5.3 miles
Distance
326 ft
Climb
-872 ft
Descent
00:25:35
Avg time
Supporters, Builders, Maintainers & Land Managers of Jem Trail
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    BLM
    Land Manager

Jem Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Hurricane Cliffs
    Hurricane, Utah
  • Difficulty Rating
    Green rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Green (3 votes)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Direction
    Both Directions
    Popular direction shown
  • Climb Difficulty
    Green
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • Global Ranking
    #714 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #74485 in Trail Running
    • #6769 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    95 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 65 in Trail Running
    • 85 in Hiking

This section of the JEM trail is amazing. The whole ride down is full of fast flowing turns. There are a couple of technical sections but nothing to stress about. Definitely worth the short climb... and definitely worth doing more than one lap

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Jem mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -546 ft
  • Altitude min
    3,443 ft
  • Altitude max
    4,027 ft
  • Altitude start
    4,027 ft
  • Altitude end
    3,481 ft
  • Grade
    -1.956%
  • Grade max
    -29.291%
  • Grade min
    23.972%
  • Distance climb
    1 mile
  • Distance down
    4 miles
  • Distance flat
    2,002 ft
  • Avg time
    00:25:35
  • Avg reverse time
    00:53:03
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Status:
on Sep 21, 2021
Dry
Avg: 3.9 (51 votes)

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Trail Conditions
  • Unknown
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  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
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  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Ideal
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  • Very Dry
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      Jem Trail Reports

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      Sep 21, 2021 @ 2:04pm
      11 hours
      Jul 29, 2021 @ 12:55pm
      Jul 29, 2021
      Jul 3, 2021 @ 6:51pm
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      Jul 3, 2021
      May 8, 2021 @ 9:16am
      May 8, 2021
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 8 rides
      • 13 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 460 rides
      • 17 miles avg distance
      All
      • 2,022 rides
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      Photos

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      Dec 29, 2020 @ 4:20pm
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      Oct 7, 2020 @ 7:34am
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      Sep 30, 2020 @ 9:25pm
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      Sep 30, 2020 @ 9:25pm
      Sep 30, 2020

      Routes with this trail

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      16 Reviews & Comments

      • + 1
      eyun (Oct 22, 2014 at 23:59)
       Fast desert fun.
      [Reply]
      • + 3
      caribooyj WLCC (Dec 2, 2015 at 13:45)
       One of the best trails... ever!
      [Reply]
      • + 1
      stonecreekr (Apr 28, 2017 at 12:51)
       Not sure why this Trail get such high reviews I would take my kids on it but that's about all maybe I missed something?
      [Reply]
      • + 2
      patiohaggerty (Apr 28, 2017 at 13:23)
       I don't know how this trail gets such high ratings. If riding through flat sagebrush is you're thing, you'll love it. If you're competent on a bike and looking for a memorable ride, avoid JEM trail. However, it would be a fun trail to ride with my young children.
      [Reply]
      • + 0
      norcalspeeddemon (Jun 13, 2017 at 7:20)
       When I used to live in the Midwest I thought this trail was awesome. After living out west for a while I came back and found this trail rather flat pedally and boring. If you are an xc guy you will love it. If you are a gravity type rider I'd look for something else
      [Reply]
      • + 1
      thesquid (Aug 26, 2017 at 23:02)
       This trail used to be a high speed buff rally through the sage. As of Fall 2016 it was a rutted mess. I'd recommend Dead Ringer instead for a descent.
      [Reply]
      • + 0
      trailtap (May 6, 2018 at 17:52)
       This is a great post goose ride. Fast flowy and fun. Have a bro drop u off at the trail head and pick you up at the bottom parking lot. 30 minutes and your done
      [Reply]
      • + 1
      brendlefly (Oct 28, 2018 at 13:43)
       The short stretch at the bottom along the high cliffs above the river is sort of interesting and unique but an overall bland and not very fun trail. Worth checking off the list but not one I need to ride again.
      [Reply]
      • + 0
      MosaicMTBGuy (Mar 30, 2019 at 20:59)
       Great scenery, short techy sections to keep things interesting, and even some fun rock drops to jump off if you're inclined.
      [Reply]
      • + 0
      kevincrystal (Apr 4, 2019 at 13:01)
       Read the other comments about difficulty or lack thereof. Only thing I want to note is there is a section along a cliff with sheer drops. If you have a problem with heights, drive down the dirt road and catch the trail after it leaves the Virgin River.
      [Reply]
      • + 0
      wgwestervelt (Apr 23, 2019 at 16:01)
       Meh. It’s a nice long flowy downhill but was not in love with it. You also need to check your speed through the cliff section.
      [Reply]
      • + 0
      JumDee (May 24, 2020 at 19:15)
       Took our 5 yrs old there because we didn t know the trail will be so exposed/drop off that far. We walked our bike the drop off ended. He was mentally done by that time.
      [Reply]
      • + 1
      Atriffet (Aug 19, 2020 at 10:49)
       Hey there. I'm reading a lot of mixed messages about this trail on a few sites- is this an out and back trail, or shuttle for one direction only?
      [Reply]
      • + 1
      pirate4x4lance (Aug 23, 2020 at 7:31)
       It's an out and back trail. The upper section of JEM is one way only, but you can go up Dead Ringer to get to the top. I do this loop all the time.
      [Reply]
      • + 1
      Deb24442 (Dec 23, 2020 at 16:39)
       My first mtb ride. Had to walk the cliffs and some of the rocks on the trail but otherwise was a great trail for my first attempt!
      [Reply]
      • + 0
      TrekRider89 (Apr 17, 2021 at 15:12)
       Very easy trail. Good one for the start of the season. Very pretty along the river gorge, but other than that it’s very basic. Still worth doing, but definitely not the best trail in the vicinity.
      [Reply]

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