Mountain biking the North Rim of the Grand Canyon with Rim Tours, August of 2007. I thought this would be close to the North Rim facilities of the Grand Canyon. Boy was I wrong. After leaving Jacob Lake, you drive some distance until you get to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon.

This area is a considerable distance from the established facilities of the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. It is actually almost opposite the Havasu Indian Reservation, across the canyon on the South Rim. Because of the area's remoteness, there are really no facilities other than campground sites. This is national forest, so you can have campfires, and also ride the trails. Riding trails is illegal in national parks. Being with Rim Tours, means that you are self-contained. Since they cook for you, and have portable outhouse facilities, you don't need anything else. The ride is still a camping ride, and you do need to put up your own tent. I might mention, that the tents, sleeping gear and really everything you need, can be rented from Rim Tours.

All of the riding on the North Rim is singletrack riding. The views are spectacular, and the trails are intermediate, but nonetheless challenging. I thoroughly enjoyed riding in this location. The remoteness is also enjoyable. We only saw a couple of campers during the entire time we were there.

Rim tours stages out of St. George Utah for this trip. You have to drive some distance because of the remoteness, to reach the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. And, if you didn't know, the North Rim of the Grand Canyon is much higher than the South Rim. The North Rim is on the Colorado Plateau, and the elevation is over 8000 feet. This is a ride you want to do in the summer, because it does not get too hot there. Also, it is a ride that you would want to do when it is not raining.

The only bad thing about riding there, are the myriads of small bushlike locust trees which grow along the trail. These all have thorns in them. They either can puncture your tires or puncture your legs, or a combination of both.

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