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Utah · Mountain biking · Near Moab
Gold Bar (Mag 7)
- 1.1 mi
- round trip
- 291 ft
- climb
- Singletrack
- surface
- Out and back
- route
- Mar–May, Oct–Nov
- best months
Gold Bar (Mag 7) is a mountain biking route on Bureau of Land Management land in Utah's Moab Field Office, about a mile from the town of Moab. The ride is an out-and-back of roughly 2.2 miles, with a high point of about 4,926 feet and a low of about 4,616 feet. The climb is rated hard, and the route gains about 291 feet in elevation. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to ride. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show April highs around 70°F and October highs around 72°F, while July averages near 99°F and January lows drop to about 22°F. Several other destinations sit close by. Little Canyon Trail is about 0.4 miles away, and the Whisky Caps climbing area is about 1.4 miles off. Gold Bar Canyon and Little Valley, both climbing areas, are each about 1.5 miles away.
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Add any of these when you start a tripSleep close Eat after 
If it rainsCarter Pape, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsHell's Revenge
Attraction
In town
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors · Photos: Carter Pape, CC BY-SA 4.0 (commons)
More in MoabLocal outfitters
- Moab Tour Company6 mi away
- Moab Grand Tours6 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Little Canyon TrailHiking0.4 mi
- Unnamed BLM TrailHiking1 mi
- Little CanyonHiking1.3 mi
The Whisky CapsRock climbingPhoto: katsrcool, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)1.4 mi
Gold Bar CanyonRock climbingPhoto: The Dye Clan, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)1.5 mi- Little ValleyRock climbingPhoto: katsrcool, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)1.5 mi
- Gold Bar Group SitesCamping2.5 mi
- Jaycee Park CampgroundCamping5.3 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
SidewinderMountain biking · ~4 min drivePhoto: Jacob Montgomery, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Arth's Corner TrailMountain biking · ~3 min drive
- Long BranchMountain biking · ~5 min drive
- Rusty SpurMountain biking · ~5 min drive
- Long BranchMountain biking · ~4 min drivePhoto: Jacob Montgomery, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Bar B EastMountain biking · ~5 min drive
- Killer BMountain biking · ~5 min drive
- Rusty SpurMountain biking · ~5 min drive
EscapeMountain biking · ~5 min drivePhoto: Jacob Montgomery, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- SidewinderMountain biking · ~5 min drive
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Best time to visit Gold Bar (Mag 7)
Best months: March–May and October–November. 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
42° / 22°
4 wet
Feb
50° / 29°
4 wet
Mar
62° / 37°
5 wet
Apr
70° / 44°
5 wet
May
80° / 53°
5 wet
Jun
93° / 63°
3 wet
Jul
99° / 70°
5 wet
Aug
96° / 68°
6 wet
Sep
87° / 58°
5 wet
Oct
72° / 44°
5 wet
Nov
56° / 33°
4 wet
Dec
42° / 24°
4 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Arches Np Hqs, UT, 3 mi away at 4,093 ft. The station sits about 800 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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