Slickrock
One of the original world-famous mountain bike trails, the unique slickrock slabs provide an otherworldly ride experience
Severe Mountain Biking
- Distance
- 16 km
- Ascent
- 388 m
- Descent
- 388 m
Slickrock riding isn't reserved solely for Moab—discover the best slab riding across North America in this guidebook!
Mountain Biking Difficult, Severe, Extreme
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When sticky rubber tires meet gritty slabs of rock, magical traction casts a spell on your mountain bike, allowing it to traverse unbelievable terrain! Whether it’s pedaling straight up impossibly-steep climbs, ripping into skatepark-like bowls, traversing off-camber side slopes, or dropping down near-vertical slabs between towering tree trunks, slickrock slab riding is a much-coveted version of the mountain bike experience.
But you can’t find superb slickrock just anywhere, and thus the lust for rock ripping beats strongly in the hearts of mountain bikers around the globe. While Moab and the eponymous Slickrock trail reign supreme, it’s still possible to find slabs of rock to skid down all across North America.
In this guidebook, I attempted to uncover the best slab rock riding across the continent. While undoubtedly a few delightful gems are still flying under the radar, if you journey to any of these haunts you’re guaranteed a fabulous rip on challenging slabs of bedrock!
One of the original world-famous mountain bike trails, the unique slickrock slabs provide an otherworldly ride experience
Severe Mountain Biking
Captain Ahab combines the best new-school singletrack trail building techniques with Moab's famous views and challenging rocks for a classic mountain bike experience.
Extreme Mountain Biking
One of the fastest, rowdiest, point-to-point shuttles anywhere, with wide-open rock slab riding, uber-technical rock gardens, and big jump and drop options--experts only!
Extreme Mountain Biking
If death-defying ledge drops, massive boulders, narrow singletrack on top of a thousand-foot cliff, and jaw-dropping views constitute your idea of fun, then Rockstacker to Jackson's is for you!
Extreme Mountain Biking
Extreme exposure coupled with brutally-technical rock moves make Hangover one of the most technical--and dangerous--trails in the nation.
Extreme Mountain Biking
Hiline offers stunning views of the Red Rocks region from exposed mountainside singletrack. Finish it off with a raucous descent down a black-diamond plunge!
Extreme Mountain Biking
Navajo Rocks embodies new school Moab mountain biking at its finest!
Difficult Mountain Biking
Experience Dupont's famous slickrock balds in the most efficient way possible.
Severe Mountain Biking
Ride some of the most technical and dangerous mountain bike trails in the world in one massive shuttle route!
Extreme Mountain Biking
One of the most brutally-technical and high-consequence mountain bike trails in Central Colorado.
Extreme Mountain Biking
Rippled slickrock riding paired with extreme exposure and beautiful views from the mesa's rim.
Severe Mountain Biking
Flat Pass is an outstanding, genuine Moab mountain biking experience without Moab crowds.
Severe Mountain Biking
The Little Creek Mountain Double Loop offers 14 miles of mixed singletrack and slickrock with classic Southwest Utah scenery.
Severe Mountain Biking
This ride links together the outer loop Guacamole trails into a great 11-mile ride—perfect for upper intermediates—with plenty of advanced options as well.
Difficult Mountain Biking
The Barrel/Zen route combines two popular loops to give technically-oriented riders a full smorgasbord of rocky, stunt-laden fun.
Severe Mountain Biking
Squamish is renowned for its slab riding, and this route connects many of the best-known slabs into one big ride.
Extreme Mountain Biking
A varied tech trail with eroded fall line singletrack and massive rock rolls.
Severe Mountain Biking
Prepare to have a blast playing on Bartlett's undulating slickrock terrain.
Difficult Mountain Biking
A technical test piece hidden in the wilds of the UP.
Extreme Mountain Biking
Shred technical, exposed rock slabs on the razor's edge of the mountain range!
Extreme Mountain Biking
Technical rock slab riding in the desert that can sometimes be tricky to navigate.
Severe Mountain Biking
Two tech lines filled with massive slickrock slabs to roll!
Severe Mountain Biking
One of the best rock slab rips in British Columbia!
Severe Mountain Biking
Whistler's top rock slab ride!
Extreme Mountain Biking
A wide-open slickrock slab playground with endless technical line opportunities!
Extreme Mountain Biking
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