Hanger	Jan 23, 2023 @ 9:57am Jan 23, 2023		Snowy and icy in the shade, snow melting creating mud in sunny areas. reporter