North Klondike Campground
Campground
Campground · 3.4 mi from the trail
Utah · Mountain biking · Near Moab
Baby Steps Road
- 3.6 mi
- round trip
- 603 ft
- climb
- Singletrack
- surface
- Out and back
- route
- Mar–May, Sep–Oct
- best months
Baby Steps Road is a 7.2-mile out-and-back mountain biking route on state land in Utah, managed by the State Land Board. The ride starts at about 4,606 feet and climbs to about 5,155 feet, with a total elevation gain of 603 feet. It is rated moderate. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to ride. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Moab show May highs around 78°F and October highs around 68°F, while July averages about 96°F and January highs sit near 39°F. The Baby Steps Trail lies about 0.4 miles away, and the Klondike Bluffs Trail and Instep Trail are both within a mile. North Klondike Campground is about 3.4 miles off.
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On your way back · 11 mi
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More in MoabLocal outfitters
- Moab Tour Company18 mi away
- Moab Grand Tours18 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Baby Steps TrailMountain biking0.4 mi
- Klondike Bluffs TrailHiking0.6 mi
- Instep TrailHiking0.8 mi
The Marching MenRock climbingPhoto: James St. John, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)2.2 mi
Sunshine WallRock climbingPhoto: Sandy Horvath-Dori from Grand Junction, CO, USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)3.3 mi- North Klondike CampgroundCamping3.4 mi
Sunshine Wall RoutesRock climbingPhoto: Sandy Horvath-Dori from Grand Junction, CO, USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)4 mi- Courthouse Rock CampgroundCamping6.3 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Baby Steps TrailMountain biking · Next door
- Baby Steps TrailMountain biking · ~1 min drive
- Agate East TrailMountain biking · ~4 min drive
- Fallen Officer TrailMountain biking · ~9 min drive
- Sidestep South TrailMountain biking · ~2 min drive
- UFO TrailMountain biking · ~2 min drive
- Midline TrailMountain biking · ~5 min drive
- Cedar Mountain TrailMountain biking · ~9 min drive
- EKG TrailMountain biking · ~3 min drive
- Sidestep North TrailMountain biking · ~2 min drive
Also worth it near here
Tower ArchHiking · ~3 min drivePhoto: mtnscll — CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- The Marching MenRock climbing · ~4 min drivePhoto: James St. John, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- North Klondike CampgroundCamping · ~6 min drive
Black Cave ArchNatural arch · ~9 min drivePhoto: The Dye Clan, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Baby Steps 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, 4.6 mi away at 4,561 ft. The station sits about 600 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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