7.6 miles

Distance

265 ft

Climb

-617 ft

Descent

01:14:52

Avg time

Supporters, Builders, Maintainers & Land Managers of Gander Trail

BLM
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Gander Details

Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
Riding Area

Gooseberry Mesa
Hurricane, Utah
Difficulty Rating

Blue rate
Trail Type

Singletrack
Direction

Both Directions
Dogs Allowed

Yes
eBike Allowed

No
Global Ranking
#13575 in Mountain Biking [+]
- #25344 in Trail Running
- #69339 in Hiking
Local Popularity
70 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 85 in Trail Running
- 5 in Hiking

Gander is a lot like Windmill in that it has varied terrain and rides the edge of the mesa. Get ready for lots of technical climbs and maneuvering. This trail is a blast.

This trail is unsanctioned.

Traditionally Indigenous Territory

More Stats for Gander mountain bike trail trail

Altitude change

-352 ft
Altitude min

4,705 ft
Altitude max

5,060 ft
Altitude start

5,057 ft
Altitude end

4,705 ft
Grade

-0.9%
Grade max

-22.9%
Grade min

14.4%
Distance climb

2 miles
Distance down

4 miles
Distance flat

2 miles
Avg time

01:14:52
Avg reverse time

02:03:08
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Status:

on Mar 14, 2023

Ideal

Avg: 4.1 (23 votes)

Your vote: 0

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Directions to gander trailhead (37.157020, -113.166600)

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Gander Trail Reports

status	date	description
	Mar 14, 2023 @ 3:14pm Mar 14, 2023	great condition.
	Feb 11, 2023 @ 1:58am Feb 11, 2023	Little moist, but good enough.
	Dec 13, 2022 @ 7:02pm Dec 13, 2022	Gate is installed in the new cowboy fence near Old Gander Road, trail is accessible again
	Nov 20, 2022 @ 4:27pm Nov 20, 2022	we’re camping out by gander trail. Walked the dogs down part of it this morning. Saw a horse trailer pull in down the way from our camp this...
	Oct 31, 2022 @ 8:53am Oct 31, 2022

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Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

Past Week

3 rides
19 miles avg distance

6 Months

63 rides
16 miles avg distance

All

727 rides
Last: Mar 12, 2023

Technical Trail Features (TTF)

Photos

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Jun 6, 2017 @ 9:18am

Jun 6, 2017

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Jun 6, 2017 @ 9:02am

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Apr 29, 2017 @ 8:35pm

Apr 29, 2017

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Apr 29, 2017 @ 6:14pm

Apr 29, 2017

Routes with this trail

title	distance
Gooseberry Mesa Loop: N Rim-Gander	13 miles
Gooseberry Windmill-Gander	9 miles

16 Reviews & Comments

Score Time Post Comment

Nalaw1

TFNU (Feb 11, 2023 at 19:00)

Nice trail with enough tech to make it enjoyable. Great views. Just exit onto the road and make a loop.

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Lunchlady44

(Nov 20, 2022 at 15:04)

We’ll that sucks. Riding gander and some cowboys put up a fence at the end of old gander road where the trail meets the road. We walked it with the dogs this morning. No fence. Called ote. Had no idea why there would be a fence halfway down the trail

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RyanS13

(Apr 23, 2022 at 23:23)

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shralping-the-cube

(Feb 14, 2022 at 16:24)

not very well maintained, has a raw, forgotten feel to it. rolling, meandering XC with some mild techy bits. it's like a less ridden, more bushwacky Wire Mesa.

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johnputman

(Oct 24, 2021 at 13:57)

Excellent trail as an out and back. Very similar to Wire, a solid blue, and less traffic. Best to ride East to West first starting from junction with Grafton Wash. Coming back a blast.

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robertellisw

(Jun 27, 2021 at 19:10)

Reminds me of the Secret Trail on Gooseberry...which happens to be a black.

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Ak-Dan

(Apr 13, 2021 at 7:32)

Love this one.
Never a dull moment.
The perfect blend of dirt trail through the forest, jaw dropping views and potentially life-changing split second decisions. Awesome trail.

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MattinButte

ATS (Mar 6, 2021 at 21:10)

I rode a loop of Gooseberry Mesa, followed by a loop of Wire Mesa and linked them with this trail. (36 mile ride). This was my favourite trail out of the lot! More cliffs, more views, more remote!

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MontanaMiller

(Mar 6, 2021 at 12:28)

Killer views, and less busy than other stuff up here

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Chrooth (Feb 15, 2020 at 18:34)

Absolutely excellent trail! So much fun and gorgeous views. I'm a decent rider and this was much more technical than I expected. Not used to walking so many obstacles on a blue, but hey! I'm a better rider now than I was this morning!

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Ceckert12 (Apr 3, 2019 at 20:11)

Trail is awesome!!! First time & the trail was great if your on boulders people have stacked rocks to show you the way.

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tuffguppy (Mar 7, 2018 at 19:21)

I rode this for the first time last weekend. I loved it as an out and back. I especially like that it has a primitive feel and is not as well marked as Gooseberry North and South Rims. I also like the challenge of the prickly pear cactus that often seemed to be reaching out across the trail to pierce your tires. Gotta be aware and in control at all times!

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Silentfoe

(Oct 19, 2017 at 15:26)

This trail is the hidden gem of Gooseberry Mesa. It's 8.1 miles from the Windmill intersection to where it crosses a dirt road and becomes the Grafton Wash trail. Most people do it as a loop with the dirt road or as a bigger out and back. Chunkier than the rest of Gooseberry but with much less slickrock. Views are amazing the whole time.

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W33ble

(Sep 24, 2017 at 21:20)

Great trail! I agree with the other review, it's more work that Wire Mesa, but I thought that made it more interesting. For being an unsanctioned trail, it's pretty well maintained.

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mtskilover

(May 18, 2017 at 17:19)

Fun trail. As an intermediate rider it was mostly ridable by me. Liked the challenge and the scenery. Compared to Wire Mesa this is slightly more difficult.

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