Comments on: Porcupine Rim

By: Formzerog

Formzerog — Fri, 21 Jun 2019 15:09:46 +0000

The first half of the trail, even though it says only 3 miles of uphill on the map, is sandy boulder filled 4×4 track. once you get to the top you’ve already passed many great views. The downhill is lots of rock gardens and alot less sand. Its doable on a hardtail but even on my enduro full it was brutally bumpy being 5 miles lf downhill rocks. Don’t get me wrong it was still fun just putting it out as a word of caution. the singletrack along the cliff is the most technical part and is just as fun in its own way. really glad i hit this trail.

Its a must ride in moab

By: Richard Hespen

Richard Hespen — Wed, 16 Jan 2019 21:07:34 +0000

Amazing. I rode this as part of the Whole Enchilada. UPS and LPS are amazing and unique. The Rim Road can be as difficult as you want. Take the easy route around obstacles or hit the big drops. The final singletrack section is great riding with epic red rock views of the Colorado River and puckering exposure. Great ride!

By: Kristyne

Kristyne — Wed, 03 May 2017 02:04:55 +0000

Road the Porcupine Rim 4/29/17. It was snowing on our way up and snow covered the ground but not the trail. The trail was tacky and perfect in my estimation, just burr-ass cold! At the bottom the temperatures were in low 60s-high 50’s.

By: jhilyard

jhilyard — Mon, 10 Apr 2017 21:08:36 +0000

Amazing ride. Big mix of most everything: Solid uphill, fast arm-pumping doubletrack, technical singletrack with high exposure areas. The drop-offs are a blast to manual through. I’d rate myself an intermediate rider, but I only had to hike-a-bike a couple of places and only “stepped off” the bike once.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 01 Apr 2016 18:26:46 +0000

Ride time?

By: rpm389

rpm389 — Tue, 20 Oct 2015 04:40:42 +0000

awesome!!

By: Matthew Bonner

Matthew Bonner — Thu, 15 Oct 2015 00:59:54 +0000

This is a great, technical trail. The double track portion is a blast. On the doubletrack, when you’re not picking over the uber technical parts, you’re slipping through the high speed sandy sections. Once you’re on the singletrack it gets extremely fun. At first, the fun, relatively fast slick rock riding is a joyride. Then comes the exposed, super technical, low speed gnar fest. Don’t be fooled by the end being so close at the end, there’s a small canyon. 🙂

By: GTXC4

GTXC4 — Sun, 06 Sep 2015 04:27:23 +0000

Bomb of a ride. Like Marcus S said, “spandex stay away” lol. Did see a few of those guys taking breaks and in the back. This ride is a must, best deal is hitting it up through The Whole Enchilada! You’ll be thanking us and will be warmed up for this. Take Knotch trail that is spliced in, you’ll be glad that you did. The speed and drops, completed me this week. If you go to Moab, ride this, it will change your life, well …it should do something! Keep the seat down and float on those flats (I run flats), you’ll make that meal count tonight!

By: Marcus S

Marcus S — Sat, 02 May 2015 02:23:48 +0000

Rode the whole enchilada and this was definitely the one of the best parts! What a ride!
I was smiling the whole way down, I hardly noticed the cliff off my right hand side flying down the ridge. I passed a lot of people on the way down, and I can see that the draw but be warned this technical, adrenaline, non-XC ride. Spandex folks stay away.
It's fun, but be prepared, it's no cake walk. The bus tours up should be warning the un-initiated.

By: dgh911t

dgh911t — Sun, 12 Apr 2015 20:25:27 +0000

Simply Amazing! Bring a full suspension bike and plenty of water and food!

By: heckmanlloyd

heckmanlloyd — Tue, 24 Mar 2015 14:23:18 +0000

This was 15 miles of sandy goodness. by far the best trail I have been on, not that I have ridden a lot of them. My recommendation is to either ride tubeless or bring multiple tubes or patch kits. I passed no less than 6 riders stopped with flats. When I got to the bottom, I noticed that I had several holes in my tires that the Stan’s fluid had sealed.

By: Fernierocks

Fernierocks — Sun, 28 Dec 2014 13:58:55 +0000

I rode it because of all the hype I heard about it and although it was really fun I think it is over rated. The rock jeep road just went on and on without variety. I loved UPS above it and the bottom single track closer to the bottom was also great. Great trail but there are lots of better trails around. The town of Moab was a huge disappointment as it is basically a bunch of stores, etc… on a highway. I road Phil’s World in Cortez, Colorado the day before and liked it a lot more.

By: Chris Daniels

Chris Daniels — Wed, 17 Dec 2014 05:48:47 +0000

What else can be said about PR? A Classic Moab ride. Open it up and get rowdy! Interestingly enough, a couple buddy first-timers didn’t find it that great, but their expectation was that this was a super flowy singletrack. It’s not. It’s sort of like an old jeep trail that’s super rugged and fast. Yes, there is singletrack, but a lot of it is not. They didn’t care for it but it is what it is.

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Tue, 02 Dec 2014 04:26:11 +0000

Rode over Thanksgiving Friday. Great trail, tests your ability and confidence in many sections. Koko (from Mtn Pass Rd.) and small part of UPS had snow but overall a fantastic ride. Moab is quickly becomming THE spot with great new trails, many more planned, and great classics!

By: tarheelmountainbiker

tarheelmountainbiker — Sun, 07 Sep 2014 09:11:41 +0000

In reply to tarheelmountainbiker. That is the absolute truth!

By: tarheelmountainbiker

tarheelmountainbiker — Sun, 07 Sep 2014 05:11:41 +0000

That is the absolute truth!

By: tarheelmountainbiker

tarheelmountainbiker — Sun, 07 Sep 2014 05:09:09 +0000

We did this after Klondike Bluffs and Slickrock. Our starting point was UPS but I wished we had done the Whole Enchilada. This is truly the best mountain bike epic in the world. If you are half decent do it and do not be hesitant because of certain reviews. However you must be in shape and allow plenty of time. There are good shuttles in Moab. Coyote Express is my recommendation. Make sure you have a map, food, and tools. The views are awesome.

By: Blaine

Blaine — Sun, 18 May 2014 23:32:49 +0000

Just rode the trail today, 5/18, and it is in wonderful this time of year. Not to hot yet, completely dry and insane Terrian. Definitely a must do in Moab.

By: Greg Heil

Greg Heil — Tue, 29 Apr 2014 18:35:45 +0000

In reply to Greg Heil.

Um, I’m not really sure where you get off by saying “this is all you have for Moab,” as we have the Whole Enchilada listed here: http://www.singletracks.com/bike-trails/the-whole-enchilada.html Burro Pass listed here: http://www.singletracks.com/bike-trails/burrow-pass.html Hazard County listed here: http://www.singletracks.com/bike-trails/hazard-county.html UPS and LPS listed here: http://www.singletracks.com/bike-trails/kokopelli-ups-lps.html and dozens more Moab trails listed here: http://www.singletracks.com/Mountain-Bike-Trails-bike-trails_0.html?sortBy=field167:ASC&filterBy=|loc:38.573333~-109.549167~25~Moab, UT Also, I’ve covered the Whole Enchilada in detail here: http://www.singletracks.com/blog/mtb-trails/i-ate-the-whole-enchilada-in-moab/ and even chose it as my favorite ride ever here: http://www.singletracks.com/blog/mtb-trails/the-pros-weigh-in-whats-your-favorite-trail-part-1/ So, before you say we don’t give The Whole Enchilada its due, do your homework please. Also, please note that this list wasn’t chosen by our editors… it was rated by the users. However, with the recent trail developments, it might be best to rank all of these trails as sub-trails of The Whole Enchilada… I’ll consider this. Also, in reference to new trails, we would LOVE for some locals to add new Moab trails to our database as they are built! You can add new trails using this form: http://www.singletracks.com/add.php?type=i&c=1 As it stands, it seems like new trails have been slowly added by out of town guests. In fact, I’m actually sitting here in Moab right now working, and working to check out and document all of the new trails that haven’t been added to the database yet. But since the database is totally a community effort, we would LOVE to have y’all help us out by contributing trail listings! 🙂
Happy trails!

By: Greg Heil

Greg Heil — Tue, 29 Apr 2014 14:35:45 +0000

By: Will Kelley

Will Kelley — Mon, 28 Apr 2014 22:09:43 +0000

Living in Moab I find rating Porcupine as a stand alone trail behind the times. Now, in April, we are riding Kokopellis, UPS, and LPS, the latter two sublime single track before even touching the Jeep road section. No one rides just, “Porky” down any more unless your still living in the 1990’s. Not only that we have so much new single track here it will make your head spin. Get with times and give Moab the credit it deserves. Almost no where gives you the, “Whole Enchilada”, a seven thousand foot descent over 27 miles from high alpine to the desert and the Colorado river. Can’t believe just Porcupine was covered in this Poll. Get with it boys.

By: Vincent Acezat

Vincent Acezat — Mon, 21 Apr 2014 05:45:01 +0000

In reply to Vincent Acezat. Are you serious ??? Come on !

By: Vincent Acezat

Vincent Acezat — Mon, 21 Apr 2014 01:45:01 +0000

Are you serious ??? Come on !

By: Vincent Acezat

Vincent Acezat — Mon, 21 Apr 2014 01:43:37 +0000

I've heard so much about this trail. All I can say is that I'm really disapointed. Yes ! The view is spectacular, Yes ! the singletrack section are a real joy to ride, BUT, they're just about 1/3 of the whole trail. All the rest is a boring jeep track ...

Edit : I came to Moab one year later and rode Captain ahab. I definetely prefered that trail ; I found it more consistant up and down ; maybe a little short, but you can ride it twice !!!

By: candyrapper

candyrapper — Sun, 20 Apr 2014 19:14:30 +0000

Rough road ride to start with (lots of rocks) but well worth the bumpy ride as the views on this trail are spectacular, and the singletrack section in places definitely has a 10 plus pucker factor. It sure made me feel alive though; I’m just glad I didn’t die.

By: uber_franz

uber_franz — Sat, 22 Mar 2014 18:41:33 +0000

Super classic trail. Had a shuttle drop us off at the top and it was epic!

By: holdmybeerandwatchthis

holdmybeerandwatchthis — Tue, 18 Mar 2014 23:58:15 +0000

back in the late 90s on a rented bike and it was still great

By: dgh911t

dgh911t — Sat, 15 Mar 2014 04:01:11 +0000

The most amazing ride I have ever done! Will make you a better rider for sure!!!

By: Smeiser

Smeiser — Wed, 12 Mar 2014 17:32:32 +0000

My expectation level was high for this trail, and while it ultimately was a worthwhile ride, I can’t allow myself to buy into all the ‘best trail ever!’ hype. Yes, it’s a great trail, but more for the views from the rim which are absolutely spectacular. Also, toward the end when you’re surrounded by the high cliffs–stunning world class scenery. But the ride itself wasn’t my personal best experience. Fun, yes, but best trail ever? hardly. My main gripes were just in how bumpy it was. I love obstacles and drops, but Porcupine Rim is full of this strange rough kind of terrain–small rocks–not fine enough to be smooth, but not big enough to be fun. Yes I was on a hard-tail with absolutely shot brake pads, and I realize such may have contributed to my overall experience, but I was initially going to rate it a three then ended up with a four, just to compensate for it. Regardless, this is a trail that I recommend any moderate to serious rider hit up at least once. The scenery alone is worth it, and yes, there were some fun sections along the ride I enjoyed, I just can’t say it’s the best trail ever.

By: pernicious

pernicious — Sun, 26 Jan 2014 23:42:11 +0000

First rode this trail in 1994 still ride it some 20 years later. Except the road part it is one of the great rides, any where.

By: business4gws@bellsouth.n

business4gws@bellsouth.n — Fri, 29 Nov 2013 22:22:23 +0000

In reply to business4gws@bellsouth.n. Strap it on tight, you're in for a heck of a ride!

By: business4gws@bellsouth.n

business4gws@bellsouth.n — Fri, 29 Nov 2013 17:22:23 +0000

Strap it on tight, you’re in for a heck of a ride!

By: pgee79

pgee79 — Wed, 13 Nov 2013 04:10:14 +0000

Great technical trail. Nothing terribly difficult on the jeep road, just some big drops. The single track is crazy fun and significantly tougher. This trail definitely pushed my comfort zone and made me a better rider.

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Thu, 26 Sep 2013 18:34:14 +0000

I have been craving this trail since I rode it for the first time Sept. 2012. Piece of advice…if you’re doing a shuttle ride to hit the Whole Enchilada or just the UPS/LPS – Porcupine Rim ride, I recommend that you go with Poison Spyder bike shop’s shuttle if you have not set up a ride back into town (saves you ~4-5miles of road riding after your 35 mile trail ride…). I wished I had set up a ride back or picked a closer bike shop to park at!

By: LiveLarge

LiveLarge — Thu, 26 Sep 2013 12:47:33 +0000

Enjoyed this trail more than slickrock. We biked the whole loop from Moab instead of shuttling and it’s very manageable. Allot of the trail is jeep track but even that has sorta a singletrack line down the track which can be somewhat technical. If you can, combine this ride with the UPS and LPS trails that join into Porcupine Rim or best of all do the ‘Whole Enchilada’.

By: targhee72

targhee72 — Mon, 16 Sep 2013 12:30:41 +0000

got rained out of burrow pass on the 14th,,,,still an awesome ride,,,,need a tee shirt that says “I rode thru knee deep puddles on porcupine rim” lol

By: Jim Cummings

Jim Cummings — Tue, 27 Aug 2013 05:05:43 +0000

The trail works you all the way- never gets boring. Amazing variety, incredible scenery, mountain bikers’ heaven.

By: tlongpine

tlongpine — Thu, 22 Aug 2013 23:32:10 +0000

Slickrock is the appetizer. Porcupine Rim is the entree.

I've ridden this trail top to bottom and back to the top twice. Once ascending from the culvert on the Colorado River and once back to Moab, through town, pit stop at Fast Eddies, then back up Sandflats road. The ascent straight up the trail was much easier, although it merited some strange looks from the downhill shuttlers.

By: Reet_TripOutside.com

Reet_TripOutside.com — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:51:26 +0000

one of the top 5 trails I've ever ridden! Rode this on an all mountain bike and shuttled to the top from Moab.
Would love to ride it to the top and ride down next time!
Only 2-3 sketchy sections that I would say make this a black diamond, mostly everything else rideable!

By: bobbybrowntown

bobbybrowntown — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 05:02:41 +0000

has its moments but the overall ride is a little dragged on. Riding on a dirt keep road for miles isn’t that great.

By: mindtrip

mindtrip — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 07:48:37 +0000

No doubt, this is a great trail. I did it for the first time in 1995, and there were no shuttles so we rode up from our campsite on the Colorado river–take the shuttle or have 2 cars, trust me, it’s worth it. Almost completely unmarked back then, hard to follow, and we DID get lost and spent a night on the trail as punishment; some guys died the next year when they got lost and didn’t stay put in the dark. But don’t let the other reviews scare you–we did it on hard-tails back then, and elastomer-sprung forks. Be careful, ride within your limit, but it’s a must-do trail. It’s MUCH better marked now, but it’s still always smart to bring a headlamp or matches–fires aren’t allowed there, and an overhead plane will spot you if you’re stuck. Wish we had thought of that in ’95!!

By: mindtrip

mindtrip — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 07:48:34 +0000

*edit* accidental double-post

By: CFM

CFM — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 00:03:01 +0000

Most of this trail is jeep doubletrack but that doesn't mean its easier because its wider. Very challenging extended rock features to climb and descend. I found the most important factor in successfully negotiating the many obstacles is route selection as there are many lines through most sections. Views are awe inspiring as you climb above town and the Castle Valley and descend toward Negro Bill Trailhead. The last 3 miles or so are off limits to motorized vehicles and constitute the only true singletrack on the route. But, oh what singletrack it is as you descend on the thin tread in steep valleys while negotiating difficult rock outcroppings, one after another. No room for error here so use extreme caution.* Review edited 10/23/2012

By: tcbroncs

tcbroncs — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 22:51:53 +0000

In the category of epic. If you go to Moab and don’t ride this, you will regret it. The trail is, however, pretty chopped up. There are a lot of loose rocks and some pretty hairy technical spots. But, don’t let that keep you from this trail. Tip… try to hit it on a week day. I’ve seen 30 or more riders on weekends backed up on some of the technical sections.

By: James_Bright

James_Bright — Sun, 12 Aug 2012 03:04:12 +0000

Great ride on some bumpy terrain- very technical at the bottom- a fair amount of hike-a-bike in the last few miles. Great views along the rim.

By: Greg Heil

Greg Heil — Sat, 23 Jun 2012 02:42:40 +0000

What a fun ride! Amazing views, crazy gnar, tons of drops… the only thing is this isn’t really singletrack. The choose-your-own-adventure approach is fun at times, but then it gets kind of old. The sandy sections are pretty unfortunate too.

By: gtdavis

gtdavis — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 01:30:50 +0000

Great trail! Very challenging but a lot of fun.

By: kuala_tahan

kuala_tahan — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 17:14:04 +0000

Probably the best trail I’ve ever ridden. It’s got everything you want – screaming downhills, gnarly technical riding, drops galore, minimal climbing (that’s a good thing), cliff-side riding, unreal views. If you’re in Moab, do it up. And bring a nice beefy bike to do it, no less than 5″

By: dzpd23

dzpd23 — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 07:32:44 +0000

This is simply a must do for any serious mtn biker. Fun, fast, tough, and awesome.

By: getouttheretoo@gmail.com

getouttheretoo@gmail.com — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 00:27:53 +0000

An epic ride, one of the best around Moab. The views are worth the ride up, and the technical sections are very challenging in places.