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Ride 99 · Moab, Utah · advanced · all rides

Bull Rush

The Mag 7 without a shuttle: Bull Run's rim-side descent above Bull Canyon, then the long Getaway climb back to the car.

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11.6miles
1,138ft climb
5,774ft high point
1:45est. moving
Lowchunk (0%)
singletrack 96% dirt road 4% pavement 0%
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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.

Getting there

Park at Magnificent 7 Trailhead

Gemini Bridges Road, off UT-313 about 12.6 mi from US-191, Moab, UT 84532

  • BLM trailhead. No fee to ride the Mag 7 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 7-Up Bike Trailsingletrack 0.1 mi
0.1 Bull Run Trailsingletrack 1.7 mi
1.9 Bull Rundirt road 0.3 mi
2.2 Bull Run Trailsingletrack
via Bull Run · Bottom of Bull Run
3.1 mi
5.4 Getaway Trailsingletrack 6.2 mi
11.6Back at Magnificent 7 Trailhead

Know before you go

  • Bull Run is a downhill-only trail with fast traffic: ride it west to east only. Getaway is the two-way climb back.
  • Bull Run is rocky with ledges, drops and exposure along the canyon rim. Most of it rolls, but it is a solid step up from the Moab Brands loops.
  • Gemini Bridges Road carries Jeeps and shuttle vans; cross it with care.
  • No shade and no water. BLM asks riders to stay on marked trails and skip them when they are muddy.

Ride smart

  • Water: plan on about 1.5 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 "Bull Rush ride, parked at Magnificent 7 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.
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Trail photos

Near Bottom of Bull Run
Near Bottom of Bull Run Photo: runt35, CC BY 3.0 · about 274 m away
Josh Vignona Moab Slickrock
Josh Vignona Moab Slickrock Photo: Joshua Vignona, CC BY-SA
Ridgeline
Ridgeline Photo: Zach Dischner, CC BY
Moab Landscape
Moab Landscape Photo: Zach Dischner, CC BY
Slickrock Biking
Slickrock Biking Photo: Zach Dischner, CC BY