5.2 miles

Distance

128 ft

Climb

-687 ft

Descent

00:23:37

Avg time

Supporters, Builders, Maintainers & Land Managers of Jem Trail

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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 [+]
- 55 in Trail Running
- 60 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

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More Stats for Jem mountain bike trail trail

Altitude change

-560 ft
Altitude min

3,451 ft
Altitude max

4,012 ft
Altitude start

4,012 ft
Altitude end

3,451 ft
Grade

-2%
Grade max

-25%
Grade min

16.7%
Distance climb

4,380 ft
Distance down

4 miles
Distance flat

2,093 ft
Avg time

00:23:37
Avg reverse time

00:56:12
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Status:

on Feb 12, 2023

Prevalent Mud

Avg: 3.9 (56 votes)

Your vote: 0

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Directions to jem-9285 trailhead (37.151820, -113.251850)

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Jem Trail Reports

status	date	description
	Feb 12, 2023 @ 12:30pm Feb 12, 2023	Significant enough mud that I turned around.
	Dec 10, 2022 @ 12:15pm Dec 10, 2022
	Jul 19, 2022 @ 8:29am Jul 19, 2022
	May 17, 2022 @ 8:18am May 17, 2022	As noted by previous commenter, trails were rutted by previous riders riding on wet muddy trails.
	Apr 29, 2022 @ 11:08am Apr 29, 2022	Typical Spring conditions on the JEM. Rutty from cows and people riding on wet trails during the winter.

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Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

Past Week

8 rides
16 miles avg distance

6 Months

333 rides
19 miles avg distance

All

4,088 rides
Last: Mar 5, 2023

Photos

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Aug 7, 2022 @ 12:33pm

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Routes with this trail

title	distance
Intro Loop at Hurricane Cliffs	16 miles
Hurricane Flat Discovery	17 miles
Intermountain Cup - Cactus Hugger	8 miles
Best of Hurricane Cliffs big loop	22 miles

19 Reviews & Comments

Score Time Post Comment

Kramee4

(Jun 2, 2022 at 18:00)

Lots of pedaling, nice desert ride

youtu.be/GL6M0_lXs8A

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MtclimberUS

(May 27, 2022 at 9:15)

Note the lower section of JEM near the river and sheep bridge road is now one way downhill only for bikes. There’s a new uphill portion named Carne Asada to use instead.

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Dirt63vir (Dec 9, 2021 at 10:48)

For the most part, this trail is green. However, the final mile on the northern end mostly runs right along a cliff. The sheer drop down to the Virgin River and also a side canyon is literally only a few feet from the trail in spots with little bits of up/down and light technical sections thrown in. So if you're a new rider and/or spooked by heights, I'd recommend walking these sections. Additionally, it's easier to see the sites and take photos as this is the most scenic section of the entire trail.

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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.

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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!

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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.

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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?

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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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

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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.

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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?

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