KB and I got out this morning and enjoyed the Hurricane Rim system. We started at the bottom of the JEM trail rode to the fork for the Hurricane Rim and proceeded to pedal the loop counter-clockwise. We ran into several other riders, about half of them were confused and the other half were just riding the JEM. The temperature hovered just below 80 degrees for the entire loop and we didn’t have to deal with wind until we were on the JEM and about done. The trail is dry and has a few loose spots, nothing too bad just the normal steep spots. There is still a little water running down a couple of the washes so you may get your knobbies wet but nothing that you should worry about.
To get there:
Make your way to Virgin, Utah. Take the Sheep Bridge road and follow it to the first right. Turn right and continue to the parking area. This will put you at the bottom of the JEM. Head up the singletrack until you come to the sign for the Hurricane Rim. Go right at the sign and follow the singletrack all the way to the parking lot at the cell phone towers on the highway. Jump on the highway and pedal damn fast until you see the road cut on your left. Go up the road cut and follow the main dirt road until you top out. Continue on the dirt road for a bit farther and you will see the singletrack for the Goulds Rim on your right. Follow the singletrack. The singletrack will put you out on a dirt road. Follow the dirt road and intermittent singletrack to the corral. More singletrack begins here and will take you back up to the highway. Once at the highway you will see the other end of Sheep Bridge road. Go across the highway and follow the dirt road to the JEM trailhead and jump on the singletrack. The JEM trail will take you right back to your car.