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Campground · 1.7 mi from the trail
Utah · Mountain biking · Near Moab
Topspin
- 1.3 mi
- round trip
- 68 ft
- climb
- Singletrack
- surface
- Out and back
- route
- Mar–May, Sep–Oct
- best months
Topspin is a short, looping mountain biking route on Bureau of Land Management land in the Moab Field Office in Utah, about 1.3 miles long with a total elevation gain of 68 feet. It is a hard ride, and the loop runs between a low point of 4,400 feet and a high of 4,478 feet. 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 climb to about 96°F. The route sits right next to Midway and the Roller Coaster trail, both about 0.1 mile away. Arches National Park is about 3.6 miles off, and Courthouse Rock Campground is about 4.9 miles away.
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Best time to go · Mar–May, Sep–Oct
Best time to visit Topspin
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, 6.9 mi away at 4,561 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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