Group Site A
Campground
Campground · 2.4 mi from the trail
Utah · Mountain biking · Near Moab
Rocky Tops Trail
- 3.1 mi
- round trip
- 288 ft
- climb
- Singletrack
- surface
- Out and back
- route
- Mar–May, Sep–Oct
- best months
Rocky Tops Trail is a 6.2-mile out-and-back mountain biking route on Bureau of Land Management land within the Moab Field Office in Utah. The climb rises 288 feet from a low point of 5,111 feet to a high of 5,300 feet, and the route 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 near 96°F. Several other outings sit close by. The 7-Up Trail and 7-Up Bike Trail are both within a mile, and the Coney Island Trail is about 1.1 miles away. Lone Mesa Group Sites, about 2.4 miles off, offers camping.
Around this trail
Add any of these when you start a tripSleep close Eat after Bar M Chuckwagon
Restaurant
On your way back · 5 mi
If it rainsBLMUtah, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors · Photos: BLMUtah, Public domain (commons)
More in MoabLocal outfitters
- Moab Tour Company12 mi away
- Moab Grand Tours12 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- 7-Up TrailHiking0.8 mi
- 7-Up Bike TrailHiking1 mi
- Coney Island TrailHiking1.1 mi
313 CorridorRock climbingPhoto: BFS Man from Webster, TX, USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)2.3 mi- Lone Mesa Group SitesCamping2.4 mi
- Monitor and Merrimac ButtesRock climbingPhoto: BFS Man from Webster, TX, USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)2.7 mi
- Small Adventures Wall / 313 SlabsRock climbingPhoto: BFS Man from Webster, TX, USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)2.9 mi
Horsethief CampgroundCampingPhoto: Recreation.gov (RIDB) / public domain4.1 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Buttes and Towers TrailMountain biking · ~8 min drivePhoto: Foreade, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Rocky Tops TrailMountain biking · Next door
- Coney Island TrailMountain biking · ~2 min drive
- LazyMountain biking · ~9 min drive
- Sevenmile Rim TrailMountain biking · ~8 min drivePhoto: Foreade, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Rocky Tops TrailMountain biking · ~2 min drive
- Ramblin' TrailMountain biking · ~3 min drive
- Rusty SpurMountain biking · ~9 min drive
North 40Mountain biking · ~9 min drivePhoto: Jacob Montgomery, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Gold Bar (Mag 7)Mountain biking · ~9 min drive
Also worth it near here
- 313 CorridorRock climbing · ~4 min drivePhoto: BFS Man from Webster, TX, USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Merrimac ButteSummit · ~5 min drivePhoto: dconvertini, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Seven Mile Wash TrailHiking · ~5 min drivePhoto: BFS Man from Webster, TX, USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Jacks ArchNatural arch · ~7 min drive
Best time to visit Rocky Tops 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.
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, 8.9 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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