Nate S on June 3, 2020
Gravel Route
On Forest Rd 037, Kamas, Utah
No description provided.
Distance
Elevation
35.46 miles
7,762 ft minimum
9,895 ft maximum
5,046 ft gain
5,059 ft loss

97% gravel
3% pavement

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3 votes

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 Gravel Matt
on July 30, 2023
TLDR: Its dangerous and too rough for a gravel bike. Dont do it. Would NOT recommend. Did not have fun. Here's my experience: 1) Not 100% gravel as stated. Paved section to climb the top of Wolf Creek Pass. 2) I tried this route 3 years ago (June 2020) on 700c x 42mm Maxxis ramblers. I tried it going clockwise but got to a section about 5 miles in that was way too steep, chunky and loose to be able to climb. You'd need a MTB at least - I really don't think a gravel bike would be capable. So I turned around, explored a bit more and called it a day. 3) I returned yesterday (6/29/23) and did the route with 650b x 1.9'' Panaracer Gravelkings going counter-clockwise as suggested by Terry below. It was better, but still very rough. The roads are washboarded with chunky surface all over so it's practically impossible to maintain a decent speed. My avg speed for the entire ride was 8mph, and that's not for a lack of fitness. 4) About half way thru the route there's a 5mi "double track" section (not a road from miles 15-20; a descent and climb) that you cannot ride a gravel bike on. No way - way too steep (12+% gradient), way too loose, way too chunky for a gravel bike. It's dangerous. Again, you'd need a MTB and even then the descent would be rough and sketchy and the climb up the next mountain practically impossible. I had to mostly hike-a-bike thru this section and shredded my cleats and shoes. When I could ride I was going 3-6mph picking my lines carefully. When I got to the section that I stopped at my first time here, I hike-a-biked down that too. I had to hike-a-bike most of the descents and climbs in the last half of the ride. Again - too steep, too loose, WAY too chunky, it was dangerous. 5) This might be my mistake and underestimation, but I figured this route would take me ~3 hours. 10-12mph avg seems reasonable, yes? Not at all for this route. It took me 4hr 45 mins. Ran out of water, food, and morale. Was saved by a family who gave me 3 bottles
 Terry Conover
on September 8, 2022
Awesome little loop. Riding it counter clockwise makes the most technical parts downhill, which was super fun on a gravel bike. Not sure what the previous comment was about "how impossible much of this ride is on a gravel bike." Seemed pretty standard fare for some of the mountain gravel loops on the backside of the Wasatch and Uintas.
 Mark Johnston
on August 30, 2020
On a dirt bike, yes. On a gravel bike, no. Kind of wish Nate S had provided a description on how impossible much of this ride is on a gravel bike.