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6.9 miles
Distance
964 ft
Climb
-975 ft
Descent
00:59:13
Avg time
-9 ft
Altitude change
5,317 ft
Altitude min
6,255 ft
Altitude max
5,332 ft
Altitude start
5,322 ft
Altitude end
-29.2%
Grade max
24.3%
Grade min
3 miles
Distance climb
3 miles
Distance down
2,320 ft
Distance flat
00:59:13
Avg time
Jackalope Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Winter Fat Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
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Riding AreaMcCoy Flats
Vernal, Utah -
Difficulty Rating
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Voted DifficultyBlue (1 vote)
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Local Popularity85 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 80 in Trail Running
- 5 in Hiking
- 5 in Winter Fat Biking
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Global Ranking
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State Ranking#1,227 in Mountain Biking · Utah [+]
- #2,173 in Trail Running
- #4,568 in Hiking
- #52 in Winter Fat Biking
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeAM, XC, Fat
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DirectionOne DirectionPopular Direction Shown
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Climb DifficultyBlue
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Physical RatingModerate
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Dogs AllowedYes
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eBike Allowed
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Land Owner
Traveling clockwise from the trailhead, the trail begins on And Cookies, an easy green with nice fast rollers. After about a mile the trail forks right onto the start of Jackalope and you begin a nice steady climb. The climb is fairly gradual, with no technical features, and a few short steeper segments for about 2.7 miles. The last 1/4 mile of the climb pitches up slightly until the top. Descending a short double track section quickly gets you into a fast, loose rock downhill with very few technical sections and only a couple loose turns. Once the trail crosses Serendipity, the trail is hard packed and fast sending you towards a nice, slightly technical spine section. The spine puts you on top of a small mesa followed by a short steep descent with one tight section to squeeze past and a couple technical bits that dumps out on the valley floor. A short roller section about a mile long takes you back to the trailhead.
Access Info
Maps located on the Northeast section of the parking area will direct you where to pick up the beginning of the trail and the trail is well marked.
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory
Recent Activity on Trail
Past Week
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6 Months
- 8 rides
- 13 miles avg distance
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- 75 rides
- Last: Sep 25, 2026
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- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
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- Very Dry
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Directions to jackalope trailhead
(40.356870, -109.583210)
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13 Reviews & Comments
yamabrad
Rode this for the first time today. Seemingly, the heavy rains washed a lot of the dirt off the trail. Towards the end of Jackalope, the steepest sections were loose rock gardens, some of the sections I had to walk. Closernto the parking lot was still muddy, the first 90% we're fine.
Fun trail, I wish I could have rode it before the rains so I could compare. seems the trails will need some work.
Fun trail, I wish I could have rode it before the rains so I could compare. seems the trails will need some work.
Themccarthyfarm
I rode it CW and wasn't very impressed. The lower section on the way up was nice but the higher I got the more river cobble there was. I would not call the downhill side fast or flowy. Too many loose rocks. I did give it 3 stars because it an adventure and has some great view.
Blaine1020
Clockwise is the way to ride this trail. Enjoyable ride I cut onto serendipity for the downhill a little loose but after the first bit it was fast and flows!!
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