Coney Island
- 0.4 mi
- round trip
- 13 ft
- climb
- Singletrack
- surface
- Out and back
- route
- Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
- best months
Coney Island is a short out-and-back ride on Bureau of Land Management land in Utah's Moab Field Office, about 0.4 miles from the Big Lonely Trail. The route is moderate, with a total climb of about 13 feet from a low point of 5,505 feet to a high of 5,526 feet. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to ride. Typical averages from the Canyonlands-The Neck weather station, about 11 miles away, put May highs near 72°F and October highs near 65°F, while July highs average around 91°F. The Big Lonely Trail and Plateau Overlook Trail sit close by. Big Mesa Trail and Lone Mesa Group Sites are both about a mile away, giving riders and campers options to extend a trip.
Local outfitters
- Moab Tour Company14 mi away
- Moab Grand Tours14 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Big Lonely TrailMountain biking0.4 mi
- Plateau Overlook TrailHiking0.6 mi
- Big Mesa TrailMountain biking1 mi
- Lone Mesa Group SitesCamping1 mi
- Horsethief Group SitesCamping2.6 mi
Horsethief CampgroundCampingPhoto: Recreation.gov (RIDB) / public domain2.6 mi
Four Arch CanyonRock climbingPhoto: runt35, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)4.3 mi
Monitor and Merrimac ButtesRock climbingPhoto: BFS Man from Webster, TX, USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)4.3 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Buttes and Towers TrailMountain biking · ~11 min drivePhoto: Foreade, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Coney IslandMountain biking · Next door
- Rocky Tops TrailMountain biking · ~4 min drive
- LazyMountain biking · ~13 min drive
- Sevenmile Rim TrailMountain biking · ~11 min drivePhoto: Foreade, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Coney IslandMountain biking · Next door
- Rocky Tops TrailMountain biking · ~5 min drive
- Rusty SpurMountain biking · ~13 min drive
North 40Mountain biking · ~13 min drivePhoto: Jacob Montgomery, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Big Lonely TrailMountain biking · Next door
Best time to visit Coney Island
Best months: April–June 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
37° / 22°
4 wet · 4 snow
Feb
43° / 27°
4 wet · 3 snow
Mar
54° / 35°
5 wet · 2 snow
Apr
62° / 40°
5 wet · 1 snow
May
72° / 50°
5 wet
Jun
85° / 62°
3 wet
Jul
91° / 68°
6 wet
Aug
88° / 66°
7 wet
Sep
79° / 57°
6 wet
Oct
65° / 44°
5 wet
Nov
49° / 33°
4 wet · 2 snow
Dec
37° / 23°
4 wet · 4 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Canyonlands-The Neck, UT, 11.2 mi away at 5,871 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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