Utah · Mountain biking · Near Moab

Prickly Pair

1.9 mi
loop
68 ft
climb
Singletrack
surface
Loop
route
Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
best months

Prickly Pair is a short, easy mountain biking loop in Dead Horse Point State Park in Utah, managed by State Park and Recreation. The route is about 1.9 miles long, with a total elevation gain of 68 feet, and it forms a loop that starts and ends at roughly the same point, with the low point at 5,831 feet and the high at 5,922 feet. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to ride. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show May highs around 72°F and October highs around 65°F, while July averages about 91°F and winter brings highs near 37°F with a few snowy days each month. Several other outings sit close by. Raven Roll is about 0.3 miles away and Great Pyramid about 0.5 miles. Bird's View Butte / Crow's Head Spires, a climbing area, is about 1.8 miles off, and Cowboy Camp Campground is about 5.4 miles away.

Around this trail

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  • Sleep close

    Site 21

    Campground

    Campground · 0.6 mi from the trail
  • Eat after

    Domino's

    Fast food

    On your way back · 11 mi · Open after 6
  • If it rains

    Launching Pad

    Attraction

    On your way back · 9 mi

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  • Best time to go · Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct

    Best time to visit Prickly Pair

    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.

    1. Jan

      37° / 22°

      4 wet · 4 snow

    2. Feb

      43° / 27°

      4 wet · 3 snow

    3. Mar

      54° / 35°

      5 wet · 2 snow

    4. Apr

      62° / 40°

      5 wet · 1 snow

    5. May

      72° / 50°

      5 wet

    6. Jun

      85° / 62°

      3 wet

    7. Jul

      91° / 68°

      6 wet

    8. Aug

      88° / 66°

      7 wet

    9. Sep

      79° / 57°

      6 wet

    10. Oct

      65° / 44°

      5 wet

    11. Nov

      49° / 33°

      4 wet · 2 snow

    12. 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, 5.1 mi away at 5,871 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

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