Brand New
The Moab warm-up: Rockin' A and Circle O singletrack, then the Bar M Loop dirt road around the mesa with Arches on the skyline.
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Right now at the trailhead
Get the GPS file
Scan with a friend's phone, or tap below. Then open it in your ride app.
- iPhone: tap Download, open it from the Downloads bar, then Share → Trailforks, Strava or Garmin.
- Android: tap Download, then open the file and pick your app.
- Garmin: or drag it into Garmin Connect → Courses → Import on a computer.
https://bsqrd-designs.com/dirt/brand-new/
Getting there
Park at Moab Brands (Bar M) Trailhead
Off US-191, about 7 mi north of Moab, UT 84532
- BLM trailhead, signed from the highway. No fee to ride the Bar M trails (BLM). Bring all your water.
- Start and finish are the same spot. Follow the cue sheet and the arrows on the map.
Cue sheet
| 0.0 | Rockin' Asingletrack | 1.7 mi |
| 1.7 | Circle-Osingletrack | 0.2 mi |
| 1.9 | Bar M Loopdirt road via Circle O | 2.1 mi |
| 4.0 | Dirt roaddirt road | 0.3 mi |
| 4.4 | Bar M Loopdirt road | 1.8 mi |
| 6.1 | EZ Spursingletrack | 0.2 mi |
| 6.3 | EZsingletrack | 0.3 mi |
| 6.6 | Bar M Loopdirt road | 0.1 mi |
| 6.7 | Copper Ridgedirt road | 0.4 mi |
| 7.1 | Bar M Loopdirt road | 1.1 mi |
| 8.2 | Back at Moab Brands (Bar M) Trailhead |
Know before you go
- Mostly the Bar M Loop dirt road with smooth singletrack on Rockin' A and Circle O. A good first Moab ride or a recovery day.
- BLM asks riders to stay on the marked trails and skip them when they are muddy. Wet clay here turns to cement.
- No shade at all. Carry more water than you think, especially from May on.
Ride smart
- Water: plan on about 1 L for this ride. There's none on the trail.
- Signal is spotty. Tell someone your route and your time back.
- Emergency: call 911 and say "Brand New ride, parked at Moab Brands (Bar M) Trailhead, Moab, Utah", plus the coordinates from Locate me.
- Wildlife: give horses, burros and anything with horns room, and never feed them.
- Stay on trail. Desert crust and mountain soil take decades to heal.
Report a problem or share a photo
Washout, closure, new fence or a missing sign? Got a great shot of a junction? Send it. It goes straight to Ryan; photos he approves show up on this page with your credit.
Trail photos
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