Thanks!

Awesome! There are some really steep parts even on the practice loop, but it is waaaay shorter, and totally doable, although you may need to walk a little bit. Good luck and have fun in moab. It's an amazing place.

It is amazing, the full loop is exhausting. I hope that you get to ride it soon.

Thanks for your support!

Yes, if you didn't like it, your not committed to the big loop. I personally like to do both haha.

Thanks Michael!

Yea, maybe not beginner... But much shorter with enough to give an idea of what you are getting into.

Thanks!

Yea, it's a classic.

Awesome! Just prep her that there might be a little bit of walking up some stuff but if she pushes it, it's possible!

good deal

Doing cycles on lambert park (in Alpine) is a great way to build up strength of both lungs and legs while not being too intimidating.

What trails are you riding?

@@RideLabs slick rock first day, the whole enchilada the next, with my son who’s been there, it’s my first trip.

I'd probably ride the 2.6 tires. Just a little faster rolling but still grippy for the chunky loose and very long day on the WE. Note that you could probably ride slicks on slickrock. It's so sticky, a really interesting experience. It wears down tires fast. If you threw on some old worn tires for that trail it wouldn't be a bad idea.

@@RideLabs THANK YOU! Great advice! I will bring my 2.6” Minion/Dissector combo wheels. My other concern is that the Nobby Nics have more exposed spaces between the tread nobs, prone to cuts, stabs from sharp rock.

Hi Derrick. Yea the hero4 black. With a gimbal for stabilization. Sounds like you are going to have an awesome trip! Moab is so fun.

Thanks bud!

I would imagine that its way fun on an ebike. The full loop is long for a regular bike, an ebike on there would be cool. Motos are on there too.

Hmmm, maybe I should say intermediate? I thought that since there are just a couple of hard climbs that could be walked it would still be a good beginners trail, giving people a taste of slick rock without them getting destroyed by it. I've seen beginners out on the main loop and worried about them... But maybe you are right.

I only say this because my son and I ride it yearly because, at my age, it's a gauge of my overall fitness. We always ride the practice loop to the beginning of the trail then take it clockwise. Along the way, on the practice portion, I always see quite a few people struggling. Intermediates who are fit, I think would be just fine.

I think it gives you a taste. I asked the guy at the bike shop is it for beginners and he said no. The mistake I made was riding my bike there from where I was staying in Moab. Seriously steep ascent, and then start riding. I did the practice loop twice, much better the second time. I would say I’m a novice rider. I’ll be 54 in a few months. This was a great ride. If I had another day in Moab. I’d do the whole trail. Oh, yes I also did it in August in afternoon heat. If you don’t have two litres of water, which I did, so I didn’t make that mistake, it’s so dry you can’t even feel your sweat, it just sublimates.

And the altitude is a factor for people living near sea level.

Slickrock Trail is definitely NOT for beginners. Unfortunately, its fame has led to a LOT of unprepared and under-skilled riders attempting it. It's deceptively short "10 miles" gives people the impression that they'll cruise through it in an hour or so. Nope. Beginners will crash and burn in short order. Well, at least today's bikes give the beginner a better chance. And those who don't will find themselves struggling mightily after two or three hours of intense effort. A 13 year old died on Slickrock due to exposure. He and his father ran out of water in short order, and despite getting water for others, still got seriously dehydrated. Once they got to the point where they could see the parking lot, they made the bad decision to split up. The kid tried to bee-line it to the parking lot, while the dad rode the trail back. Dad made it, his son didn't. A terrible tragedy partly due to Slickrock's fame and easy impression of only 10 miles. DO NOT TAKE SLICKROCK LIGHTLY! It's intermediate/advanced. No inexperienced riders should ride the entire loop. Practice loop for sure. Unless they're in top shape and have natural athletic ability. Even then, a hard crash can turn into a SAR call and life-saving extraction.