Utah · Mountain biking · Near Moab

Whirlwind Trail

0.9 mi
round trip
147 ft
climb
Singletrack
surface
Out and back
route
Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
best months

Whirlwind Trail is a short, moderate mountain biking route on Bureau of Land Management land in Utah, about a mile from the Moab Field Office of the BLM. The trail is an out-and-back, 1.9 miles long, with a high point of 5,696 feet and a low of 5,556 feet, making the one-way climb about 150 feet. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to ride. Typical averages from the Canyonlands-The Neck weather station, about 10 miles away, show May highs near 72°F and October highs near 65°F, while July averages climb to about 91°F and winter brings a few snow days each month. The 7-Up Trail and 7-Up Bike Trail both lie about 0.3 miles away, and Wildcat Trail is about 0.4 miles off. For an overnight stay, Horsethief Campground is roughly 1.7 miles away.

Around this trail

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  • Sleep close

    Overlook Campsite

    Campground

    Campground · 1.0 mi from the trail
  • Eat after

    Bar M Chuckwagon

    Restaurant

    On your way back · 7 mi
  • If it rainsCarter Pape, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

    Hell's Revenge

    Attraction

    In town

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

    Best time to visit Whirlwind Trail

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

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