rwyble
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Howdy y'all! I'm interested in putting together a multiday bikepack+backpack combo trip around and in the Texas and Arch Canyon area but haven't been into those canyons yet.
I've got two areas of question if anyone has some intel they'd be willing to share.
First, has anyone found a route to get out of the head of any of the branches of Arch or Texas Canyons to get up onto the rim and connect to the dirt roads on the rim?
Second, has anybody biked the West Rim Texas Canyon trail? Or if you've hiked it, how much of that trail would be bike friendly? On sat image maps it looks like part of it was an old double track, so I'm hopeful it would be ridable to connect from Elk Ridge Road down to the road that goes up west of Lower Arch and Texas Canyons (East of North Fork Mule Canyon)
Here's a picture of some cactus needles for fun
I've got two areas of question if anyone has some intel they'd be willing to share.
First, has anyone found a route to get out of the head of any of the branches of Arch or Texas Canyons to get up onto the rim and connect to the dirt roads on the rim?
Second, has anybody biked the West Rim Texas Canyon trail? Or if you've hiked it, how much of that trail would be bike friendly? On sat image maps it looks like part of it was an old double track, so I'm hopeful it would be ridable to connect from Elk Ridge Road down to the road that goes up west of Lower Arch and Texas Canyons (East of North Fork Mule Canyon)
Here's a picture of some cactus needles for fun
