Fossil Flats Primitive Campground
Campground
Campground · 2.6 mi from the trail
Utah · Mountain biking · Near Moab
Borderline
- 1.1 mi
- round trip
- 243 ft
- climb
- Singletrack
- surface
- Out and back
- route
- Mar–May, Sep–Oct
- best months
Borderline is a mountain biking route on Bureau of Land Management land in the Moab Field Office, about 11 miles from the town of Moab, Utah. The ride is an out-and-back of about 2.3 miles, with a one-way climb of roughly 240 feet from a low point of about 4,500 feet to a high of about 4,750 feet. It is rated hard. 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 about 96°F and January lows drop to about 17°F. The Wahoo mountain biking route and the Wahoo Trail and Borderline Trail hikes all start about 0.1 mile away. Arches National Park is about 4 miles off, and Devils Garden Campground is about 4.9 miles away.
Around this trail
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On your way back · 5 miIf it rains Panorama Viewpoint
Viewpoint
On your way back · 9 mi
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Best time to go · Mar–May, Sep–Oct
Best time to visit Borderline
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, 6.7 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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