1.1 miles
Distance
53 ft
Climb
-269 ft
Descent
00:10:23
Avg time
Supporters, Builders, Maintainers & Land Managers of Whirlwind West Trail
Moab Trail MixMaintainer
BLMLand Manager
Whirlwind West Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
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Riding AreaHorsethief
Moab, Utah -
Difficulty Rating
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Voted DifficultyBlue (1 vote)
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeAM, XC, Fat
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Dogs AllowedYes
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eBike Allowed
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Global Ranking
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Local Popularity80 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 85 in Trail Running
- 5 in Hiking
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Land ManagerBLM
Whirlwind West is the better of the two Whirlwind routes to come back up from 7-UP trail. Whirlwind West rides along an upper rocky rim with great singletrack riding and features, while Whirlwind East goes down thru the basin and around on more open slickrock.
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Whirlwind West mountain bike trail trail
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Altitude change-216 ft
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Altitude min5,509 ft
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Altitude max5,727 ft
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Altitude start5,724 ft
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Altitude end5,509 ft
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Grade max-18.663%
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Grade min8.613%
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Distance climb1,672 ft
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Distance down4,085 ft
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Distance flat171 ft
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Avg time00:10:23
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Avg reverse time00:15:11
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- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Snow Cover Inadequate
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
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Directions to whirlwind-west trailhead
(38.591680, -109.789820)
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Whirlwind West Trail Reports
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Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 6 rides
- 18 miles avg distance
6 Months
- 110 rides
- 15 miles avg distance
All
- 950 rides
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Routes with this trail
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From either side of Mustang, a great ride. Flowy with small tech. You will be going downhill from mustang so plan on riding back up after or connect to the other trails. Intermediate is about right. Maybe even closer to beginner with spots of intermediate.
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Nearby Trails
- Wildcat 1,270 ft
- Hidalgo 2,247 ft
- Whirlwind East 4,144 ft
- Chisholm 4,308 ft
- Mustang West 1 mile
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