Intermediate Trails
Draino -
Intermediate - some technical terrain and climbing
1.05 miles
Typical Ride Time: 20 minutes
Description:
This trail can be ridden in two ways. Use it as the beginning of your ride at Parking
Lot B as described above. Draino is the primary gateway to the Wilkins Peak Trail System. The wash ride varies in the surface from shale, sand, or rock often depending upon previous rainstorms. Staying on Draino after the NoMoJo junction continues straight ahead. The trail climbs steeply for another 1/4 mile until the maximum elevation of Draino has been achieved. Once out of the wash canyon you’ll meander east and south across the plateau where the trail crosses Forest Service Road 171, which brings you to the junctions of Brent & Mike’s Trail and Pick Your Poison. If you have already ridden the trails that connect Pick Your Poison with Brent & Mike’s then you’re ready to head back down.
Here is the second way; use Draino for an incredible downhill test of your suspension and be prepared to giggle like a little girl when you get out of the canyon. Draino is a workout climbing up but an amazing rush coming down, turning ledges you climbed up into launching pads and high banked turns flying down.
Directions:
To get to the trailhead from Parking Lot B, (N 41⁰ 29.604’, W109⁰ 25.761’), start on the Scott’s Bottom Road and turn right through a wash in front of you and follow a two-track road south around the hill, towards the river, working your way southeast to the canyon. Drop here through the next ravine following the right fork up the canyon. Your next drop will be in the wash where the trail meets Fast Exit coming down. Make a left turn and proceed up the wash as it makes its way up. The trail will take the obvious forks in the wash and the trail stays in the wash until climbing out and passing the upper trailhead for NoMoJo Trail on the right.
GPS Coordinates:
N 41⁰ 29.577’ W 109⁰ 25.497’
NoMoJo Trail -
Intermediate - some technical terrain and climbing
2.46 miles
Typical Ride Time: 20 minutes
Description:
The first .40 miles of this trail have several spots of exposure and some technical
sections. If this kind of riding is not your cup of tea do not be discouraged. The remainder of the trail is smooth with amazing views of the Green River and some beautiful deep canyons. This is a very flat trail with only 170 feet of elevation gain.
After negotiating the technical section of this trail you will cross the Fast Exit Trail at .44 miles. Stay straight ahead, at .73 miles stop, and enjoy the views of the Green River before starting up the next canyon. Follow the trail into two canyons until crossing a two-track dirt road at mile 2.10 miles. You will then come to a wash crossing that will challenge most intermediates. The trail then starts ascending, crossing Forest Service Road 171 at 2.40 miles, this is the end of the trail and junction to Pick Your Poison.
Directions:
This trail starts at Draino and ends at Pick Your Poison.
GPS Coordinates:
Starting: N 41⁰ 29.866’ W 109⁰ 24.985’
Ending: N 41⁰ 29.420’ W 109⁰ 24.907’
Mac Daddy -
Intermediate
.37 Miles
Typical Ride Time: 10 minutes
Description:
This is a fast, sidehill, roller-coaster trail that can be linked to Quickdraw for an even more extended downhill. If a person chooses to climb Quickdraw, Mac Daddy will link into Brent and Mike's. Mac Daddy allows the rider to custom design the ride providing loop access to several trails within the Wilkins Peak Trail System.
Directions:
Mac Daddy is a connector trail linking Brent and Mike's with Quickdraw. To access this trail for a fast downhill run, ride up Brent and Mikes until you see the junction sign for
Mac Daddy.
GPS Coordinates:
N41⁰ 29.961’ W109⁰ 23.684’
Quickdraw -
Intermediate
1.15 Miles
Typical Ride Time 30 - 40 minutes
Description:
Quickdraw is an intermediate trail that climbs up and over the ridge before
connecting to Brent & Mike’s Trail. Cruiser Trail is also accessed off of Quickdraw Trail. The majority of the trail is packed single track with a few small rock gardens. Quickdraw makes a sustained climb up the ridge with a few tight switchbacks before descending the other side and connecting to Brent & Mike’s Trail.
Directions:
From the main trailhead follow Pick Your Poison for 1/4 of a mile to where
Quickdraw branches off to the left.
Fast Exit -
Intermediate
.57 miles
Typical Ride Time: 15 minutes
Descriptions:
The name of the trail says it all. This is the fast way to get back to the parking area. From the top intersection of Draino, cruise along the ridgeline for 28 miles before hanging a right. Travel .34 miles, cross NOMOJO, and continue straight down the hill where the trail becomes steeper. Plan on hanging onto your brakes for a short, super steep, rutted section before crossing the wash and the connection to Draino.
Directions:
The intersection of Draino and Fast Exit
GPS Coordinates:
Top Intersection of Draino & Fast Exit: N41⁰ 29.795’ W109⁰ 24.468’
Bottom (wash) where Fast Exit crosses Draino: N41⁰ 29.632’ W109⁰ 25.365’
Don’t Chute -
Intermediate climbing, off-camber, and minimal exposure
1.22 miles
Typical Ride Time 15 minutes
Description:
This trail is an alternate route up if Draino becomes flushed. That‘s not to say that it’s not a great warm-up for getting to the upper trails. You start out on 2-track for about 0.2 miles, turning to singletrack at this point you begin a steady climb up to the saddle in the ridge. From there on out you’ll remain at that level, weaving in and out of several drainage formations with occasional sections of narrow singletrack, exposure, and off-camber pedaling. At 1.2 miles you’ll intersect Draino and NOMOJO
Directions:
Intermediate climbing, off-camber, and minimal exposure Don’t Chute: This trail starts at Parking Lot B. Start on the Scott’s Bottom Road and turn right through the wash and follow 2-track to the left of the buck rail fence. Proceed along the base of the ridge on the 2-track, which will turn in singletrack once you cross another 2-track. The singletrack will traverse up to a saddle in the ridge and at that point, you will be on 2-track again for just long enough to spot the rock cairn on the right. Follow this singletrack around until it
meets up with Draino & NOMOJO.