Utah · Mountain biking · Near Moab

Megasteps Trail

3.2 mi
round trip
580 ft
climb
Singletrack
surface
Out and back
route
Mar–May, Sep–Oct
best months

Megasteps Trail is a mountain biking route on Bureau of Land Management land in the Moab Field Office in Utah, about 9 miles from the town of Crescent Junction. The trail is an out-and-back that covers roughly 6.3 miles with a total elevation gain of about 580 feet, from a low point of about 4,719 feet to a high of about 5,245 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 highs sit near 39°F. The trail sits close to several other routes. Midline Trail, Chilkoot Pass Trail and Agate West Trail are each about 0.2 miles away, and North Klondike Campground is about half a mile off.

Around this trail

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  • Sleep close

    North Klondike Campground

    Campground

    Campground · 0.5 mi from the trail
  • Eat after

    Bar M Chuckwagon

    Restaurant

    On your way back · 12 mi
  • If it rainsBLMUtah, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

    Moab Giants

    Museum

    On your way back · 11 mi

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  • Best time to go · Mar–May, Sep–Oct

    Best time to visit Megasteps Trail

    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.

    1. Jan

      39° / 17°

      5 wet

    2. Feb

      47° / 25°

      5 wet

    3. Mar

      59° / 32°

      4 wet

    4. Apr

      67° / 39°

      4 wet

    5. May

      78° / 48°

      4 wet

    6. Jun

      90° / 58°

      3 wet

    7. Jul

      96° / 66°

      4 wet

    8. Aug

      92° / 63°

      5 wet

    9. Sep

      83° / 53°

      5 wet

    10. Oct

      68° / 40°

      5 wet

    11. Nov

      52° / 27°

      4 wet

    12. Dec

      39° / 17°

      5 wet

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Moab Canyonland Ap, UT, 4.5 mi away at 4,561 ft. The station sits about 700 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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