We have some pretty hairy trails here in Washington. And by that, I'm referring to narrow singletrack with lots and lots of exposure. Devil's Gulch and Mission Ridge immediately spring to mind.
But Moab's Portal Trail is just ridiculous. I haven't ridden at Moab yet, but I don't know if I have the stomach for a spin on this trail.
See the pic here.
Now, the trail doesn't actually go down the cliff. The biker emerged from the rocks on the right and will be following the trail leading off to his right, but still. That is just plain insanity, if you ask me.
And yes, three mountain bikers have died on this trail (and many more likely came close to upping that number).
And no, when I do get to Moab, there is no chance of me riding this trail.
4 comments:
I forbid you from riding Moab's.
Ahhh, it's just one trail -- the Portal Trail. There's hundreds of miles of other ones in the Moab (a town) area.
I forbid you from riding the Portal Trail. Smart ass.
;-)
That pic doesn't look too bad, Maarten. Actually, not bad at all. I get a little feeling of vertigo at times, I have to go back and ride Mission Ridge see how I'm doing with that now. When I rode Devil's Gulch, I had just gotten back into riding, and wasn't as confident as I am now.
But, that being said, I'm not too proud to walk. Everything I read about the lower section says it's pretty much big-bikes only kind of terrain. I'd probably walk a lot on that XC race bike.
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