Grafton Mesa Details

Activities
- Mountain Bike
- E-Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
Riding Area

Grafton Mesa
Hurricane, Utah
Difficulty Rating

Double Black Diamond rate
Voted Difficulty

Double Black Diamond (2 votes)
Trail Type

Singletrack
Bike Type

DH, AM, XC
Direction

Downhill Only
Popular direction shown
Dogs Allowed

Yes
eBike Allowed

Yes up to Class 1
TTFs on Trail

Drop, Jump, Gap Jump, Rock Garden
Global Ranking
#4886 in Mountain Biking [+]
- #4698 in E-Biking
- #57530 in Trail Running
- #37284 in Hiking
Local Popularity
80 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 75 in E-Biking
- 60 in Trail Running
- 80 in Hiking

During Grafton Ghost Town days, this was an old mule track to access the mesa-top, now eroded into narrow downhill-only singletrack.

The upper 1/2 sections are a very rough technical rock garden on a steep descent. Lots of loose chunk, boulders and some steep rolls down rock stacks. Trail is mostly straight but has a couple of twists and bends. Due to the large boulders and drops, sight-lines are limited and a major element of the difficulty is the short time available to study the trail ahead. Some sections fade from view and can only be judged just immediately before the entry to drop/roll. This is rough, old-school tech-gnar with lots of steep and loose and uneven traction. Most lines have no easy ways to abandon or step-off the bike due to the hazards left and right, so the trail requires a lot of commitment.

The lower 1/2 sections move further away from the rocky bands of rock along the cliff and introduce surface changes. There are some rock-stack chutes and multiple side-options with more speed and momentum possible. Some of the side options involve gaps or high-lines to drop-off.

The bottom quarter is smooth dirt. There are spines, drops, hips, gaps and ridges.

CAUTION: near the bottom, the trail takes a gentle left turn along the ridge of a spine. To the right of the spine is an unsurvivable sheer drop-off, and you will be very close to the edge, especially if you do not turn. The drop cannot be seen on the approach. People walking up to and near the edge have made it seem like the line of the trail goes riight towards the drop.

Conveniently in case of disaster, there is a graveyard located just at the end of the trail.

Not suitable for wet weather.

Traditionally Indigenous Territory

More Stats for Grafton Mesa mountain bike trail trail

Altitude change

-720 ft
Altitude min

3,699 ft
Altitude max

4,419 ft
Altitude start

4,419 ft
Altitude end

3,701 ft
Grade

-12%
Grade max

-59.6%
Grade min

1%
Distance climb

236 ft
Distance down

1 mile
Distance flat

72 ft
Avg time

00:25:56
Avg reverse time

00:49:16
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status	date	description
	Feb 12, 2023 @ 7:59pm Feb 12, 2023
	Sep 28, 2022 @ 11:05am Sep 28, 2022	Definitely bring your Agame. Crybaby hill is about as janky right now too. Tacoma did fine.
	Apr 23, 2022 @ 10:27am Apr 23, 2022
	Jan 21, 2022 @ 12:41pm Jan 21, 2022
	Nov 26, 2021 @ 6:12pm Nov 26, 2021	Amazing trail, it was a total tinkfest.

title	distance
Grafton Mesa Loop	13 miles
Money Trails Loop	5 miles

Grafton Mesa

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