Fossil Flats Primitive Campground
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Campground · 2.9 mi from the trail
Utah · Mountain biking · Near Moab
ATV Sovereign Loop Road
- 1.9 mi
- round trip
- 426 ft
- climb
- Singletrack
- surface
- Out and back
- route
- Mar–May, Sep–Oct
- best months
ATV Sovereign Loop Road is a 1.93-mile mountain biking route in southeastern Utah on land managed by the Bureau of Land Management's Moab Field Office, about 4.5 miles from Arches National Park. The ride is an out-and-back with a total length of about 3.9 miles, climbing roughly 426 feet from a low of about 4,506 feet to a high of about 4,839 feet. The trail is rated moderate, so plan on a short but steady climb to the top of the loop. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to ride. Typical averages from a nearby weather station run to highs around 78°F in May and 68°F in October, while July highs average about 96°F. Several other destinations sit close by. The Gravitron Trail and Gravitron mountain biking route are each about 0.4 miles away, and Wahoo is about half a mile off. Arches National Park is about 4.4 miles away.
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Best time to go · Mar–May, Sep–Oct
Best time to visit ATV Sovereign Loop Road
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, 6.4 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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Gravitron
Next door
1.80-mile out-and-back singletrack in Utah rated Black Diamond / Difficult with 206 ft elevation gain.
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Wahoo
Next door
1.65-mile intermediate singletrack loop in Utah with 250 ft of elevation gain
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Sovereign (lower)
~1 min drive
1.14-mile trail in the Sovereign Trail System, 213 ft elevation gain
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Snippet
~2 min drive
0.16-mile easy singletrack in Utah with 44 ft elevation gain.
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Borderline
Next door
1.14-mile hard singletrack out-and-back in Utah with 83 ft gain.
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Sovereign (lower)
~1 min drive
1.08-mile out-and-back trail in Utah with 209 ft elevation gain.
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Sovereign Trail (Lower)
~1 min drive
3.22-mile trail in Utah's Sovereign Trail System with 780 ft of elevation gain
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Cross Canyon
~2 min drive
0.69-mile easy singletrack in Utah with 93 ft of elevation gain.
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Secret Passage
~2 min drive
Hard singletrack trail in Utah, 0.33 miles, 105 ft gain, out-and-back route.
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Sovereign Trail (Lower)
~2 min drive
1.71-mile out-and-back trail in Utah with 109 ft of elevation gain.
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