Sticky Icky
The Slickrock Practice Loop as the warm-up, then the main loop over the Navajo sandstone and back.
Your timesno timed runs yet
Ride mode times every run on its own: the clock starts when you roll out of the start and stops at the finish, with splits at each marked spot. Leave Ride mode on between laps and it re-arms when you're back at the start. Times stay on this phone.
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/sticky-icky/
Getting there
Park at Slickrock Bike Trail Trailhead
Sand Flats Rd, just past the Sand Flats entrance station, Moab, UT 84532
- Sand Flats Recreation Area fee (Grand County): $5 a day per vehicle or $2 a day per bike rider. Federal and state passes are not accepted. Pay at the entrance station.
- Start and finish are the same spot. Follow the cue sheet and the arrows on the map.
Cue sheet
| 0.0 | Slickrocksingletrack via Practice Loop junction | 0.3 mi |
| 0.3 | Slickrock Practice Loopsingletrack | 1.2 mi |
| 1.5 | Slickrocksingletrack via Start of main loop · Abyss Viewpoint | 8.1 mi |
| 9.6 | Back at Slickrock Bike Trail Trailhead |
Know before you go
- Follow the white dashes painted on the rock. Yellow dashes mark narrow ledges and drop-offs; slow right down there.
- Ridden in the direction of the Grand County mileage log: right onto the Practice Loop at the first junction, left at the start of the main loop.
- Shared with dirt bikes. Locals take 2 to 2.5 hours for the main loop and most people take 3 to 4 (Grand County).
- Heat stroke has claimed riders here. Start early, carry more water than seems sane, and skip it on hot afternoons. Check your brakes first.
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 "Sticky Icky ride, parked at Slickrock Bike Trail 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
End ride?
Turn calls, the timer and your recording stop when the ride ends.