Agate Hills
- 1.0 mi
- round trip
- 65 ft
- climb
- Singletrack
- surface
- Out and back
- route
- Mar–May, Sep–Oct
- best months
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Agate Hills is a short, easy mountain biking ride on Bureau of Land Management land in Utah's Moab Field Office, about a mile from the town of Moab. The route is an out-and-back that climbs about 65 feet from a low point of 4,437 feet to a high of 4,513 feet, covering roughly 2 miles round trip. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to ride. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show May highs around 78°F and October highs around 68°F, while July averages climb to about 96°F. Several other trails sit close by. The Enduro Loop is about 1.3 miles away and the White Wash Trail about 2.1 miles. Mary's Trail Access is about 4.3 miles off, and the Lost World Butte climbing area is about 9.9 miles away.
Local outfitters
- Moab Tour Company31 mi away
- Moab Grand Tours31 mi away
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Best time to go · Mar–May, Sep–Oct
Best time to visit Agate Hills
Best months: March–May and September–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
39° / 17°
5 wet
Feb
47° / 25°
5 wet
Mar
59° / 32°
4 wet
Apr
67° / 39°
4 wet
May
78° / 48°
4 wet
Jun
90° / 58°
3 wet
Jul
96° / 66°
4 wet
Aug
92° / 63°
5 wet
Sep
83° / 53°
5 wet
Oct
68° / 40°
5 wet
Nov
52° / 27°
4 wet
Dec
39° / 17°
5 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Moab Canyonland Ap, UT, 16.1 mi away at 4,561 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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