11.3 miles
Distance
219 ft
Climb
-3,032 ft
Descent
01:55:29
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    BLM
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Porcupine Rim Trail Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    La Sal Mountains
    Moab, Utah
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Black Diamond (9 votes)
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T2 Mountain Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    DH, AM, XC
  • Direction
    Downhill Primary
    Popular direction shown
  • Climb Difficulty
    Double Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • TTFs on Trail
    Berm, Drop, Rock Face, Rock Garden, Roller Coaster
  • Global Ranking
    #12 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #13174 in Trail Running
    • #5647 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    100 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 80 in Trail Running
    • 70 in Hiking
  • Land Owner
    USFS

Porcupine Rim bike trail is one of the must ride biking trails of Moab, Utah. Long pedal up form town but best when shuttled to the top. On the bike map it is often combined as the Whole Enchilada with Porcupine Rim, Kokopelli, Hazard County and Burro Pass.
The main bike trail is about 18KM long with a gentle -5% grade. The trail can ridden in an hour non stop, but most people take multiple hours to session the various steps and drops and take photos of the World famous views of Castle Valley. Lower singletrack overlooking the Colorado River has several advanced technical sections. Walk your bike through the extreme technical sections.

To get back to town, either pedal the paved bike path or leave a car at the bottom.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Porcupine Rim Trail multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -2,813 ft
  • Altitude min
    3,986 ft
  • Altitude max
    6,806 ft
  • Altitude start
    6,799 ft
  • Altitude end
    3,986 ft
  • Grade
    -4.7%
  • Grade max
    -46.4%
  • Grade min
    17.4%
  • Distance climb
    1 mile
  • Distance down
    9 miles
  • Distance flat
    3,537 ft
  • Avg time
    01:55:29
  • Avg reverse time
    03:10:35
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on Mar 26, 2025
Ideal
Avg: 4.51 (172 votes)
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      Outside Logo Articles

      Hannah Otto Sets FKT on the Whole Enchilada
      Nov 15, 2022 from pinkbike.com
      Hannah's 6 hours and 47 minute time is the fastest know time for both men and women.
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      Nov 2, 2022 from pinkbike.com
      Braydon's full length film is a massive project about an incredible challenge.
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      Porcupine Rim Trail Trail Reports

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      Mar 26, 2025 @ 4:35pm
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      Mar 26, 2025 @ 7:23am
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 10 rides
      • 19 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 230 rides
      • 28 miles avg distance
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      • 2,126 rides
      • Last: Mar 26, 2025

      Technical Trail Features (TTF)

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      May 10, 2017 @ 12:31pm
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      Pinkbike Articles

      Nov 15, 2022
      Hannah Otto Sets FKT on the Whole Enchilada Hannah Otto Sets FKT on the Whole Enchilada
      Hannah's 5:50:38 time is the fastest know time for both men and women.
      Nov 2, 2022
      Must Watch: Braydon Bringhurst Attempts to Climb the Whole Enchilada in '8600FT' Must Watch: Braydon Bringhurst Attempts to Climb the Whole Enchilada in '8600FT'
      Braydon's full length film is a massive project about an incredible challenge.
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      Videos

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      youtuber Escape From Winter – Whole Enchilada –...
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      7:55 | 2836 | Apr 15, 2019 , Moab
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