If you're a beginner rider and have questions about how challenging these trails were (from one beginner to another!) let me know 👍I'm here to give a beginner's perspective to help other new riders conquer more trails!

Great video I just did the slickrock today and tomorrow I'm thinking to hit some trials at the klondike. Thanks for sharing the video

Great video. Thanks! In all my trips to Moab, I've missed a fair amount of good riding areas (just kept going back to the stuff I love). Klondike Bluffs is one of the areas. Silly me! Will have to get out there and other places next trip. But taking someone to Moab who's never been on a mountain bike before is NOT a very good idea. Moab surprises experienced "mountain bikers" with its challenging terrain, non-stop rock gardens, and unreal topography. Vertical exposure, desert conditions, unrelenting sun and so many other factors make it a very challenging place to ride and adventure. 6:20 is an excellent example: rider not in what NICA coaches call "ready position." You really don't want to be in the saddle whenever going over rough terrain (or jumping). It's setting you up for disaster. Weighting level pedals, and hovering over the saddle with bent knees and elbows is a very basic skill one learns early riding bikes as a kid. If you don't know it as an adult, you may experience less than ideal results! (crashing, slamming your stem, going over the bars, etc.) If you haven't been on a mountain bike before, don't make Moab your first time! Get out well before your trip. Hit the dirt and learn about the sport and your bike well before you find yourself in way over your head in Moab. Take a class or bone up on all the great KZfaq content out there. There's TONS of info. out there for the taking, so take advantage. And if you don't get the chance, then stick to the many bike paths in the area. Or venture onto the 2wd roads that are everywhere. You can still get out and enjoy the area. I will add, however, that today's 29" full suspension bikes are REALLY user friendly. So much better than the hard tails of 20 to 30 years ago. So you have that advantage; just learn some basic skills and get some fitness so you can really enjoy what Moab and the desert southwest have to offer!

Dead horse state park is good.

That’s a nice video, thank you! I’m heading to Moab this august, do you need to climb a lot for those blue trails? 👍

How do you recommend riding this trail system? Dino to baby steps to mega steps to Alaska maybe?

What was the name of the campground?