Name: Circle-O
Rating: 3.8

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The trail can be ridden in either direction, but this description is for the recommended counterclockwise loop:

Leaving the Bar-M Loop at the Circle-O's southern trailhead, ride 1/4 mile on dirt doubletrack to the berm bowl at the junction with the Rockin' A trail. This is where the real fun begins.

Head left (NE) from the berm bowl to follow the Circle-O trail. The path is marked by a rust-colored line painted on the Entrada sandstone. Follow this line for nearly 3 miles as it winds through tight turns, over quick dips, and down short drops. Along the way, you'll reach the border of Arches National Park before climbing back to the Circle-O's northern junction with the Bar-M Loop.

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Local Club: Moab Trail Mix

Land Manager: BLM Utah - Moab Field Office

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Curtis Tripp with improvements by Kristen Arendt and 1 other

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3.8 from 74 votes

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#123

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3.8 from 74 votes

5 Star		26%
4 Star		43%
3 Star		19%
2 Star		8%
1 Star		4%

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#2

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#20

in Utah

#123

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May 4, 2013 near Moab, UT

The mellow finish to the Circle-O trail.

Apr 5, 2013 near Moab, UT

Cruising over slickrock on the Circle-O.

Apr 4, 2013 near Moab, UT

Nov 17, 2013 near Moab, UT

Mar 14, 2016 near Moab, UT

Aug 14, 2014 near Moab, UT

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Mar 7, 2025

sirrahtap

May 17, 2024

Kris McCarty

2.9mi

Nov 14, 2022

Alex Wright

Oct 30, 2022

Holly Godsey

Beautiful!

Oct 12, 2022

Alex Balister

May 10, 2022

Beth Koe

fun sandstone

Oct 28, 2021

Klein VerHill

Onsight clean! Post-Navajo Rocks loops mileage! 2.9mi

May 22, 2021

Private User

May 9, 2021

Brian Goedland

Starts fun then turns to no flow with a lot of repetition of up down. A bit boring after the first couple miles. Do it once and move on.

Dec 21, 2020

Lost Justpastnowhere

May 28, 2020

Dane Iwata

May 25, 2020

Ricardo Villegas Rodriguez

4.5mi — 6h 30m

May 22, 2020

zaq

Mar 19, 2020

Noah Wyatt

It was a fantastic trail with a great taste of sand stone rocks. For the climbs you'll loose momentum due to the transferring of the rocks.

Nov 3, 2019

Joshua Kramer

Oct 26, 2019

Nicholas Kehoe

Oct 4, 2019

Skylar Cook

Sep 9, 2019

Jane Robinson

I rode it myself on Utah 5 National Park RV Trip. (russ bad knee)

May 5, 2019

Hannah Hand

Apr 29, 2019

Douglas Edmundson

Apr 7, 2019

Jonathan Lyons

Mar 15, 2019

Trent Madsen

Oct 23, 2018

Linda Lee

Part of our loop with Ez, Bar M, Rockin' A. Beautiful morning, good temps and all to ourselves.

Sep 7, 2018

Greg T

Sep 3, 2018

Heidi Fund

Aug 26, 2018

Gene Crabtree

Can be a bit tricky but it was clear, windy and getting hot!

Jun 6, 2018

Linda Lee

May 26, 2018

Lenny Dunlap

Great ride!

May 17, 2018

Preston Dennis

May 7, 2018

Gene Kemp

Apr 26, 2018

Brian Young

Apr 7, 2018

Brigitte Flanagan

Apr 6, 2018

Jonathan Fields

Apr 1, 2018

Rick Powelson

Feb 28, 2018

Kelley Hale

An endless sea of slickrock goodness. Happened to be there right at sunset, which was epic. 2.5mi — 0h 34m

Feb 18, 2018

Reed Case

W/ Mark. Fun loop. 5mi — 2h 00m

Feb 4, 2018

Bryce Engen

Very bumpy slickrock 2.9mi

Nov 25, 2017

Holly.T

Nov 13, 2017

Connor D

Oct 12, 2017

David Darling

No. 40 Circle O Rockin A Lazy 13.9mi

Oct 10, 2017

korina riggin

Oct 7, 2017

Mark Larson

After work spin on the Laz-E, Circle O and North 40! O is like slickrock but without the steepness..."O"K! 10.3mi — 1h 21m

Jun 3, 2017

Ken Haley

In combination with sections of Bar-M, North40, and Maverick. 6mi

May 23, 2017

Melissa Peterson

Apr 15, 2017

Seth Thomas

3.2mi

Nov 23, 2016

Michael Turner

Fun, but be prepared to use upper body strength to throw bike over cracks.

Oct 22, 2016

laura Kimble

Oct 1, 2016

Geoff Guimond

Sep 26, 2016

Juan Lopez

May 9, 2016

Pat Grewe

Apr 15, 2016

Rick Powelson

2.9mi

Oct 16, 2015

Quinn Donnelly

Aug 3, 2015

Jon Jenkins

Nothing too hard, but lots of bumps and humps. Another great way to start the slick rock experience. 2.9mi

Jun 26, 2015

Rick Powelson

Mar 20, 2015

Thom Crumrine

Mar 16, 2015

Pat Worthley

Clockwise 2.9mi

Apr 16, 2014

reuben bel

Mar 15, 2013

Private User

Oct 26, 2012

mfskibum

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“An excellent moderate loop on slickrock with sweeping views of Arches National Park. ”

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