…Soverign Trails suck if it's really hot and Slickrock is well kind a boring in comparison to the trails listed above.
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If you happen to be heading through Grand Junction and Fruita, there is a ton of quality riding. Fruita has awesome XC stuff, stop into a bike shop they will point you in the right direction. If you hit 18 Road make sure to do Kessels Run and PBR.Grand Junction has some amazing shuttles. Go into town and talk to the guys at Grass Roots cycles, they sometimes have a shuttle running to the Ribbon and Free Lunch.
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Soverign is a good area to hit it if you've done the marathon drive down and want an acclimatization ride. Moab is at elevation compared to the coast and being early season people aren't in mid-season fitness.
I agree, ride in Fruita [HTML_REMOVED] Grand Junction too. 2 areas in Fruita; 18 Road [HTML_REMOVED] Kokopelli area (loops above the Colorado River). Grand Junction - Lunch loops and the higher stuff like the Ribbon.