After pedaling up a mellow grade, the trail begins to roll gently down and around the backside of the mesa before climbing again toward the high point of the ride. All throughout this ride, you'll enjoy spectacular views of the mountains to the north as well as the nearby mesas, but at the high point, you'll enjoy a particularly spectacular view of rocky cliffs and narrow canyons to the southwest.

Now, it's time to (mostly) descend! The initial drop in to the descent incorporates some fairly large embedded rocks that ride the line between rock slabs and rock gardens. While most of these boulders are easy to negotiate, this chunky section earns this loop its "Difficult" FATMAP rating. Otherwise, it would probably peg closer to a "Moderate" difficulty rating.

After an entertaining rocky descent, the grade mellows out a bit into a rolling, meandering downhill on mostly-smooth singletrack with a few rocks interspersed. Before you know it, you'll be back at the trailhead, itching for more!

If you want to add additional mileage to the end of your ride, do note that all of the other trails in the area are a bit more difficult than Barrel Roll. The Rim Trails are the next most difficult, followed by Suicidal Tendencies, which is a much more technical challenge.