Overlook Campsite
Campground
Campground · 2.7 mi from the trail
Utah · Mountain biking · Near Moab
Rocky Tops Trail
- 0.6 mi
- round trip
- 68 ft
- climb
- Singletrack
- surface
- Out and back
- route
- Mar–May, Sep–Oct
- best months
Rocky Tops Trail is a short, out-and-back mountain biking route on Bureau of Land Management land within the Moab Field Office in Utah. The trail covers about 1.2 miles round trip, with a low point of 5,062 feet and a high of 5,144 feet. The climb is rated hard, and the elevation gain is about 68 feet. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to ride. Typical averages from a nearby weather station run to highs around 67°F in April and 68°F in October, while July highs average about 96°F. That station sits roughly 580 feet lower than the trail's high point, so temperatures up top run a little cooler. The 7-Up Trail and Coney Island Trail are both within about a mile and a half. Climbers can head to the 313 Corridor, about 1.8 miles away, and Lone Mesa Group Sites offers camping about 2.7 miles off.
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 TrailHiking1.2 mi
- Coney Island TrailHiking1.4 mi
- 7-Up Bike TrailHiking1.5 mi
313 CorridorRock climbingPhoto: BFS Man from Webster, TX, USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)1.8 mi- Monitor and Merrimac ButtesRock climbingPhoto: BFS Man from Webster, TX, USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)2.3 mi
- Small Adventures Wall / 313 SlabsRock climbingPhoto: BFS Man from Webster, TX, USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)2.4 mi
- Lone Mesa Group SitesCamping2.7 mi
Horsethief CampgroundCampingPhoto: Recreation.gov (RIDB) / public domain4.6 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Buttes and Towers TrailMountain biking · ~7 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 · ~1 min drive
- Ramblin' TrailMountain biking · ~3 min drive
- Rusty SpurMountain biking · ~9 min drive
North 40Mountain biking · ~8 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 · ~3 min drivePhoto: BFS Man from Webster, TX, USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Monitor ButteSummit · ~4 min drivePhoto: CC BY-SA 2.5 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Seven Mile Wash TrailHiking · ~4 min drivePhoto: BFS Man from Webster, TX, USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Jacks ArchNatural arch · ~6 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, 8.5 mi away at 4,561 ft. The station sits about 600 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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