4,510 ft
Distance
92 ft
Climb
-148 ft
Descent
00:35:13
Avg time
Supporters, Builders, Maintainers & Land Managers of Pothole Arch Trail
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    BLM
    Land Manager

Pothole Arch Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Amasa Back
    Moab, Utah
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Blue (2 votes)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Direction
    Both Directions
    Popular in reverse
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • Global Ranking
    #7101 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #74466 in Trail Running
    • #54745 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    75 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 75 in Trail Running
    • 55 in Hiking
  • Land Owner
    BLM

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Pothole Arch is a highly rated 4,510 ft popular black diamond singletrack trail located near Moab Utah. This mountain bike primary trail can be used both directions. On average it takes 35 minutes to complete this trail.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Pothole Arch mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -56 ft
  • Altitude min
    4,540 ft
  • Altitude max
    4,637 ft
  • Altitude start
    4,616 ft
  • Altitude end
    4,560 ft
  • Grade
    -1.249%
  • Grade max
    -60.062%
  • Grade min
    49.934%
  • Distance climb
    1,902 ft
  • Distance down
    2,231 ft
  • Distance flat
    377 ft
  • Avg time
    00:35:13
  • Avg reverse time
    00:31:34
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on Sep 8, 2024
Ideal
Avg: 4.04 (20 votes)
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      Pothole Arch Trail Reports

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      Sep 8, 2024 @ 7:02am
      Sep 8, 2024
      Apr 17, 2024 @ 8:35am
      Apr 17, 2024
      Apr 17, 2024 @ 8:35am
      Apr 17, 2024
      Mar 19, 2023 @ 4:36am
      Mar 19, 2023
      		 Brown Pow!
      Jan 23, 2023 @ 9:57am
      Jan 23, 2023
      		 reporter Snowy and icy in the shade, snow melting creating mud in sunny areas.
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 2 rides
      • 14 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 73 rides
      • 17 miles avg distance
      All
      • 1,463 rides
      • Last: Nov 30, 2024

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      Jan 7, 2018 @ 12:14pm
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      Dec 6, 2014 @ 11:36am
      Dec 6, 2014
      154 |
      Jul 11, 2019 @ 4:54pm
      Jul 11, 2019

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