4,853 ft
Distance
138 ft
Climb
-70 ft
Descent
00:15:31
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Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Goblin Valley State Park
    Hanksville, Utah
  • Difficulty Rating
    Green rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Direction
    Both Directions
    Popular in reverse
  • Climb Difficulty
    Green
  • Physical Rating
    Easy
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #82588 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #75659 in Trail Running
    • #68197 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    100 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 45 in Hiking

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Dark Side of the Moon is a 4,853 ft popular green singletrack trail located near Hanksville Utah. This mountain bike primary trail can be used both directions and has a easy overall physical rating with a 138 ft green climb. On average it takes 15 minutes to complete this trail.

Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Dark Side of the Moon mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    68 ft
  • Altitude min
    5,114 ft
  • Altitude max
    5,182 ft
  • Altitude start
    5,114 ft
  • Altitude end
    5,181 ft
  • Grade
    1.396%
  • Grade max
    -19.055%
  • Grade min
    12.703%
  • Distance climb
    2,348 ft
  • Distance down
    961 ft
  • Distance flat
    1,522 ft
  • Avg time
    00:15:31
  • Avg reverse time
    00:12:40
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on Sep 16, 2023
Very Dry
Avg: 3.15 (6 votes)
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      Dark Side of the... Trail Reports

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      Sep 16, 2023 @ 11:42am
      Sep 16, 2023
      Mar 27, 2018 @ 10:41am
      Mar 27, 2018
      Jan 3, 2018 @ 7:41pm
      Jan 3, 2018
      		It was dry and sandy when I went, the actual trail wasn’t challenging but it was still fun. But there’s very good scenery.
      Oct 21, 2017 @ 4:30pm
      Oct 21, 2017
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 1 rides
      • 9 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 33 rides
      • 10 miles avg distance
      All
      • 203 rides
      • Last: Sep 19, 2024

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      Oct 21, 2019 @ 8:52pm
      Oct 21, 2019

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      Full Goblin Valley Loop6 miles
      Half Goblin Valley Loop4 miles

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      Dark Side of the Moon Trail || Goblin Valley...
      3:46 | 260 | Dec 14, 2021 , Hanksville

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