Monarch Crest: Ride 46 - descending Agate Creek Trail
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Question: Which trail has more water crossings, Moab's Onion Creek or Monarch's Agate Creek Trail?
Answer: Who cares! The upper portions of the Agate Creek Trail offers one of the best single-track descent lines to be found anywhere. Steep and fast, you can really test your skills on this one. There is, however, a small price to pay for all this bliss: the last few miles of the trail are extremely tough and you may end up paying your share of bike pushing dues.
Oh, yeah, and don't forget: there are more water crossings than you will be able to count.
Answer: Who cares! The upper portions of the Agate Creek Trail offers one of the best single-track descent lines to be found anywhere. Steep and fast, you can really test your skills on this one. There is, however, a small price to pay for all this bliss: the last few miles of the trail are extremely tough and you may end up paying your share of bike pushing dues.
Oh, yeah, and don't forget: there are more water crossings than you will be able to count.
Ride length: 17.6 miles
Ride type: one-way with shuttle
Riding time: 3-4 hours
Surface: single-track (16.8 miles); double-track (0.8 miles)
Elevations: start 11,300’; end 9,150’; max 11,960’; min 8,925’
Total climbing: gain 1,485’ – loss 3,630’ = total -2,145’
Aerobic level: strenuous (altitude and tough, technical steeps)
Technical level: 5 (rocks, roots, and steeps)
Season: July through October
USGS Quadrangles: Pahlone Peak, Sargents
Ride type: one-way with shuttle
Riding time: 3-4 hours
Surface: single-track (16.8 miles); double-track (0.8 miles)
Elevations: start 11,300’; end 9,150’; max 11,960’; min 8,925’
Total climbing: gain 1,485’ – loss 3,630’ = total -2,145’
Aerobic level: strenuous (altitude and tough, technical steeps)
Technical level: 5 (rocks, roots, and steeps)
Season: July through October
USGS Quadrangles: Pahlone Peak, Sargents