The mountain bike trail most feared

The mountain bike trail most feared | Moab

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8 ай бұрын

We hit the road on a spontaneous trip to Utah for the weekend. Maddy and I always talked about doing the Portal trail. We've seen and heard lots of things about it soooooo we decided this weekend to do it. We started on day one at the Jackson Trail which is one of my favorites, I feel like not many people talk about it but its a fun one and has a lot of exposure that I figured would get us somewhat ready for Portal.
At the end of day one we googled the trail The Portal and quickly became fearful. All articles were titled "this is the deadliest trail in America". We did not really know what we were getting ourselves into. And more importantly we did not realize how much climbing it was to actually get to the trail. This was where I doubted ourselves. I figured by the time we would get to the trail we were going to be too exhausted to even be able to ride down. And like I predicted once we reached the top, we were smoked but so much excitement kicked in that it gave us a second wind of energy and I am so thankful for that. This was an experience of a lifetime and a trail that I have always been wondering about. Comment below let me know if you've done it or thinking of doing it. If you do decide to do it, you got this!!! Be careful and have fun.
Thank you for watching and hope to Catch you on a mountain near you.
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@JuanWay2Rock 8 ай бұрын

I've seen a lot of videos of mountain bikers riding PORTAL TRAIL, but you are one of the first to describe the grueling climb up...and that's very much appreciated. Great video Heather.

@HeatherMunive 8 ай бұрын

This was exactly my thoughts after watching all the portal videos we were only expecting the portal to be crazy but the climb was even more insane😅😅

@federicomarmolejo1952 8 ай бұрын

Absolutely, that climb was just plain Brutal, like barbaric brutal, and i love to climb 🙃🙂 I think the end of portal that is really chunky was the best.

@willienillie6337 8 ай бұрын

You make it look so easy and your friend walks her bike on the right so she’s expose to the edge. Protect the bike at all cost. And I did all those incredible things as suggested. 😊

@HeatherMunive 8 ай бұрын

haha Thank you !!!! I appreciate all that you doo ❤

@winkle99 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for taking us on a ride down Portal! You made me laugh as you were approaching an obstacle at 5:43 you exclaimed, “Oh yea! - No.”

@HeatherMunive 8 ай бұрын

Haha 😅😊

@kithkani 7 ай бұрын

Literally my reaction when I got to that point, and already being adrenalin pumped from the walk don't ride here sections / signs :D You guys did an amazing job.

@leonardfrutos5346 8 ай бұрын

Wow what a ride. Love your videos . Aside from all the views places you and your friends go , I love all the info you give along your route. Great videos keep them coming 😉👌

@HeatherMunive 8 ай бұрын

Thank you 😊

@BikeDust559 8 ай бұрын

So awesome!!! Adding this ride to my bucket list of places to ride!

@HeatherMunive 8 ай бұрын

Def a spot to check out

@PatioHaggerty 8 ай бұрын

"Dropping into Portal!" - proceeds to drop into Goldbar rim 😂

@HeatherMunive 8 ай бұрын

Yeah we didn’t know exactly where it started 🙃

@richbiketrailsmtb 8 ай бұрын

Great ride Heather! Awesome! Hope to ride with you when you come back to SoCal, stay safe!

@HeatherMunive 8 ай бұрын

I’ll be home sooooon 🎉

@fjodorgrigorow3851 8 ай бұрын

Thank you Heather! Yes it was truly the most cheerfull presentation of the most dangerous trail! :- )))

@HeatherMunive 8 ай бұрын

haha Thank you!!!❤

@DudeDah 8 ай бұрын

KILLED IT. Nice work.

@trailmonster 8 ай бұрын

Great video, watched all the way to end, good stuff...exhausted you guys out but you made it!

@HeatherMunive 8 ай бұрын

I’m glad we made it out too. What a day that was.

@bp7727 8 ай бұрын

To set the mood, I'm watching this, sitting in my recliner in my living room, eating some fresh out of the oven homemade orange and green colored soft pretzels shaped like pumpkins. That's as close as I want to get to this trail haha. Well done! Bet it feels good to check that one off.

@HeatherMunive 8 ай бұрын

hahah Thank you for that visual, I hope you enjoyed it, sounded delicious.

@Ron_SpecializedRDR 6 ай бұрын

Great ride, great video. Beautiful area.

@alexalpizar4096 8 ай бұрын

That's what I like about the uploads. Thank you for the video, it's very good and of course spectacular places.

@HeatherMunive 8 ай бұрын

❤😊

@tomassanesson902 8 ай бұрын

So amazing video and awesome trail lovet

@HeatherMunive 8 ай бұрын

😊😅

@pauloralobikeride 8 ай бұрын

Perfect! Nice ride, beautiful view and high risk 😅 Pure MTB!

@kevindi 8 ай бұрын

You guys did an amazing job riding that! So much better than me. I rode it 8 years ago and was gripped!! Good job and great video work.

@HeatherMunive 8 ай бұрын

That trail def got our heart rates going. Im excited to hear you experienced it too.

@r28a 8 ай бұрын

Good video, Heather! Makes me want to go back to Moab. From the way you were reading the sign out loud, it seems as if Ben wanted to ride the dismount section. 😮😄

@HeatherMunive 8 ай бұрын

Haha that’s funny, I had to Justin case he got the urge to ride it

@dand1523 8 ай бұрын

Loved riding all of Mag 7 and Portal earlier this year. Such an awesome place.

@HeatherMunive 8 ай бұрын

So Beautiful and such fun riding

@ghostnote43 2 ай бұрын

Great riding! I was just at Gooseberry Mesa in southern Utah a few weeks ago and it was an amazing introduction to slickrock. Moab is next on my list!

@jeremyharris4415 8 ай бұрын

Fantastic video Heather and always. Far out that trail look very scary you would not want to go over the side unfortunately you would be history.

@HeatherMunive 8 ай бұрын

Thank you ❤️

@Danni696 8 ай бұрын

Super cool!

@michaeljordan3084 8 ай бұрын

Wow your channel is blowing up. Good stuff

@douglaskaye1395 8 ай бұрын

Im terrified just watching this…excellent riding!!

@HeatherMunive 8 ай бұрын

😅☺

@Tjames579 8 ай бұрын

Awesome trail 😊

@Eric.V. 8 ай бұрын

Climbing makes you better and stronger. The juice is worth the squeeze! Sick video 😎👍

@HeatherMunive 8 ай бұрын

You are right!!! And thank you ☺

@rubenatoradventureslandsea3252 8 ай бұрын

Margarita baby !!! Awesome video !!!

@HeatherMunive 8 ай бұрын

😋😋

@Jokerswild69 8 ай бұрын

You guys are awesome!😁😁

@HeatherMunive 8 ай бұрын

Thank You ❤

@Ismael-cq9ye 8 ай бұрын

So nice video, greetings from your fan in Argentina!!

@HeatherMunive 8 ай бұрын

Buenas❤

@hardmtnbiker 8 ай бұрын

That’s crazy bananas 🍌. I love mountain biking and have experienced some exposure but never to that extreme and honestly I see no need for me to personally ride my mountain bike on that trail, but it was fun to watch. Thanks for sharing!

@HeatherMunive 8 ай бұрын

I’m glad you can enjoy it through this video ❤

@ridelikekrum7707 8 ай бұрын

I was leaning in my chair for you to get away from the edge haha great job ya'll.

@HeatherMunive 8 ай бұрын

hahah watching the footage afterwards looked scarier

@johnnydoe66 8 ай бұрын

Back in 1994, I parked off 279 and rode up the Poison Spider Jeep Trail to Gold Bar, and then to the Portal. Mind me, was in my late twenties and was very fit from working construction and riding almost every day. The Portal is still my most memorable and favorite trail, I hope to maybe try riding it again. If not, at least I have once in my life, plus I was riding solo.

@HeatherMunive 8 ай бұрын

What an amazing memory! I hope you get to ride it again too.

@gregorywirick9385 8 ай бұрын

That grueling climb looks like the perfect place for an eMTB!

@HeatherMunive 8 ай бұрын

Truly perfect for one

@eugenegutierrez5106 8 ай бұрын

Good laddies. Have fun and be safe out there. 😅

@kevinmcdonnell13 8 ай бұрын

Nice work!! I was thinking to myself that I couldn't believe that you had ridden all that way and not used the word "chunky" and all of a sudden "chun-KEE" came rolling out. Thanks for the great video.

@HeatherMunive 8 ай бұрын

Hahaha that is awesome. Thank you 😊

@blueknight2842 8 ай бұрын

Craaaaazy stoke!!! That trail is one of the most extreme rides the west has to offer, and ya nailed it!! P.S. thanx for not dieing🤙😎

@HeatherMunive 8 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching ❤

@bobsinger3377 8 ай бұрын

Very cool! Another adventure enjoyed vicariously from in front of my computer. Gee, that sounds lame, after watching your video. That does it, I'm gonna try a different trail!

@HeatherMunive 8 ай бұрын

Haha ❤😊

@SuzeM_C_GravityRider 8 ай бұрын

WELL DONE! I'm sweating just watching it!!! Yikes you guys are badasses!!! xo

@HeatherMunive 8 ай бұрын

Thank you 😊😊

@rafaelalbertotorres8070 8 ай бұрын

Great video! IMO, the Bull Run section on the Mag 7 is the most enjoyable. By the time you get to the Portal you are beaten to a pulp from the long climb, then you must fully focus on staying right, followed by the technical chunk to get down. Any amount of food (and drinks) is well deserved after that ride.

@HeatherMunive 8 ай бұрын

Agreed. It was such a fun adventurous ride to the actual trail. We were smoked by the time we hit portal 😅😅

@nipd12 8 ай бұрын

💪 you girls are awesome.......!!!

@HeatherMunive 8 ай бұрын

❤❤

@gregstevens2917 8 ай бұрын

I KNEW it! Nice job, y'all.

@HeatherMunive 8 ай бұрын

😅❤

@TruckHouseLife 8 ай бұрын

Looked sweet haha

@exothermal.sprocket 3 ай бұрын

Wild ride. I've seen some videos of trails down the Swiss Alps that make me sweat sitting behind the computer.

@markginnebaugh 8 ай бұрын

OMG! I wish I had been wearing my HRM when I watched this. Would have shared it. Terrifying to watch, but I but fantastic riding. We'll done!

@HeatherMunive 8 ай бұрын

Thank you 😅😊

@apolinargutierrezmtb 8 ай бұрын

Wow that Trail looks rough on the climb good part is you get to ride epic trail with amazing views lucky you had Madison Pitts 😃😘😘😘🌹🌹🌹🌹❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

@HeatherMunive 8 ай бұрын

Rides with Maddy are always fun!

@apolinargutierrezmtb 8 ай бұрын

You need to have a Girls road trip adventure to ride epic trails around the country 😃😘😘🌹🌹🌹🌹❤️❤️❤️❤️

@markginnebaugh 8 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@HeatherMunive 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for the support 😊❤️

@apolinargutierrezmtb 8 ай бұрын

Hopefully I will get the chance to conquer portal trail someday for epic adventure MTBLife 😃😘😘😘🌹🌹🌹❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

@whychooseone 8 ай бұрын

Always a good day when the edits are done

@HeatherMunive 8 ай бұрын

Always 😊❤️

@18cjosh 8 ай бұрын

Did this last week with some friends and my wife! Rode my steel hard tail and man…..I felt like I’d been in a bar fight all day when we finished Portal! Cheers.

@HeatherMunive 8 ай бұрын

Woahhh I can’t even imagine. Glad you guys rode it and had a good time though

@utoo2017 8 ай бұрын

Adventurous and inspiring mtb. Two skilled, beautiful, bad ass chicks doing what they love. Excellent video! Chevere!!

@HeatherMunive 8 ай бұрын

❤😊

@MTBQandA 8 ай бұрын

AAAAHHHHHH! My heart was in my stomach?! If that's a saying?! Great job! Thanks for scaring me! HA!

@HeatherMunive 8 ай бұрын

Haha thank you ❤

@THESEGMENTPR 8 ай бұрын

Epic video !!! Palms are sweaty, moms spaghetti !!!!!!! But Margarita BABY !!!!!

@HeatherMunive 8 ай бұрын

hahah Margaritasssss BABYYYYY

@DJ_433 7 ай бұрын

Great video! What camera and mount are you using for the on the bike shots?

@akiskantiltzoglou9956 8 ай бұрын

Super!!!!

@grandesmomentosenbicicleta 8 ай бұрын

Genial 🤙🏽

@catonabike2774 3 ай бұрын

Hey, yeah... nobody mentions the long ramble followed by the grueling climb up Gold Bar Rim that you do first just to get to Portal. A looong time ago we went up Poison Spider Mesa to get to Portal but I've heard that it's all a big sandpit now, so that would be just as fatiguing.

@vdonfarias2545 7 ай бұрын

IT WOULD BE SO SICK TO DO A PHOTOSHOOT OF YOU HITTING SO JUMPS!!!

@carl_thunder 8 ай бұрын

This trail gives me the worst kind of hibbie jibbies eveyrtime I see it. Being 42 and riding for only two years, this is a hard pass for me. At least it is right now. Love your videos, Heather! Thanks for sharing.

@HeatherMunive 8 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching 😊❤️

@eugenegutierrez5106 8 ай бұрын

Gee atherton makes this look easy. I realized how hard this is for an average rider.

@chuckrodgers4780 8 ай бұрын

Nope , never gonna happen! The exposure is beyond my comfort and skill level. Glad you made it safely, stressful video. 😀

@sdtrailrider8070 8 ай бұрын

Great job! Do you think it's worse than Hangover?

@HeatherMunive 8 ай бұрын

hmmmm Good question. Both I think are pretty exposed but in different ways. Hang over is like rock slabs. Honestly both are crazy hahah

@kylep148 8 ай бұрын

I need Maddies 4Runner 😮

@HeatherMunive 8 ай бұрын

It’s a nice one 😎

@andrewrivera4029 8 ай бұрын

Where’s the van? Mag 7 while pretty XC does get you to some awesome tech with Gold Bar Rim and Potal.

@HeatherMunive 8 ай бұрын

Gold bar rim was pretty cool. We were riding on the edge for a while. I gave the van a little break we wanted to tent camp for this trip 😃

@martinvaladez2500 8 ай бұрын

Gracias s yi ustedes son mi idolas y me motibo a raitiar mi bike mil gracias

@HeatherMunive 8 ай бұрын

Gracias 😊

@aerialvation 8 ай бұрын

Up it’s a scary trail but the trail end of porcupine trail (last leg of the Whole Enchilada) is 2x tougher scarier. 3 flat tires and same exposure as here plus about (20) 4 foot ledge drops.. The WE trail survives are the #1 toughest

@scottb7206 8 ай бұрын

You mentioned Eastern US. If you'll be in Central PA and want to take a break from the tech. on a really great trail system, Allegrippis Trails.

@HeatherMunive 8 ай бұрын

I’m up in New Jersey heading to ride mountain creek :)

@scottoneill774 3 ай бұрын

You chose well not taking Poison Spider. It is VERY sandy, although not as exposed. It does however take you past Little Arch.

@arnetttafoya7075 8 ай бұрын

good job! the climbs suck. @ 6:13 is where i crashed! caught my pedal and some of the tree, scary

@HeatherMunive 8 ай бұрын

Ouch! I’m glad your ok

@jeromep4148 8 ай бұрын

This is almost too scared to even watch. Happy you don’t feel a need to take unnecessary risks.

@antigravity19 8 ай бұрын

I don’t feel like Mag 7 being difficult is a secret. Only been to Moab once and decided on half enchilada, over mag 7 partially due to the climbing. Of course it snowed that day so we got a front loaded 1000 ft climb instead

@HeatherMunive 8 ай бұрын

You can never go wrong with the whole enchilada. It’s a fun one

@frankramirez4818 8 ай бұрын

Call me mister Hike a Bike!🤣

@HeatherMunive 8 ай бұрын

haha The climb up we def hiked

@fattie2550 7 ай бұрын

I did this ride on my XC bike and i think i walked almost 1/2 of it. HA HA HA

@DarkstarDarth 8 ай бұрын

Looks loke mtn bikong on Mars😮

@HeatherMunive 8 ай бұрын

It felt like it hahah 😅😊

@paulwolf3302 15 күн бұрын

In Utah you can ride off a cliff at any time. But you probably won't crash into a tree.

@martinvaladez2500 8 ай бұрын

So nice muchachas vrabo

@HeatherMunive 8 ай бұрын

Gracias 😊

@chuckriley2764 8 ай бұрын

not for me glad you guys liked it

@josephgrenier 20 күн бұрын

🎉Just registered to be Part of a Community Network with and to share 😢

@stevemurray2737 8 ай бұрын

Wife and I spent our Honeymoon Night on Poison Spider on the way to the Portal Trail. Started at 6:00PM and ran out of light. Saw a Bear and we didn’t die. Be careful on this one folks.

@HeatherMunive 8 ай бұрын

Wow that sounds like an adventure for sure. Glad you guys survived and congrats on getting married ❤

@rchrdjms62 8 ай бұрын

I could not ride that trail but if somehow I did, I would have to have surgery to remove the bike seat from my rear.

@HeatherMunive 8 ай бұрын

Hahaha 😅🙃

@dmsmikhail 8 ай бұрын

AZ isn't too far from Moab :)

@HeatherMunive 8 ай бұрын

We have to make our way there!!

@teccec 8 ай бұрын

Terrifying.

@mtbboy1993 7 ай бұрын

3:15 4:26 No thx, that's scary.😬 I hate insane exposure. I won't ride or ride anything like this.

@sadstradamusdelarue7634 8 ай бұрын

HOLA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@HeatherMunive 8 ай бұрын

Hola 😊

@DaBinChe 8 ай бұрын

Back in college a buddy and I went to Moab dead middle of summer, we were the only dump asses there mtbing. We did Porcupine Rim and almost died of heat exhaustion. Once we got down to the road were literally had to stop every 100feet or so for a break, we got very close to getting heat stroke out there. Haven't been back mtb since...that was over 20years ago. But another buddy and I did ride SlickRock about 16years ago on Honda Ruckuses on our way back from Denver. I'm thinking about going out there next spring since I started mtbing again after a 15year hiatus, and do a little dualsporting too.

@HeatherMunive 8 ай бұрын

That must have been a hot one! How was slickrock ??

@DaBinChe 8 ай бұрын

@@HeatherMunive It was interesting riding Slick Rock. Felt like riding pavement. On a mtb it was an easy ride, just not in the heat. On the scooter it was very difficult.

@Mackaygolf 2 ай бұрын

Even on foot, The Portal Trail has some serious pucker factor.

@Jimmy-oq9zq 8 ай бұрын

Nah. I'm gonna chill in the truck and wait.

@HeatherMunive 8 ай бұрын

Haha you can do it !!

@marcosramos4596 8 ай бұрын

Do you out Pineapple 🍍 on Pizza 🍕??

@HeatherMunive 8 ай бұрын

Yeah I like a good Hawaiian pizza sometimes

@RapidoRafi-MTB 8 ай бұрын

Lmao ebikes recommended.

@HeatherMunive 8 ай бұрын

I wish !

@wadeinbc 8 ай бұрын

Did you NOT look at TrailForks?!!? Duh! It will give you everything you needed to know. You didn’t even climb the original Blue Dot trail. FYI more work, maybe next time. Time to do more pedalling and less chairlift riding.

@HeatherMunive 8 ай бұрын

lol I did look at it. But I underestimated it haha

@wadeinbc 8 ай бұрын

@@HeatherMunive I did NOT intend to be mean or harsh btw, as you know lots can go wrong out there and I’ve personally experienced a bad crash on some of the easiest parts (complacency) . Please keep up your high energy content it’s appreciated, and most of all have fun & be safe !