10.6 miles
Distance
1,135 ft
Climb
-1,679 ft
Descent
01:47:38
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Virgin River Rim Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Virgin River Rim - Navajo Lake
    Brian Head, Utah
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Blue (1 vote)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Direction
    Both Directions
    Popular in reverse
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #76139 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #67805 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    65 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking
  • Land Owner
    Dixie National Forest

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Virgin River Rim is a highly rated 11 mile moderately popular blue singletrack scenic trail located near Brian Head Utah. This mountain bike primary trail can be used both directions. On average it takes 1 hour47 minutes to complete this trail.

Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Virgin River Rim mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -544 ft
  • Altitude min
    8,905 ft
  • Altitude max
    9,766 ft
  • Altitude start
    9,448 ft
  • Altitude end
    8,904 ft
  • Grade
    -1%
  • Grade max
    -41.6%
  • Grade min
    37.6%
  • Distance climb
    4 miles
  • Distance down
    6 miles
  • Distance flat
    2,618 ft
  • Avg time
    01:47:38
  • Avg reverse time
    02:09:17
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Avg: 3.99 (6 votes)
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      Virgin River Rim Trail Reports

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      Sep 4, 2024 @ 5:12pm
      Sep 4, 2024
      		 Only one tree down starting from Navajo Lake Loop Trail to where I turned off at Dike trail. Otherwise excellent condition, if a bit rocky, but...
      Jul 28, 2023 @ 4:18pm
      Jul 28, 2023
      		 All blowdowns are clear from Cascade Falls to Navajo Lake. None until we reached the final descent, then my Dad and I took 30 min to saw through...
      Jul 7, 2023 @ 8:42am
      Jul 7, 2023
      		 Multiple large trees down across trail, blocking trail. Going over (in some cases under) all the downed trees along the Virgin River Rim and...
      Sep 1, 2022 @ 10:03pm
      Sep 1, 2022
      		 Probably 40 trees now. One or two spots were hard to get around. They'll add an hour to your ride.
      Jul 25, 2022 @ 3:32pm
      Jul 25, 2022
      		 36+ large trees in Navajo --> Dike section. Needs more than a handsaw to clear (all are pretty easy to get around, under or over but that's a...
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      youtuber Virgin River Rim (Part 2): Still My All-Time...
      41:48 | 180 | Nov 15, 2022 , Brian Head
      Fantastic view along Navajo Lake and the...
      11:24 | 272 | Dec 24, 2021 , Brian Head
      The Pink Cliffs section of the Virgin River...
      11:42 | 206 | Nov 22, 2021 , Brian Head
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